tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post4064581173189450394..comments2024-03-28T09:25:14.379+00:00Comments on Veg Plotting: GBBD/Blog Action Day: Darling Dahlias and WaterVPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02732971362066784175noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post-17926736779668593092010-10-28T14:56:54.953+01:002010-10-28T14:56:54.953+01:00Hi everyone - glad you liked the Dahlias! Sadly th...Hi everyone - glad you liked the Dahlias! Sadly they're a mere shadow of their former selves having finally succumbed to frost over the weekend :(<br /><br />And a big welcome to gardenwalkgardentalk and Mandy_S - thanks for dropping in :DVPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02732971362066784175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post-22934705042180793532010-10-16T12:17:46.047+01:002010-10-16T12:17:46.047+01:00Lovely pictures of dahlias, Veep! They really are ...Lovely pictures of dahlias, Veep! They really are beautiful. An old neighbour of mine was obssessed with growing them. We lived in back-to-backs in Leeds with small front gardens but every square inch of his was given over to his dahlias. They seem to kindle real passion in folks. <br /><br />Re water, when my partner and I spent a wet week camping in Wales this summer, I had mixed feelings thinking of the long hot hours I’d spent the week before, carrying water to parched ground i.e. our allotment plot, which doesn't have a tap anywhere near it. Please read the story below (but only if you like!)<br /><br />http://www.mandysutter.com/reluctant-gardener-day-36-water/Mandy_Shttp://www.mandysutter.com/reluctant-gardener-day-36-water/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post-21462153886561808012010-10-15T23:27:44.243+01:002010-10-15T23:27:44.243+01:00I have no real luck with Dahlia and envy those tha...I have no real luck with Dahlia and envy those that do. I had a neighbor who had gorgeous ones each year, and mine always came so late. You have a wonderful selection.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post-68085944082499178482010-10-15T21:30:43.378+01:002010-10-15T21:30:43.378+01:00Now there's pretty especially 'Arabian Nig...Now there's pretty especially 'Arabian Night' ~ hope that your beauties enjoy a few more frost free nights. The 2010 drought though nowhere near as severe as 1976, was certainly memorable in this damp part of the country with the introduction of a hosepipe ban. Time for some of the utilitity companies to get their act together!Annahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10794392333038962798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post-38948891316089996042010-10-15T20:50:45.444+01:002010-10-15T20:50:45.444+01:00I always lift my Dahlias and store them in the gar...I always lift my Dahlias and store them in the garage. Mainly because I often plant them in different parts of the garden the following yearHelen/patientgardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02164036792673009326noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post-68867625859223256742010-10-15T15:49:04.573+01:002010-10-15T15:49:04.573+01:00Just seen your article in the Guardian - very good...Just seen your article in the Guardian - very good indeed. Well done. Nice image they chose as well.Hermeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00968366076064269729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post-89100379069658794762010-10-15T15:40:22.709+01:002010-10-15T15:40:22.709+01:00How I envy you for being able to plant Dahlias in ...How I envy you for being able to plant Dahlias in the ground and have them survive. I have to treat them like annuals, and I forgot to get one this year. Water has been on my mind almost constantly lately, as we haven't had a significant rain in about a month.Mr. McGregor's Daughterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05911409327006498766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post-81528563578272515812010-10-15T14:30:27.709+01:002010-10-15T14:30:27.709+01:00if it isn't already, water security looks to b...if it isn't already, water security looks to be a much harder problem to deal with than a lessening supply of petroleum.petoskystonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01633621111274495078noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post-61062371749285915002010-10-15T13:30:33.151+01:002010-10-15T13:30:33.151+01:00Darling Dahlias indeed! I'm going to have to l...Darling Dahlias indeed! I'm going to have to lift mine, I have heavy clay. I am much challenged by the water issue in the garden. I now have 4 water butts, and didn't top the pond up this year - it thrived anyway - but I love growing veg. No space means I have to grow in containers. I'm hoping the extra butts will allow me to water the pots from them for longer, but I think I may have to get more picky about what I grow, it ceases to make sense to use up what is a precious - and pricey - resource just to indulge a flirtation with growing edibles.Janet/Plantaliscioushttp://plantaliscious.janetbruten.co.uk/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post-12232821399962355672010-10-15T13:26:05.431+01:002010-10-15T13:26:05.431+01:00Here in Massachusetts where we don't usually h...Here in Massachusetts where we don't usually have to worry about water we had the driest summer on record. I have a well and cannot water the garden so plants definitely suffered. We gardeners are going to have to think about what we plant, and how best to use the water we allow ourselves.Commonweederhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10913336590036045901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post-8998157160485066012010-10-15T13:04:13.311+01:002010-10-15T13:04:13.311+01:00Good afternoon! I really like dahlias and fell for...Good afternoon! I really like dahlias and fell for the dark stemmed ones I've seen in more northern gardens. I can grow them here and we have to dig them up~Too wet in the winters more then cold. Have a great Bloom Day! gail ps I've posted for both occasions, too.Gailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16194325535496408116noreply@blogger.com