Dahlias and Bananas in Kent

Great day at the Kenward Trust this week volunteering in the nurseries. Just a bit of sun and the polytunnels were hotting up pretty quick. Hundreds of dahlias to pot up and sprout with some cuttings already made earlier looking perky. There are so many varieties of over-wintered tubers that we potted some of them up directly – bypassing the cutting stage. Huge and stirling efforts by the residents outside the polytunnels this week have also seen the dahlia beds prepared and dug-over. Meanwhile two of my own stock bananas were repotted with much-needed help – they are getting pretty heavy – and half a dozen suckers or ‘pups’ were taken off and potted up for growing on and selling later this year or next. Recently split and divided hostas also looking fab – and not a slug or snail in sight.

Come and visit the Kenward Trust near Yalding in Kent soon and get some very high quality plants at very good prices. Vegetables, bedding and some perennials also coming on soon. The dahlias will be ready for picking later in the year – well worth a visit just to see this amazing collection.