How long for dahlias to sprout?
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Dahlia bulbs.. how to plant and how long for first growth?
Comments (2)I hope they came with a label indicating expected height! If you bought something that's going to grow up to six feet high you also need to add in a tall stake 'now'. Sturdy, please, because your dahlia will throw up a lot of stems. If you already grow potatoes - same sort of soil and conditions: good soil that holds moisture but doesn't stay soggy; good sunlight, and some wind shelter for tall plants. So long as you don't get late frosts in your area - about a month before the first 'innocent' sprouts show through. When they start flowering - keep them dead-headed. Take off the finished flowers. It's easy to tell the difference: buds are round and finished flowers are pointed. When you do, check further down the stem to where it branches and you'll likely see more small buds forming. If you don't mind the seedlings - leave the heads to go brown and rustly, falling apart as they age. The seeds are slight and papery. They won't come true from seed but you can get some interesting results. It takes about a year before the tuber gets bigger than, say, a golf ball. If you don't get hard frosts that actually freeze the earth for days (more like little surface crispies) then you can leave them in the garden for over winter. Just cover over with a good helping of compost and trim off the frost-smitten stalks to keep the garden tidy. If you do get killer frosts - lift them just after the first frost has turned the foliage to mush, shake off most of the dirt, leave them in a dry no-freeze place to dry off and put them where you won't forget them next year. Beware of mousies, earwigs and sowbugs while they're stored. They don't eat much...The tubers should be fine if the wounds can dry off before replanting. PS usually plant them flat like a hand. As you got a clump there would have been something looking like a central stalk. That way is 'up'....See MoreHow long do your Dahlias last?
Comments (8)Henry - oh my gosh! 2500 stems!! Now, we're into growing questions!! I'm frustrated this year because of: 1) 1 1/2 rows didn't come up, 2) new tubers barely are up, and 3) weeds (my fault), 4) My competitors at market come with at least 15 buckets of tall dahlias (one color per bucket). I may have planted some smaller ones too deep and we did have a gopher problem early on, but don't think that's the main culprit. I'm not a large grower, but do have 8 rows 4" by 50" -- enough I would think! So, question time: How do you plant yours? Single rows, multiple rows within beds? Do you use a hiller? I've seen one grower that does... How many plants do you end up with in order to have that volume?? Do you plant new each year or dig up and store them? Where/how do you store them? What are your favorites? I like the waterlily types...not always the cactus, or dinnerplate, though do have a few! I tried Karma's last year and they were fine, but without a hoophouse, not sure it was worth it for the quantity we had...may try again next year. I'm sure I'll think of more questions, but that's it for now! Thanks, Wendy...See MoreHow long will large dahlia plants bloom if started early?
Comments (5)I got a fairly long bloom season the year before last with Vassio Meggos bought from Swan Island. It's listed as producing 9" flowers, but I allowed it to grow 3 main lateral stems after topping at 3rd leaf level, and I didn't do any disbudding, so it didn't grow any 9" flowers, but they were usually averaged from 6 - 7.5". Oddly, once late October rolled around, Vassio Meggos actually started its most prolific bloom phase to date, with 8 flowers on it at once! Unfortunately we got our 1st hard frost on like Nov 2nd, which wiped most of them out before they had fully opened. I'd say I got a total of 20-25 flowers on it in the 2 months it bloomed. But on my one Freckle Face plant from Swan Island 2 years ago I got 80-100 flowers of 3 - 3.5" in nearly 3 months of blooming, and its listed as a 3" flower producer, so even with 6 laterals, almost no disbudding, it still always grew flowers of at least 3 , at least til the end of October when the suddenly got small due to the colder weather and serious lack of sunlight....See Morehow long does can a dahlia tuber be stored before planting
Comments (2)I had to chuckle, I was going through a box in the basement and I found a bunch of stuff I'd taken out of the ground for storage, not after last season, but after 2012 season. Most everything was desiccated except for two dahlias, which showed sprouts. I planted them. Reminds me, I better go check on them. But yeah, do it yesterday, they might make it. May not bloom, but should give the roots a chance to reconstitute ⦠_~ dave...See MoreDapperDahlia
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