How to plant Dahlia tubers in small containers for earlier blooms – 5 easy steps to get them started and get a jump on the growing season.
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I just got my box of dahlia tubers. I went a bit crazy…🙄lots to plant. I’m conceerned about rodents eating them. This Year something has eaten a bunch of my tulip bulbs. A new problem!😡
Perfect timing! I just got a few tubers too haha
Greetings 🌸 I got my 1st dahlia tuber. It's called Crazy Love. It's just one tuber. It's light pink with hints of lilac and yellow in the middle. Shall I put some bone meal and roc phosphate in the hole where the tubers go? Thank you for the tips!
This was excellent! I have never grown those, and I would not have done even ONE of the things you said correctly! 🙂 So, thank you
Sidenote, CG, I think a part of what makes Kim’s videos so amazing is the clarity and the color and obviously the filming details. You can tell that y’all have invested in this channel. 🎉
Kim – It would help your viewers (who are boomers turned more health conscious) to start using a more helpful analogy for soil consistency than "crumbly brownie mix". Or at least use two analogies for those of us who don't remember "crumbly brownie mix". Some of us haven't made brownies in 4 decades or more and haven't bought "brownie or cake mixes"in just as long or longer.
I’m growing a variety by seed but I am hoping to save some tubers if I learn how.
I ordered Cafe Au Lait. Diva & Ice Tea from Swan Island. I was going to plant them mid April here in 9b.
Your enthusiasm for this topic is so infectious, thank you for sharing! 🌟
Kim the pictures of your dahlia tubers are very pretty I have some dahlias tubers that I am going to plant in my flower beds when it warms up I'm thinking about starting them off like you're doing anyway I look forward to seeing your dahlias when they bloom.
I purchased my first dahlia tubers a few weeks ago but haven't done anything with them yet because I haven't researched how to grow them. I really needed this. Coincidentally, I just received my order of CK 1-gallon smart pots in the mail. Now I'm all set! Thank you.
Pom Pom dahlias! Adorable! I have to look for them!
Absolutely excellent how-to on dahlias! Thank you, Kim!
Fav points: 1. no neck / no eye = not viable 2. susceptible to rot from moisture. 3. Plant with tubers down, eyes up.
Fantastic!
Thank you for posting this video. Two months I purchased a 3 pack of the Humpty Dumpty dahlias and was not sure if I should pot them since it's been so cold and wet here.😊