Thank you. I find it works well. The filter decomposes as the roots grow. I’ve never had soil come out the bottoms with this method. It keeps me from having to dig rocks and broken pottery from the mass of roots and soil when I dump the pots out.
I just received my first batch of Dahlia tubers today and I’m nervous so I’m doing as much research as I can before I plant them 😂 Thank you for this! 🙌
Good luck with your dahlias. The biggest problem I hear from people is they rot before getting sprouted. Keep the moisture to minimal levels until you have growth. After they are growing consistent food and water and a bright spot are key.
I leave my dahlias outside in soil in uk winter, we have frost and last winter was very taugh freezing, and the dahlias come back every year beautiful. I also water them sometimes with tea and coffee cooled down. But I am sure they are happier inside. Thank you for video. Will apply your wisdom.
Your weather sounds fine for leaving dahlias outside. It is currently -30C here. That temperature (or colder) is common here for about four months. My climate is much too cold for overwintering dahlias in the ground. If you have success that way, I would continue. It is probably best to only disturb the roots every few years when dividing is necessary.
I will second that! My wife goes out and buys these weird plants and I am in charge of keeping them alive. Seems I have a green thumb. She is a great cook and since I love to eat, I have to keep her plants alive.
My mom had canvas on one side of the fence I used to love to play between them and the banana trees my dad planted. I’ve never grown them but hope to in our new garden. Awesome video!!!!💚💚💚💚💚💚
I’ve only ever grown them in pots. They would be fun for a kid to play between. There used to be a home where we used to live that planted an awesome “hedge” of cannas every summer. It was such a cool way to give them privacy for the deck. Have you ever seen pictures of playhouses made from sunflowers? I bet you could do the same type of thing with large cannas.
Prairie Plantgirl Ohhh out of sunflowers sounds so much fun!!! I actually been interested in growing cutting flowers and sun flowers would be great. My little ones would love it. I’ll check it out! 💚💚💚💚💚💚
These video's are so Relaxing to watch! ^*^ Thanks for sharing! i'm a new dahlia and canna lily mommy (gifted) so I'm learning everything I can :) Love this! The coffee filter is genius and I love how you showed how you stored your cannas too, so helpful! ♥
Thank you so much. I’m glad to hear you are enjoying the videos. I hope you get as many years of enjoyment from those baby dahlia and cannas as I have from mine. In a few years you should have enough to share a few with someone else if you want to.
Another great video! Did you find that 6 or 8 weeks was better to pot up indoors before last frost? I am also Canada zone 3b and trying to decide when I should start my cannas and dahlias. Does it make a difference if you see the eyes/buds starting to grow? I have over 40 dahlia tubers I am starting this year (newbie) and want to make the best decision (we are just about 8 weeks out from the 2022 last frost date). When do you plan to start yours?
I like to do my cannas at 8 weeks before last frost because they need that extra bit to get flowering. I wait until 6 weeks for my dahlias only because they take so much space potted indoors and I don’t find the extra two weeks matter as much with Dahlias. I’ve never had them sprout before planting. If they are I assume they would be slightly faster to grow and bloom.
Usually they will sprout within two weeks. It depends how ready they are to “wake up”. Sometimes they take closer to 6 weeks. If it is taking longer than that, I would gently dig them out and see what is happening with the rhizome.
Thanks for the video. Just starting to learn gardening and live in the prairies as well, in Winnipeg. I bought some bulbs at Costco and olanning to plant it. Can I plant the bulbs in a planter/pots at first and transfer it to a plant bed while waiting for the grading of our house to be done? Or is it better to just let it bloom for the season at the planter where it's originally planted?
You can start in a pot and move when ready. Most bulbs purchased this time of year in Saskatchewan will need to be lifted in fall. If you use an old nursery can or other well draining pot you could try just sinking the whole thing in the ground for summer, then lifting it in fall.
I actually have nasturtiums planted in a large pot with some tomatoes this year. They never really took off. I think it just got too hot too quick for them. They are a lovely flower. Good luck with yours next year.
@@PrairiePlantgirl thank you, the only reasons i am going to try growing them is to eat in salads and they are a good companion plant for cruciferous vegetables and squash. good luck to you with all your gardening as well.
It depends on pot size but I find 1 for a 12-18” pot is a good amount. You could add more as you go up in size. The roots can break pots as they grow bigger so don’t cram too many in a small space.
Thank you! These are the 2 plants I need to learn to start! What would you say the lowest indoor temp they can tolerate to get started is? I have one space I can grow them and that room stays pretty cold and it makes me nervous to use a space heater unless I am in there. Thank you!
These are both fairly easy plants to get started. The temperature needed to break dormancy will depend a bit on the temperatures they were stored at. They need to know the temperatures have risen and it’s time to grow. Mine are usually stored around 50F and I bring them into a space just over 70F. I’ve never experimented with low temps and bright light, but that may work as well. I believe the bulbs, rhizomes can sense a longer light cycle and that also helps break dormancy. They can take a few weeks so keep that in mind if you decide to try them. It may seem like nothing is happening for a long time. Once they get started they’ll take off.
It really depends on your winter. If the garage stays warmer than freezing but still cool they should be fine. If they freeze they will die. If they are too warm they may rot, dry out, or sprout too soon. It’s important to periodically check the temperature of the space you store bulbs in and check the bulbs themselves every month or so. I keep a thermometer near my stored bulbs so I can keep an eye on the storage temperature. I am in the coldest edge of zone 3, if I stored mine in an insulated unheated garage they would not survive. I hope this helps.
Your friend probably just divided them. I like to leave them together. Many people break them into individual tubers. You will be able to plant them in more pots.
Sorry but if you pack canna in a tub that tightly, it'll be so cramped in weeks you'll be restricting it's growth. Canne rhizomes spread outwards not downwards. Sorry criticising
I like the coffee filter idea. I've always used a handful of rocks & gravel but your idea is much simpler.
Thank you. I find it works well. The filter decomposes as the roots grow. I’ve never had soil come out the bottoms with this method. It keeps me from having to dig rocks and broken pottery from the mass of roots and soil when I dump the pots out.
Excellent stuff thank you. I’m going to get my cannas started soon.
I just received my first batch of Dahlia tubers today and I’m nervous so I’m doing as much research as I can before I plant them 😂
Thank you for this! 🙌
Good luck with your dahlias. The biggest problem I hear from people is they rot before getting sprouted. Keep the moisture to minimal levels until you have growth. After they are growing consistent food and water and a bright spot are key.
@@PrairiePlantgirl yes, I will definitely follow that! Than you once again! 🙌🥰
I leave my dahlias outside in soil in uk winter, we have frost and last winter was very taugh freezing, and the dahlias come back every year beautiful. I also water them sometimes with tea and coffee cooled down.
But I am sure they are happier inside. Thank you for video. Will apply your wisdom.
Your weather sounds fine for leaving dahlias outside. It is currently -30C here. That temperature (or colder) is common here for about four months. My climate is much too cold for overwintering dahlias in the ground. If you have success that way, I would continue. It is probably best to only disturb the roots every few years when dividing is necessary.
I wish a had a lady like you on my side in the garden. Lucky your husband. Thanks much good advice..
So nice of you
I will second that! My wife goes out and buys these weird plants and I am in charge of keeping them alive. Seems I have a green thumb. She is a great cook and since I love to eat, I have to keep her plants alive.
Lol
My mom had canvas on one side of the fence I used to love to play between them and the banana trees my dad planted. I’ve never grown them but hope to in our new garden. Awesome video!!!!💚💚💚💚💚💚
I’ve only ever grown them in pots. They would be fun for a kid to play between. There used to be a home where we used to live that planted an awesome “hedge” of cannas every summer. It was such a cool way to give them privacy for the deck. Have you ever seen pictures of playhouses made from sunflowers? I bet you could do the same type of thing with large cannas.
Prairie Plantgirl Ohhh out of sunflowers sounds so much fun!!! I actually been interested in growing cutting flowers and sun flowers would be great. My little ones would love it. I’ll check it out! 💚💚💚💚💚💚
I wish my kids were still young enough to enjoy something like that. It looks like so much fun. Maybe I should make one for myself 😀
Prairie Plantgirl Yes!!! You should why not?!? I would never go inside it would just be to much fun lol. 💚💚💚💚💚💚
These video's are so Relaxing to watch! ^*^ Thanks for sharing! i'm a new dahlia and canna lily mommy (gifted) so I'm learning everything I can :) Love this! The coffee filter is genius and I love how you showed how you stored your cannas too, so helpful! ♥
Thank you so much. I’m glad to hear you are enjoying the videos. I hope you get as many years of enjoyment from those baby dahlia and cannas as I have from mine. In a few years you should have enough to share a few with someone else if you want to.
enjoy your videos. i found coffee filters worked great for pots, you are the only other person that i have seen use them.
Thank you for your comment. Coffee filters are the perfect solution to covering a pot bottom. Many people are surprised to see me use them.
@@PrairiePlantgirl . Never tried that before. Will give it a try.
🌱🌿VERY INFORMATIVE 🌿
Thank you.
Another great video! Did you find that 6 or 8 weeks was better to pot up indoors before last frost? I am also Canada zone 3b and trying to decide when I should start my cannas and dahlias. Does it make a difference if you see the eyes/buds starting to grow? I have over 40 dahlia tubers I am starting this year (newbie) and want to make the best decision (we are just about 8 weeks out from the 2022 last frost date). When do you plan to start yours?
I like to do my cannas at 8 weeks before last frost because they need that extra bit to get flowering. I wait until 6 weeks for my dahlias only because they take so much space potted indoors and I don’t find the extra two weeks matter as much with Dahlias. I’ve never had them sprout before planting. If they are I assume they would be slightly faster to grow and bloom.
How long after potting up canna did they sprout.
Usually they will sprout within two weeks. It depends how ready they are to “wake up”. Sometimes they take closer to 6 weeks. If it is taking longer than that, I would gently dig them out and see what is happening with the rhizome.
Thanks for the video. Just starting to learn gardening and live in the prairies as well, in Winnipeg. I bought some bulbs at Costco and olanning to plant it. Can I plant the bulbs in a planter/pots at first and transfer it to a plant bed while waiting for the grading of our house to be done? Or is it better to just let it bloom for the season at the planter where it's originally planted?
You can start in a pot and move when ready. Most bulbs purchased this time of year in Saskatchewan will need to be lifted in fall. If you use an old nursery can or other well draining pot you could try just sinking the whole thing in the ground for summer, then lifting it in fall.
That's a goos idea. Thanks for the tip and for the fast response on my question. Stay safe and take care 😊
have you thought about growing some nasturtium plants, i'm going to try and grow some next year.
I actually have nasturtiums planted in a large pot with some tomatoes this year. They never really took off. I think it just got too hot too quick for them. They are a lovely flower. Good luck with yours next year.
@@PrairiePlantgirl
thank you, the only reasons i am going to try growing them is to eat in salads and they are a good companion plant for cruciferous vegetables and squash.
good luck to you with all your gardening as well.
Would the bulbs still grow if you divide them
Yes as long as they contain sprouts or eyes on each division.
Hi there. Once frost is done ... and I transplant into a booger pot.... how many bulbs can I plant in 1 bigger pot
It depends on pot size but I find 1 for a 12-18” pot is a good amount. You could add more as you go up in size. The roots can break pots as they grow bigger so don’t cram too many in a small space.
Thank you
Thank you! These are the 2 plants I need to learn to start! What would you say the lowest indoor temp they can tolerate to get started is? I have one space I can grow them and that room stays pretty cold and it makes me nervous to use a space heater unless I am in there. Thank you!
These are both fairly easy plants to get started. The temperature needed to break dormancy will depend a bit on the temperatures they were stored at. They need to know the temperatures have risen and it’s time to grow. Mine are usually stored around 50F and I bring them into a space just over 70F. I’ve never experimented with low temps and bright light, but that may work as well. I believe the bulbs, rhizomes can sense a longer light cycle and that also helps break dormancy. They can take a few weeks so keep that in mind if you decide to try them. It may seem like nothing is happening for a long time. Once they get started they’ll take off.
Do you ever divide those huge dahlia bulbs?
Occasionally if I need to.
I have dahlias with 3 foot long straggly sprouts started growing do I cut them off and then plant them will it grow back
I would trim the sprouts back to a few sets of leaf nodes and bury them several inches.
Fantastic tuber(s) of Dahlias as well as Cannas 👌👍. Is their an update to this video? If so, Please share the link. Thank You.
I got the video link. Will watch it now.
Thanks I’ve been saving these plants for many years so they are quite large now. I see you found the next video for them.
I wish I would have done this with my banana plants.
You can just shake that pot well and the soil is going to settle better than using your hand when you have such irregular shaped roots...
Can they be store in a garage it doesn’t have heat? It gets cold just wondering before I store my bulbs outdoors
It really depends on your winter. If the garage stays warmer than freezing but still cool they should be fine. If they freeze they will die. If they are too warm they may rot, dry out, or sprout too soon. It’s important to periodically check the temperature of the space you store bulbs in and check the bulbs themselves every month or so. I keep a thermometer near my stored bulbs so I can keep an eye on the storage temperature. I am in the coldest edge of zone 3, if I stored mine in an insulated unheated garage they would not survive. I hope this helps.
Thank you so much ❤️
Friend just gave me some.
Luckily lady. Enjoy the blooms.
@@PrairiePlantgirl my bulbs dont look like this. Its like 6 separate small bulbs
Your friend probably just divided them. I like to leave them together. Many people break them into individual tubers. You will be able to plant them in more pots.
Sorry but if you pack canna in a tub that tightly, it'll be so cramped in weeks you'll be restricting it's growth. Canne rhizomes spread outwards not downwards. Sorry criticising
This is a temporary way to start them indoors. They will be potted up or put in the ground. I’ve done this for years and it works very well.
@@PrairiePlantgirl oh ok, I do apologise. I didn't see this explained in the video
Why don't you separate!