Excellent advice, the Rule Of Three is perfect. I started growing dahlias this year and you are the first person to describe such a means of growing dahlias. Thank you.
Hi Debbie thank your your comment. There are so many variations in early Dahlia care and all have their place depending on what you are wanting to achieve from the adult plant. Pinching out is a well established norm. I hope your first season goes well!
Thank you so much for this video. This is my first year growing dahlias and while everyone is promoting growing them, you’re the first one to show the other steps except pinching the top! Really helpful 💕
Hi Astro thanks for your question. Its a really good question and you would expect that to happen but it just doesn't! I think at this phase in growth the plants energy is concentrated on the growing shoots, and new shoots do not appear from the tuber.
Hi Lyn, I presume you mean using the pinched out stems as cuttings? This will essentially be the same as taking cuttings from tubers and is covered in this video ua-cam.com/video/t6aPto7e3rM/v-deo.html. Hope that helps!
What if your dahlias are already planted in the ground? Do you still remove the weaker shoots over 3 or do you just pinch the center true leaves 3 up from the tuber? I’m in zone 9a and went straight in and planted mine 2 weeks ago and they’re about 1.5-2” high now.
Hi Denis, thanks for your question. It's usual to limit the number of shoots no matter how they are grown. I suggest 3 shoots but 5 or even 6 is commonly advised and that is fine. It is the same for pinching out, choose how far up each shoot you are going to pinch and do them all. Hope you have a great season.
Hi Freddy, no, the rule applies to all. It does feel wasteful when a larger tuber clump is planted. I am suggesting the optimum stems for the soil to support is 3. So I would say consider always dividing your tubers to at least 4 or 5 tubers if you want to optimise your stock.
My first time having Dahlias in pots and they have finished producing flowers for this year leaving the seed pod. What do I do now with them and will they grow back next year?
Hi thanks for your question. Once each flower begins to fade you should remove it by cutting the stem below it. This will allow more flowers to come, and they should keep flowering right up to the first frost. If you let a seed pod form the plant will "switch off" and stop producing flowers. Cut away your seed pods now, and after a week or so your dahlias will start to produce flowers again. Good luck!
Hi thanks for your question. We use only organic fertilisers so we mulch with compost in Autumn and spring, and also use seaweed meal. We also spray with seaweed as a foliar spray mid season. Hope this helps
@@MoorfieldFarmFlowers We've had an awful lot of rain here, high on the Pennines of West Yorkshire, but now the sun is making an appearance, things are going well.
Hi Christine, well yes inevitably it does prevent that shoot from producing it's flower. But then you get at least two flowers in its place. Good deal?
Excellent advice, the Rule Of Three is perfect. I started growing dahlias this year and you are the first person to describe such a means of growing dahlias. Thank you.
Excellent video!!!
Thank you for sharing your videos with us.
Very helpful.
Thank you Elle, it's kind of you to comment.
Thank you for sharing to pinch each shoot. First time growing them and you are the first to say this. Like the 3 rules.
Hi Debbie thank your your comment. There are so many variations in early Dahlia care and all have their place depending on what you are wanting to achieve from the adult plant. Pinching out is a well established norm. I hope your first season goes well!
Thank you so much for this very informative video. I grew 2 dahlias last year but I want to plant more this year as I love Dalia’s
Hi Victoria, thanks for your kind comment. Dahlias are so rewarding, I hope your do well.
Planting my first dahlias this year and this was super helpful to a newbie. Thank you!!!
Thank you for your thank you, its appreciated, and good luck with your venture.
I just planted a tuber in a container about 1 week ago, I’m glad I ran across your video!
Hi thanks! Hope it works well for you.
I just was able to punch my dahlia.. thanks 😊
Thank you. Very helpful. I shat go and apply the 333 rule and trim my dahlias for the first time. Cheers from australia. 🇦🇺
Thanks Wayne for your kind comment and good luck with your new season down under!
Thank you so much for this video. This is my first year growing dahlias and while everyone is promoting growing them, you’re the first one to show the other steps except pinching the top! Really helpful 💕
Thank you Kate, I hope it all goes well for you.
Very educational as per usual! Thank you for sharing your knowledge!
Thank you Margaret for you kind comment, always appreciated.
Your video was great-very informative. Thank you! I especially liked how many times you showed where to cut off the shoots and stems . I learned a lot
Thanks Christine for taking the time to comment, it's appreciated.
Super helpful, thank you for the clear demonstration!
Thank you for your thanks! It's appreciated.
Thank you. This was such an informative video …the best !
Thanks Christine.
Thank you , I have them all growing and about 8 inches high . I hope I can still pinch them for more blooms and sturdiness.
Hi, yes it will be fine at 8 inches. Good luck with them!
Thank you, very informative.
Thanks Julie, it's appreciated.
best dahlia pinching video i have seen. simple, and so well exlpained. thanks so much for this!!!🙂
Thank you, it's appreciated! And good luck with yours.
Muy bien
Thank you very much for another informative video. If you remove extra shoots wouldn’t a new shoot start to emerge near the area the shoot was taken?
Hi Astro thanks for your question. Its a really good question and you would expect that to happen but it just doesn't! I think at this phase in growth the plants energy is concentrated on the growing shoots, and new shoots do not appear from the tuber.
@@MoorfieldFarmFlowersI understand, thank you very much
thanks for sharing, when do you intend on planting into the ground.
Hi wallendegen, thanks for your comment and question. These are going in the ground at the moment, one more day should see them all in.
Can you take us through planting the cuttings?
Hi Lyn, I presume you mean using the pinched out stems as cuttings? This will essentially be the same as taking cuttings from tubers and is covered in this video ua-cam.com/video/t6aPto7e3rM/v-deo.html. Hope that helps!
What if your dahlias are already planted in the ground? Do you still remove the weaker shoots over 3 or do you just pinch the center true leaves 3 up from the tuber? I’m in zone 9a and went straight in and planted mine 2 weeks ago and they’re about 1.5-2” high now.
Hi Denis, thanks for your question. It's usual to limit the number of shoots no matter how they are grown. I suggest 3 shoots but 5 or even 6 is commonly advised and that is fine. It is the same for pinching out, choose how far up each shoot you are going to pinch and do them all. Hope you have a great season.
Good morning MFF, am I correct in assuming for the rule of 3 to operate well that there is a single tuber in each pot?
Hi Freddy, no, the rule applies to all. It does feel wasteful when a larger tuber clump is planted. I am suggesting the optimum stems for the soil to support is 3. So I would say consider always dividing your tubers to at least 4 or 5 tubers if you want to optimise your stock.
My first time having Dahlias in pots and they have finished producing flowers for this year leaving the seed pod. What do I do now with them and will they grow back next year?
Hi thanks for your question. Once each flower begins to fade you should remove it by cutting the stem below it. This will allow more flowers to come, and they should keep flowering right up to the first frost. If you let a seed pod form the plant will "switch off" and stop producing flowers. Cut away your seed pods now, and after a week or so your dahlias will start to produce flowers again. Good luck!
What to feed dahlias.
Hi thanks for your question. We use only organic fertilisers so we mulch with compost in Autumn and spring, and also use seaweed meal. We also spray with seaweed as a foliar spray mid season. Hope this helps
I pass the blades of my secateurs etc back and forth through a flame on my gas stove. Think that does the trick.
Hi thanks for your comment. Yes that works well. I hope you have a great season.
@@MoorfieldFarmFlowers We've had an awful lot of rain here, high on the Pennines of West Yorkshire, but now the sun is making an appearance, things are going well.
Does pinching them out also delay the flowering?
Hi Christine, well yes inevitably it does prevent that shoot from producing it's flower. But then you get at least two flowers in its place. Good deal?
I pinched 5 of my dahlias and they all wilted and died within a week. The ones I haven't are growing beautifully. Makes no sense.
Hi, this is very odd indeed. Was there perhaps another common factor? For example they were all exposed to a high temperature near the time? Very odd.
Good ideas but I can’t see!
I'm sorry about that, thanks for pointing this out.
Great informative video thank you!
Glad it was helpful, and thanks for taking the time to comment, it’s appreciated.