How to Grow Dahlias - From Tubers to Gorgeous Blooms - A Complete Guide // Northlawn Flower Farm
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- Опубліковано 23 вер 2021
- Dahlias can be grown in hardiness zones 3-11, and in zones 8-11 the tubers may be left in the ground year-round. They are sold as single tubers or a clump of tubers around a stem. Tubers will look vastly different depending on variety, so don't worry about the size or shape of your tuber, these factors don’t determine the plants success.
Dahlias should not be planted outdoors until after all danger of frost has passed and the soil has warmed to 60 degrees F. If you garden in a cold climate, you can get your dahlias tubers started 4-6 weeks early by planting them in pots -- either indoors or in a greenhouse. For more information on starting Dahlias inside visit • How to Start Dahlias E...
Dahlias need full sun and loose, rich, well-draining soil. Before planting, add a generous 2-3 inch layer of compost into the bed. Next, dig a hole that is 4-6 inches deep and place the tuber in the hole with the eye of the tuber facing upwards, and then cover it with soil.
If you're growing a dahlia variety that will be more than 3 feet tall, the plants should be staked at planting time to support the stems and flowers as they grow. Place a strong 5-6 foot stake near the tuber, and as the plant grows, use twine to tie the stems to the stake every 12-18 inches.
Don't water the tubers upon planting. Since the tubers have no roots at this time, watering immediately after planting can cause the tubers to rot before they are able to sprout and grow roots. It’s fine if it rains, but no additional watering is necessary until you see the green sprouts emerge from the ground. Depending on the variety and growing conditions, it can take a few weeks to a full month for a tuber to sprout.
Once you see green growth emerge, you can start to water your dahlias. Give them a weekly soak of 1-2 inches of water if the weather does not provide it naturally. In the extreme heat of summer biweekly watering may be necessary. Watering needs will vary based on location, weather, and soil.
Pinch your dahlias to encourage more branching and therefore more blooms. Once the plants have 3-4 sets of leaves, snip the top of the plant off right above a set of leaves. This pinch will cause the plant to send up multiple stems from below the cut, which will result in more flowering stems and a bushier plant.
Keep your Dahlias producing loads of flowers by deadheading spent blooms regularly, or cut bunches of blooms to bring inside and enjoy. Dahlias are truly a cut and come again flower. The more you cut the more they come!
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Best dahlia video I’ve seen. No nonsense, concise and short but all-inclusive. Bravo!
My grandpa used to grow prize winning, big ol dinner plate sized dahlias. He passed a few years ago just as I was getting into gardening, so I unfortunately didn't get all his insider tips for growing them. I'd really love to be able to grow them so I can remember the good times with grandpa while I look at the flowers. Last year I tried to grow one and it only grew leaves, so I am trying again this year with your tips. Thank you!
This was the most comprehensive informative video on Dahlia's I've ever seen, and being a newbie to those, I've watched a ton. You also go above and beyond thinking of every aspect of a flower/gardening. I'm also really interested in propagating Dahlias, if you've done that before I'd love to watch that too. Your garden is always just beautiful.
Dahlias are the most beautiful flower I ever seen in my life their beautiful ❤️
I’ve literally watched dozens of videos on dahlias and this one was chock full of info in a short amount of time. You are one of my favorite gardening UA-camrs. Thank you for all of your amazingly informative videos! 💕
I was having a heck of a time getting a good looking blossom from my grand prix dahlia this year. The bugs would eat away at it before it would even open. I noticed you mentioned you use organza bags to help with this issue to another commenter awhile back and I just wanted to say it has done the trick, thank you!
Because of you, I will add dahlia's into one of my 9 gardens. You're the best fellow gardener.
I just received mine from this company. How impressive, I will definitely order from them again and can’t wait to get these beautiful dahlias in the ground. So happy 😊❤
I live in zone 7b and planted seed dahlias. I left my dahlias in the ground all winter, and they came back this spring and are still blooming! I plan to plant dahlia tubers next spring. Thanks for this wonderful video, Danielle!
Hi! Same zone here! Did you plant the tubers? How did it go?
@@tiapaty4465 I did not dig up the tubers, and the dahlias have all come back this spring! They look healthy and some have buds on them now.
Your garden is beautiful. You explained very well .love from Botswana, southern Africa
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Oh I loved it, so much zcited to my spring with dohalia
They are absolutely stunning Danielle and always looks beautiful in a vase 💕 thank you for this very informative video 😀
Thank you for this video. I learned so many things that I have done wrong that I can correct.
So beautiful! Danielle, so very thorough!
Great video! This reminded me I need to start tagging mine while they’re blooming!
Simple and straightforward video 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼
This was a great video. You are very good at explaining planting clearly and effectively!
Thanks to your tutorial I may have determined what I have been doing wrong - over watering when first planted! I never knew to wait until green growth appears. Hopefully this will help me this upcoming year. Thanks again!
Thanks. Planted dahlias for the first time this year and I was so proud of myself. Absolutely beautiful flowers. I watched your video on how to store them and I do appreciate your tips
Thank you for a very thorough video. I am in southern Wisconsin and pot mine up in April to get earlier blooms. We had a dry summer so I'm glad that I watered deeply and am enjoying many blooms still.
So much great information in such a short amount of time! This is a great video-thank you my friend! 💚👩🏼🌾
Thanks about the no watering tip at the start of planting the tubers!
Stunning flowers! I’m definitely going to try these in my new garden. Thanks so much for all the helpful tips
After this video I'm confident that I too can grow Dahlias 💚 thanks Danielle!
Super helpful! Thank you! I'm going to try potting my tubers up in pots for the first time this year. I'll try pinching them off too! Thanks for the great tips ☺️
Your videos are great, good information presented simply and coherently. Not too much so we are not overwhelmed. Love your garden.
So much great information in this video! Loved the different dahlias shown too. Great editing.
Hello, dahlias are always beautiful to see. In the park not so far from our house is a large dahlia garden. We like to walk through it in the flowering season. All those colors and shapes. You also have beautiful specimens in your large garden. Thanks for the video. Greetings from Eddy from Mechelen (Belgium)
Thank you for your wealth of information in a brief amount of time. I may actually try dahlias this year. ❤
Excellent and clear instructions for planting dahlias.
Thanks
This is the best Dahlia video ive seen! Good job and thank you for all the info! This is my first season growing Dahlias and i love them. I have Bishop of Oxford in my front landscape they have dark foliage and a bright neon orange bloom they are beautiful right now with my Russian Sage, Blue Victoria Salvia and purple Asters! I have a few others but couldnt tell you the names lol My biggest regret is not staking them from the get go! So im addicted now to Dahlias as well as Coleus that i started from seed this year for the first time! Cant wait to shop seeds and tubers for next year! Again Great video and thanks take care happy gardening!
Thank you for this very informative video, I'm planning on growing dahlias next year and this video is very helpful. Love your channel!
thank you for brightening up our day!
Just moved here last year to Meridian ID. Started a huge new garden. Soil here is clay and rock. Started about 7-8 dahlias inside around February. They did beautifully. I’m worried now that I’ll plant too many now cause they are spectacular. Love the video 🌺
Welcome to the area! I live west of Caldwell. I’m glad you had success with your dahlias, I ended up rotting mine before they sprouted. Maybe I’ll try again next year.
@@cynthiafisher9907 thank you. Good luck with your dahlias next season. If you’re ever in Meridian look me up🌺
@@saralyleantolik607 Thanks, that sounds fun!
Thanks so much! I’m considering dahlias next year.
Fabulous. Thank you so much and in such a short time. Loved it. Can’t wait to plant the first bulb I brought or rather tuber.
Yessss I *just* purchased my first dahlia bulbs
Thanks for the video. I love your accent! I'm originally from Pennsylvania. My farm is in the Wet Tropics of Australia where we grow temperate plants in winter. Still, I am trying a dahlia tuber in a pot and partly sheltered from heavy rain when summer comes.
One of the best gardening videos, great work. 👍
Lovely helpful video thank you!!
Excellent information! Thanks so much!
Once again I LOVED your video!! I’ve learned so much from you!!
Thank you so much. I learned a lot in a short period of time!
You’re my go to source ❤
Great tips, I have grown dahlias from seed but not from tubers. They are beautiful flowers.
My 1st Dahlia from seed finally bloomed!!
WHITE SINGLE WITH YELLOW MIDDLE!
I had to cut before the grasshoppers devoured it!
I have 6 more and waiting on the 2nd plant to bloom
This was an excellent video. Thank you very much!
Thx, I've never grown them before, I will try next spring.
Right to the point, thank you it's very much appreciated.
Great Video ! Thanks!
That was an awesome video. Thank you!
Would love if you did this for other flowers ♥️ so well done!
Thank you. I learn a lot from your videos ❤🙏🏻
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I love Dahlia videos. More please :)
Thank you very useful information❤
Awesome tutorial. I love your phase of talking, it’s so pleasant to listen to. And there’s a whole lot of great information in such a short time. I learned a lot thanks.
Perfect video!
Great video!! I'm I. zone 7B, Northwest Alabama and I've never had to store my tubers for winter.
Beautiful flowers, Nicely explained process of propogation of dahlia .👌
Great vodeo , thanks for posting.
Thank you for that. I saw where I made some mistakes, with mine this year!
Great video. Perfect instructions.
Excellent video!!!
I bought my first dahlia tuber! Its called Makayla Miranda and thank you very much for this info
How cheerfull❤
Dahlia is very colorful
Very helpful. Thank you.
Lovely!
You're such a beautiful dahlia❤❤❤❤
Thanks for sharing 😁
Thank you!
I love it 😍😍😍
Thank you 🫶🇨🇦
Excellent video
Wow…….wonderful 👌🏻❤️
Excellent tip on the watering part. I would water after planting and later my tuber would rot and would never bloom for me
Thank you
Rose's and Dahliya is amezing beutyfull flowers
Thank you 🥰🥰
Best video
you look so happy talking about flowers, and its contagious!
I'm a fellow Zone 6a gardener, in Southern Idaho, and am so grateful for your videos! I'm wondering if I could start dahlias early, in the garden, and just put a sort of frost clothed structure around the bed to keep it warm enough for them?
My first year planting Dahlias here in IL 5b, and so sad they are only just beginning to bloom now in Sept. The nights are already getting cold. I will have to try starting them in pots ahead of time next year. I planted the first week of June. Thanks for the tips.
Same happened here in 5b MI. I’ve heard it was a strange year for a lot of people. Let’s try again next year!
I’m in IL 5b too and started them in pots. It was easy and worked well. I’ve been enjoying blooms for about a month or more now.
It also depends on the variety, they don't all start blooming at the same time. My longest blooming one is called Natalie G and she's been blooming most of the summer and my Myrtle's Folly just put out it's first bloom. Some varieties don't like it extremely hot, which is why they grow so well in the Pacific Northwest. So, you'll have to experiment. I'm in zone 7A by the way and I was too lazy to dig them up last Fall.
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Good video , informative . What a pretty woman 😍
This was my first year and staking was definitely a problem. Can you pinch too early? Some of my stalks were so thick I wondered if I pinched them too early. Ready to try again next year and hope for better results. Also I didn't have as much sun in the area as I thought I would, I may need to find a new spot in the garden.
I’m in 7a I will try to leave them and just put lots of mulch and wait. Wish me luck!
So pretty! Erin on The Impatient Grdener has a love for dahlias too. The two of you have taught me a lot.
Will do a update on how to store you seed in the refrigerator and do I put them in a container
I just love dahlias but didn't think they would survive my texas summer heat. I'm going to give them a try this spring.
I'm in Texas too - Central TX, and I tried growing Dahlias for the first time by seed this year.
I've never grown tubers either.
But I believe bcuz this was such a wet year for us, this is why my seeds failed.
I'm planning on trying again next Spring.
We'll see!! 🤞
I forgot to say - I think they will love the heat, as long as they get enough water, and as long as they don't have too much water!!
Apparently there's a fine line!
Bcuz I have to import soil into my garden, I believe my soil held too much moisture after a good rain every week.
My soil just never dried out enough in between rains for Dahlia tubers. (Which is not normal weather for us!)
Probably if I had enough native soil to bury a tuber in, it would have grown just fine with once a week rain.
That's my thinking anyway...
One things for sure, if I can keep a Dahlia plant alive, I will only have one or two plants.
We normally don't have enough water to spare for plants that need lots of water.
I may have one or two Dahlia plants, but I'll never have hydrangeas. The Dahlias will be my "princess plants" that need more attention than the other things in my garden!
@@gardengatesopen thank you so much! You are right about only have a few water hogs. We can't possibly water enough for too many divas!
@@debrabray8855 I know, right!
Diva!! THAT was the word I was looking for!! Thank You!!
And thanks for putting up with my long comments!
I tend to be a bit talky...
But I feel details matter!
Hey - which part of Texas are you in? Just curious.
I have family in, and I lived in, North Texas for a long time.
So very familiar with gardening up there too.
@@gardengatesopen san antonio. I'm so over summer!
Thank you for this informative video, it helps a lot. What are the names of those beauties you are holding in your hand?
I love you teaching style. Thanks for this video. I tried to put a few stakes in and string between the dahlias. My string system starting failing two weeks ago and I lost a large part of my cafe au lait. Will you follow it up with one when you store your dahlias? Do you prune your side shoots for longer stems?
Hi friend! Yes I will share a digging and storage video in November. I do not prune the side shoots, but I do make very deep cuts when harvesting.
Hi, I love your helpful videos and have now subscribed. If after 3 weeks I have not seen any growth from the ground after I planted my dahlia bulbs does this mean they aren't going to work? If they aren't going to be successful then I will go ahead and plant something else. I did water them when I planted them and have been watering them often which I now know I should not have done. Thank you for any advice. -patty
I’m in zone 8b in the Willamette Valley of Oregon. We get tons of rain all winter and have clay soil. I have been wondering if I need to dig up my dahlias so they don’t rot. This is my first year growing them. Love them! Thanks for the informative video! I do appreciate you!
I live in Springfield and I don’t ! :)
@@user00616 Good to know! Left mine in and it is growing well!
Thanks for a great video Danielle! I enjoy learning from you and this was an especially helpful video for me as this is the first year I have attempted to grow dahlias. I live in zone 7b and I am going to try to keep mine in the ground over the winter. I plan to mulch with pine straw very heavily to help them survive. Do you have a particular company you buy your tubers from?
Hi friend! I've been very happen with the tubers from longfield gardens. I get almost all my tubers, bulbs, and corms from them.
Thank you!
Hi! First time for me with dahlia, I have a question: if I pinch/ prune the plants a bit more often can it result in having a more bushier and smaller plant? Or they will be very tall regardless? Thank you!
Danielle I have a question for you! I can never find any stakes strong enough at my local gardens center. I have wooden ones and they just don’t seem to stay in the ground properly enough. Are there any that I can order online that you recommend?
Which dahlias would you recommend for profusion of blooms and long bloom season? Also, can you please tell the name of the pink dahlias behind you in this video @2.17?
You had a video once, where you recomended good types for long vase life. What video was that?
What do you recommend for spacing? I have 5 tubers for a 6x3 ft raised bed. Is the enough space??
Thank you!