Your timing is spot on! My dahlias are currently en route from Longfield Gardens. I’ve never grown them before, but under your tutelage and guidance, I feel confident on this, my maiden voyage. 🌱💚
Thanks for the timely info. I'm a first time dahlia grower too, and just potted mine 2 weeks ago. I have green shoots, so time to find some space under the lights. Too cold and windy outside for inverted tubs, but thanks for the idea!
I love how you mention zone all the time. It helps new viewers though I'm old subscriber and also zone 5b. Hour from Michigan border. Your channel immensely helpful for people like us. Thanks
"That's a real mother for ya" .. so I relate much through songs in reference.. lol. That was interesting and thanks for sharing Erin. I like your personality, and helpful always, beings we both live in zone 5b. Thanks and enjoy your weekend! 😊
Hi Erin, thanks for putting this video together. I’ll be growing dahlias for the first time this and it’s great to see how experienced Dahlia growers like yourself do it. Thanks for sharing💚
“Tuber(s)” is such a funny word. Thank you for another great video - I started dahlia from seed this year as an easy intro and look forward to tubers or clumps in the future!
I've never been interested in growing Dahlias until this past Summer when all my You Tube gardeners seemed to be luring me in... And it worked!! I'm now growing some from seed, and wondering how leaving them in the ground is going to go next Winter, mainly since I have zero interest in digging them up! Because I'm in zone 8, I think I can get away with that... 🤞 Unless we get another arctic blast like this last Winter, which then, I guess I'm in a zone 5? And then my Dahlias will be not be toast, but popsicles! I do like watching, and learning about what my own Dahlias will be looking like under the soil, especially since I will not be unearthing them. It will be like having a gardener's x-ray vision! It's the adventures in gardening!!! Go Dahlias!!!
@@ladikmk I'm also zone 6 and I have four O clocks that come back every year on the south facing wall of my house and get massive and there a Zone 8 perennial so... if that tells you anything about south facing walls and how powerful they are for pushing the zone
I received dahlia tubers from an online nursery too early last year so I potted them up, waited for shoots, then used foil as a reflector to amplify the weak sunlight coming through my windows until time to plant them in my garden. Worked very well.
OMG, what a gorgeous border @ 1:18 !!! The color combination shows off H.S. Date beautifully. And the the deep colors in your big urn add the perfect spice to your pastels. Well done!
Erin, like many people below I have put my foot into the waters of growing Dahlia's and I planted the tubers a couple weeks ago (zone 6 in KY) and I have three coming up. Excited to see how they do this year growing in the garden and then I will over-winter them and try them again next year. Thanks for the tutorial and the encouragement to give them a try.
I appreciated the refresh, I bought a bag of Dahlias in box store and have some over wintering from last year and I think I want to start them in pots , too.
Keep the great videos coming. Just FYI, I get Garden Gate and saw your ad, so it is informing people about your channel. Just a quiet viewer that enjoys your channel. I learn a lot from you, and as a Master Gardener, I have a desire to learn all I can. I am in NC., In Zone 7B, and it is interesting to see the differences in our zones. Thanks for all your information. And people are watching and learning, even if we do stay quiet. Be encouraged, you are awesome and the baby dogs are awesome too! You are providing much info to us all. Thanks
So Glad that you did this update. I have never been able to figure out what the eyes looked like before. You have me totally hooked on Dahlias. I wintered them over the way you do, now to Pot them up and see if I was successful. I too have more ordered that haven't arrived yet. On a side note, I was so excited the other night. I was reading my Garden Gate magazine and saw Your Ad in the back. AWESOME 🥰🥰🥰
Impeccable timing as always! I just re-watched your previous video about potting tubers up to make sure I do it right & bam another dahlia video posted - it’s like you read our minds! Love it Erin, thank you for being so inspiring to so many of us!!
Girl, you’ve created a monster! 😊 My tubers arrived from Longfield yesterday and I now have 27 pots of dirt (and tubers) lining the floor of my dining room! Luckily being in Zone 6B (where it snowed yesterday) I have plenty of time to figure out where in my garden I’m going to plant them when they’re ready to brave the elements. 🥴 I didn’t think that far ahead when I was ordering! 😂🤷🏼♀️
She's created a dahlia monster out of me, too. Lol. I ordered some dahlias from Longfield a couple of wks ago and I'm doing everything in my power to not go back for more. I'll pray for us. :)
Glad I'm not the only one who pots up at my outside dining table. It's such a mess, but so convenient! Nice video! I still have to pull my tubers out of storage and being a first-time dahlia grower last year, which didn't go the greatest, I'm not hopeful on storage this year. It's promising to see some of those tubers that you think will do just fine as some of mine looked like that last I checked on them.
I thought I'd try dahlias for the first time this year after watching you, Yulia and Laura. I already planted the tubers and I watered one pot but left the others dry as I thought I wasn't supposed to water them. Thank you Erin for doing this in depth tutorial video for us newbies. It's late right now so I'll water the other tubers tomorrow.
Your channel, and Garden Answer, encouraged me to try dahlia's this year. This was SUPER helpful. Thank you. I'm looking forward to many blooms, I hope this year!
I’m in zone 5-6 Western Ny 2 weeks ago, I potted up 7 dahlias in plastic cheap pots with good potting mix, and put them out on the patio, we’ve had rain, we’ve had 80 degree days and we’ve had lows in the 40’s I have shoots coming up ! I’m so excited! Tonight is gonna be pretty cold, so I covered all the pots with a clear garbage bag, and tucked them close to the house . I hope they do ok
I planted my dahlias in the border here in south of South Ireland, around the start of April, after potting them about the start of March. Over the winter we had Zone 10a conditions, so I started early, everything was going fine until mid April, soil temperatures were well above normal, then the weather flipped and arctic winds came down causing frosts for the last couple of weeks. My dahlias are actually growing flower buds the last 5 or so days, every night I put them under big garden tubs with mulch around the base, has the added bonus of keeping slugs away too. If they can hold on a few weeks, I might have flowers in early June. Complete newbie to dahlias here, will follow your advice next year and start potting them around April 10th instead of planting them at this point.
Ha! I literally just did this today! Longfield sent me my order and I don’t have high hopes for them. They don’t look great so we shall see. I also ordered my temporary green house for hardening off. Prepared my beds using the no dig method and now I wait. 🌸
hmm, i ordered mine from longfield too; mine are still in the plastic bags they came in so i haven't done a super close inspection. hope mine look ok. i'll still plant mine though and hope for the best!
My order of Dahlias from longfield came in and they look pretty pitiful. Some are shriveled up but overall they are just tiny. No signs of eyes growing yet. I hope you have better luck!
Erin, appreciate your videos so much! YOU are the reason I grow dahlias. I had to rewatch this just to make sure I knew how deep to pot the up. I was wondering - how many total do you pot up? Have you thought about doing a video about how you care for the dahlia -in the pot- while you are waiting for the weather to warm up - in your pop up greenhouse. I never know how much to water them at the point they are growing to around 12 inches tall. I’ve never rotted them when I’m waiting for them to sprout, but have messed up and rotted a few while I’m ‘growing them on’. I also live at 9,200 feet in CO and it takes FOREVER for my raised beds to ever get to 60 degrees - and our water is well water and freezing - so my dahlia’s don’t thrive. I found a UA-cam couple in Fairbanks Alaska, who grow in the challenges I do - and they use gallon buckets with self watering insert - and ingenious gravity system for watering (that I’m going to try this year) - so I’m going to try it this year to see if my dahlias and tomatoes will be happier in warmer soil with warmer water. I just can’t give up dahlias! The cold soil/water sure helps me understand why my dahlias almost never bloomed or did anything in the landscape. A bit better in raised beds but still not the size plants others get. We gardeners have to figure out how to adapt to our unique climates and geography. Now I just have to figure out hail….
I’m in zone 9a and I potted most of my tubers up in January, along with a bunch of dahlia seeds. Linda’s baby looks like it’ll be the first to bloom, probably by the end of April :) love watching your videos!
Great video, thanks. I see I've done several things kinda wrong... and that explains why one of my three dahlia pots has not done anything. But 2 of 3 are ok, so I guess even a blind squirrel finds a nut once in a while!
Thank you for this video. This is only my 2nd year growing Dahlias, I grow for cutting garden but want to include in my other gardens as well. I didn't think about potting those up but i will! Great idea!! I'm nervous about splitting them too, so great video, thank you!!
I planted about 30, lost count here in the Houston area! I have mine mixed in with other plants as well. Hoping to see some beautiful big dinner plates and balls!
So, thank you for the review. Now I know why some of my dahlias rotted because I watered too much in the pot after pulling them out. At least I Hanne some newbies to replace with.
I just watched your video about this from last year and pre-planted my dahlias today! Could you please show us what fertilizer you use on these? I know you said low or zero nitrogen but I’d like to see what brand you use.
Thanks for sharing all your information, I have one dahlias, yes that’s right one. Bought this one last year, it grew real good but no flower. Maybe I’ll have better luck this year. Thanks for sharing 👍❤️😊
I grow dahlia on the NW Florida Coast. I found growing in grow bags to be much for successful for overwintering in the pots. Any solid pots I overwintered didn’t survive. But i must confess I didn’t do a great job of keeping them dry.
Hi Erin, that was fun to watch. Yes, I'm weird...Thanks for the tips...I took note that you didn't wash off the soil. I might try that this fall because I found myself having to spritz them a bit too often during the winter season...
Oh Phooey. I've been watering mine. I have shoots about 6-8 " high now on most of them. I keep them in my garage that doubles as my greenhouse. It's has hvac and lots of windows & light. Oh well... Sometimes you should do the research ahead of time.
They are tough. You should think about pinching them soon, and just give them as much light as you can ... take them for vacations into the sun when it's over 50 and tuck them in at night.
@@TheImpatientGardener I will !!! Thank You!!! I just saw a great pic of you with your dinner plate dahlias on the back cover of my new Garden Gate magazine that came today !!!
Absolutely! If the goal is to have more plants, then dividing is the way to go. Since I grow dahlias mostly as gardening plants, I like a bigger plant so long as I have enough of that particularly variety.
Erin, I love how beautiful dahlias look in my garden beds, so I might try growing them again this year. I grew dahlias for several years, but I don't have a place to store the tubers during the winter, so I've had to purchase new tubers every year. My basement is too damp and warm, so they don't store well, meaning they rot! Someone recently told me to store them in an old refrigerator, not a frost-free one. Do you think that will work for winter storage?
I saved ONE dahlia tuber and didn't do a very good job, I still planted and labled🤞I started my dahlias in a greenhouse located in our 3 seasons room. I hope that wasn't a terrible choice, it's going to be kinda chilly for this week.
I planted them for the first time last year, I never over winter them, when I dug them up to see how they are 2 weeks ago, surprise! Tubers alive and sprouting. Zone 7B. Shocking
Good timing form5his video! I’m in z9b, SF Bay Area where the nights are still in very low 40’s with days in low 60’s. I’ve potted up several tuber clusters as you have shown and all but 2 have a small stalk and leaves so I did water them a bit. They are in an area with approx 3 hours of dappled sun. They will be going in the ground in the north facing yard but the soil temps will not be in the 60’s likely until mid to late May when the sun is more consistent in that location. How long will they be ok in their current pots? Again, I really appreciate your videos content!
Thank you for this ... I have seen your other videos... I have never grown dahlias. I consider myself a pretty experienced Gardner, but for some reason I have avoided dahlias and peonies . This year I am doing dahlias. I potted up a number of them, some I want to stay in the large pots. I am also in zone 5b. But i did it a couple of weeks ago in my enthusiasm to try them. Oops!
Oh, you've got to plant peonies. That's my favorite plant, I have 10 of them. Super easy to grow. Never have to dig them up. They live a hundred years. If you do want to divide them, early autumn is perfect. One I transplanted last fall and worked in lots of composted manure is about 6" tall. I'm in zone 4b. I even have one I overwintered in my garage for several years because I couldn't decide where I wanted it planted is doing great in the ground.
Thanks for your video!😍 This is my first year planting dahlias. I potted mine few weeks ago. Some leaves are curling down. Do you have any advice ? Can you please make a video on dahlias diseases and how to cure them, thanks 🙏
Oh man, I thought I’d pot my tubers, new this year. The potting soil is from last fall, very dry. I pre-moistened it, not too much, then I potted them. They are in my basement, close but not under my grow lights. I’m hoping they won’t rot, I guess time will tell..... lol!
My dahlias that I left in the ground have really shot up quite a bit this past week. I’m in GA, 7b. The new ones that I potted several weeks ago are also coming in. Except for Tsuki Yori No Shisha, which I was really looking forward to. I’m not sure why those don’t seem to be doing anything. I may pull them out of the pot and see what they’re looking like. Or, maybe buy more. I need a white or cream variety.
I planting Dahlias for the first time ever😳 How far below the tuber should I amend the soil. I have good soil but it’s to heavy or dense for the Dahlia tubers. I was going loosen the lower soil with sand and then do a mix of potting soil spagnum moss and pearlite to fill the planting bed. I’m in Southern California zone 10 Greatly appreciate any suggestions . Really enjoy your videos Thank you. Debi Thank you
Wow just in time for when the dahlias I ordered have started to arrive. I’m in zone 8A and will probably have to put some in a plastic pot to get them started since I’m getting my fence redone soon and was planning to plant them in that area so I’d rather avoid the possibility of damaging them if i was to plant them in the ground now. Is that the best thing to do? They hopefully wouldn’t be in the pots for too long it’s just so that they’re not in the packaging still and can get them started immediately
Update: just got my 2 Mango Madness Dahlias in their pots! A few of the tubers broke so I removed them and one of the clumps only had 2 big tubers but they had eyes! I watered them and left them in a dry spot out of the rain for now until I need to move them once they sprout or when my fence is done! Hoping for a great season with them 😁
You’re my go-to dahlia Girl 🙏 please advise...I had planned on planting my dahlias at our new property at the end of April (zone 6) , so I potted them up, about 3 weeks ago, our dates got changed, so now they have to stay in their pots until the end of May...can I put them in bigger pots until the end of May, then transfer them to the ground, or can they stay in their current pre-spouting pots for another 6 week’s? ( can’t figure out how to attach a photo 🙄 )
Depending on the size of pot you used you can probably keep them in the size they are in now. I know some breeders actually grow them all year in 4-inch pots so I'd think that if they are in a pot big enough for the tuber to get in there originally, they'll be fine in there until you can get them in.
Yes, slightly moist until they have a good amount of growth and then I switch to watering them more like any other plant: thorough deep watering, then allowing them to dry just a touch. They do like consistent watering.
The tag fell off of the first tuber with the slightest touch. How do you keep them on all winter?! I used those tags but I added twist ties. Some still fell off. It'll be a nice surprise when they bloom. Thanks for the great info!
I've seen Nicole of Flower Hill Farm channel write on the tuber with what looks like permanent marker. She also wrapped some tubers in plastic wrap. I'm trying that as storage is what has prevented me from growing dahlias.
@@Edu_Kate Yep the marker works great but then I still need a tag for the pot and the garden. The plastic wrap works great. The year I did it I had perfect results. I stopped doing for a few reasons, including that it works best with single tubers (divided in fall), takes forever to do and uses a lot of plastic. I think it makes sense in a situation like Nicole’s where taking chances with storage can have big business consequences. I don’t lose money if I lose a tuber, I just have a bit of disappointment.
Im getting Hs Date this year! I dont guess im too late on ordering them? Im gonna put them in my front landscape with the Russian Sage, and Blue Victoria Salvia and Nepeta. I think they will look great with the blues. I also bought some Dahlias at the grocery store, have you had any success with those? My only concern is that they look a little dried out and shriveled.. i will give them a shot though. Hs Date is probably my favorite!
Impatient Gardener, I hope you see this but when planting in containers, what is the optimum size to use? I am going to have to grow mine in containers.
Have you ever pinched the top while still in the temporary pots or do you wait until they are in the ground? I fear I planted too early and with insufficient window lighting because mine are a bit leggy, but do have enough leaf sets to hard pinch... just wasnt sure if I could do that now or should wait.
So I potted mine up weeks ago buried that stalk,the directions from long field has 1and a half depth for stalk ,left them outside .water them everyday ,are they done for!
I didn't over winter very well and ended up with alot of moldy dust. The dahlia tubers were squishy when I put them away. Did they have a chance if I put them away properly?
Yikes, I got overly eager this year and potted tubers like you have here, but too early. I don’t have a greenhouse or grow lights and the shoots are really leggy. I’ll try to move them to safe light during the day, but question: is it okay to pinch them to make them less leggy?
I'm in zone 7b. Since the days are warm and there is a tiny chance of frost still, can I put my dahlias out now & cover my pots at night with plastic bags?
got mine potted up and they are sprouting, live in zone 6 B Newbie and inspired by you, Laura, etc. Fingers crossed for a successful season!
Your timing is spot on! My dahlias are currently en route from Longfield Gardens. I’ve never grown them before, but under your tutelage and guidance, I feel confident on this, my maiden voyage. 🌱💚
I'm in zone 9b and got mine from Longfield. First time doing this. They are doing great so far!
Thanks for the timely info. I'm a first time dahlia grower too, and just potted mine 2 weeks ago. I have green shoots, so time to find some space under the lights. Too cold and windy outside for inverted tubs, but thanks for the idea!
@@jennifermichel3314 Lucky you! Your zone allows you to leave them in the ground!
me too! waiting for outside temps to stay consistently warm to pot mine up!
I love how you mention zone all the time. It helps new viewers though I'm old subscriber and also zone 5b. Hour from Michigan border. Your channel immensely helpful for people like us. Thanks
"That's a real mother for ya" .. so I relate much through songs in reference.. lol.
That was interesting and thanks for sharing Erin. I like your personality, and helpful always, beings we both live in zone 5b. Thanks and enjoy your weekend! 😊
Hi Erin, thanks for putting this video together. I’ll be growing dahlias for the first time this and it’s great to see how experienced Dahlia growers like yourself do it. Thanks for sharing💚
“Tuber(s)” is such a funny word. Thank you for another great video - I started dahlia from seed this year as an easy intro and look forward to tubers or clumps in the future!
I'm from Argentina and I bought dahlia tubers in the Netherlands off-season. You don't know how much this video has helped me, thank you!
I've never been interested in growing Dahlias until this past Summer when all my You Tube gardeners seemed to be luring me in...
And it worked!!
I'm now growing some from seed, and wondering how leaving them in the ground is going to go next Winter,
mainly since I have zero interest in digging them up!
Because I'm in zone 8, I think I can get away with that... 🤞
Unless we get another arctic blast like this last Winter, which then, I guess I'm in a zone 5?
And then my Dahlias will be not be toast, but popsicles!
I do like watching, and learning about what my own Dahlias will be looking like under the soil, especially since I will not be unearthing them.
It will be like having a gardener's x-ray vision!
It's the adventures in gardening!!!
Go Dahlias!!!
Good to know! 🌱
Thanks ❤
@@ladikmk I'm also zone 6 and I have four O clocks that come back every year on the south facing wall of my house and get massive and there a Zone 8 perennial so... if that tells you anything about south facing walls and how powerful they are for pushing the zone
I received dahlia tubers from an online nursery too early last year so I potted them up, waited for shoots, then used foil as a reflector to amplify the weak sunlight coming through my windows until time to plant them in my garden. Worked very well.
Thank you Erin for this timely update on planting dahlia tubers early! I really appreciate it!
OMG, what a gorgeous border @ 1:18 !!! The color combination shows off H.S. Date beautifully. And the the deep colors in your big urn add the perfect spice to your pastels. Well done!
I really need to give dahlias a try this year
They're great and not that hard
Me too!
Erin, like many people below I have put my foot into the waters of growing Dahlia's and I planted the tubers a couple weeks ago (zone 6 in KY) and I have three coming up. Excited to see how they do this year growing in the garden and then I will over-winter them and try them again next year. Thanks for the tutorial and the encouragement to give them a try.
I appreciated the refresh, I bought a bag of Dahlias in box store and have some over wintering from last year and I think I want to start them in pots , too.
Keep the great videos coming. Just FYI, I get Garden Gate and saw your ad, so it is informing people about your channel. Just a quiet viewer that enjoys your channel. I learn a lot from you, and as a Master Gardener, I have a desire to learn all I can. I am in NC., In Zone 7B, and it is interesting to see the differences in our zones.
Thanks for all your information. And people are watching and learning, even if we do stay quiet. Be encouraged, you are awesome and the baby dogs are awesome too! You are providing much info to us all. Thanks
Hi Michael! Thank you for that really nice comment. It’s just was I needed on a Monday!
So Glad that you did this update. I have never been able to figure out what the eyes looked like before. You have me totally hooked on Dahlias. I wintered them over the way you do, now to Pot them up and see if I was successful. I too have more ordered that haven't arrived yet.
On a side note, I was so excited the other night. I was reading my Garden Gate magazine and saw Your Ad in the back. AWESOME 🥰🥰🥰
Impeccable timing as always! I just re-watched your previous video about potting tubers up to make sure I do it right & bam another dahlia video posted - it’s like you read our minds!
Love it Erin, thank you for being so inspiring to so many of us!!
Girl, you’ve created a monster! 😊 My tubers arrived from Longfield yesterday and I now have 27 pots of dirt (and tubers) lining the floor of my dining room! Luckily being in Zone 6B (where it snowed yesterday) I have plenty of time to figure out where in my garden I’m going to plant them when they’re ready to brave the elements. 🥴 I didn’t think that far ahead when I was ordering! 😂🤷🏼♀️
She's created a dahlia monster out of me, too. Lol. I ordered some dahlias from Longfield a couple of wks ago and I'm doing everything in my power to not go back for more. I'll pray for us. :)
Thank you for this video. I am going to try to clean up my tubers from fall. This gives me so much joy.
Glad I'm not the only one who pots up at my outside dining table. It's such a mess, but so convenient! Nice video! I still have to pull my tubers out of storage and being a first-time dahlia grower last year, which didn't go the greatest, I'm not hopeful on storage this year. It's promising to see some of those tubers that you think will do just fine as some of mine looked like that last I checked on them.
Thank goodness for leaf blowers, right? Oh man did that make a mess!
My first thought was your lap is gonna need some cleaning!😁
I thought I'd try dahlias for the first time this year after watching you, Yulia and Laura. I already planted the tubers and I watered one pot but left the others dry as I thought I wasn't supposed to water them. Thank you Erin for doing this in depth tutorial video for us newbies. It's late right now so I'll water the other tubers tomorrow.
I’m getting mine out today, had great success with wrapping then in plastic, even the tiny ones!
That’s great! The year I did that I didn’t lose a single one!
Your channel, and Garden Answer, encouraged me to try dahlia's this year. This was SUPER helpful. Thank you. I'm looking forward to many blooms, I hope this year!
Thank you for this! I can’t believe I was intimidated by potting up dahlias but thanks to you I know the secret!
Thanks Erin ,I have some now potted up and I have more to pot up.It’s nice to have a refresher 😊
Thank you, that’s really helpful to see the dahlias being sorted and examined.
Great timing! I'm growing dahlias for the first time this year. Your collection of dahlia videos has been so helpful!
I seen a really big bag of Dahlia tubers at Sam's club for only $14 🤔 this video definitely makes me want to give it a try.
Go for it!👍🏾 That’s how I got started growing dahlias last year.
I bought 1 bag Madi gras dahlia tubers from Sam's other day I am in zone 8b so I got about month until spring planting
Thanks for another good video. :You take the mystery out of these things. Looking forward to seeing these grow.
I’m in zone 5-6 Western Ny 2 weeks ago, I potted up 7 dahlias in plastic cheap pots with good potting mix, and put them out on the patio, we’ve had rain, we’ve had 80 degree days and we’ve had lows in the 40’s I have shoots coming up ! I’m so excited! Tonight is gonna be pretty cold, so I covered all the pots with a clear garbage bag, and tucked them close to the house . I hope they do ok
I planted my dahlias in the border here in south of South Ireland, around the start of April, after potting them about the start of March. Over the winter we had Zone 10a conditions, so I started early, everything was going fine until mid April, soil temperatures were well above normal, then the weather flipped and arctic winds came down causing frosts for the last couple of weeks. My dahlias are actually growing flower buds the last 5 or so days, every night I put them under big garden tubs with mulch around the base, has the added bonus of keeping slugs away too. If they can hold on a few weeks, I might have flowers in early June. Complete newbie to dahlias here, will follow your advice next year and start potting them around April 10th instead of planting them at this point.
Sounds like you’re doing great with them. Tough weather to manage there!
Great. So helpful. I Just found your channel. Thank you! I feel much more confident in tackling dahlias. I’ll be binging this weekend!😮
Ha! I literally just did this today! Longfield sent me my order and I don’t have high hopes for them. They don’t look great so we shall see. I also ordered my temporary green house for hardening off. Prepared my beds using the no dig method and now I wait. 🌸
the tubers dont look great?
@@preciousshortie not really
hmm, i ordered mine from longfield too; mine are still in the plastic bags they came in so i haven't done a super close inspection. hope mine look ok. i'll still plant mine though and hope for the best!
My order of Dahlias from longfield came in and they look pretty pitiful. Some are shriveled up but overall they are just tiny. No signs of eyes growing yet. I hope you have better luck!
@@Kyaide I wish you luck too! Mine looked as you described: shriveled up, pitiful, tiny 🙁 Let’s hope looks are deceiving and the yield is good 🤞
Erin, appreciate your videos so much! YOU are the reason I grow dahlias. I had to rewatch this just to make sure I knew how deep to pot the up. I was wondering - how many total do you pot up? Have you thought about doing a video about how you care for the dahlia -in the pot- while you are waiting for the weather to warm up - in your pop up greenhouse. I never know how much to water them at the point they are growing to around 12 inches tall. I’ve never rotted them when I’m waiting for them to sprout, but have messed up and rotted a few while I’m ‘growing them on’. I also live at 9,200 feet in CO and it takes FOREVER for my raised beds to ever get to 60 degrees - and our water is well water and freezing - so my dahlia’s don’t thrive. I found a UA-cam couple in Fairbanks Alaska, who grow in the challenges I do - and they use gallon buckets with self watering insert - and ingenious gravity system for watering (that I’m going to try this year) - so I’m going to try it this year to see if my dahlias and tomatoes will be happier in warmer soil with warmer water. I just can’t give up dahlias! The cold soil/water sure helps me understand why my dahlias almost never bloomed or did anything in the landscape. A bit better in raised beds but still not the size plants others get. We gardeners have to figure out how to adapt to our unique climates and geography. Now I just have to figure out hail….
Great video. And you're very inspiring. Glad to hear you're from the same region. Chicago here. ❤️❤️❤️
I’m in zone 9a and I potted most of my tubers up in January, along with a bunch of dahlia seeds. Linda’s baby looks like it’ll be the first to bloom, probably by the end of April :) love watching your videos!
Great video, thanks. I see I've done several things kinda wrong... and that explains why one of my three dahlia pots has not done anything. But 2 of 3 are ok, so I guess even a blind squirrel finds a nut once in a while!
Just in time I got some at Lowe's last week, thanks
Thank you for this video. This is only my 2nd year growing Dahlias, I grow for cutting garden but want to include in my other gardens as well. I didn't think about potting those up but i will! Great idea!! I'm nervous about splitting them too, so great video, thank you!!
Started dahlia seeds from floret this year.. going to have to pot them up soon. So excited 🤞
I planted about 30, lost count here in the Houston area! I have mine mixed in with other plants as well. Hoping to see some beautiful big dinner plates and balls!
What time of year do you normally see them blooming?
I had a shriveled clump didn’t think it would sprout but it did . So glad I didn’t get rid of it . 😅
SUCH a wonderful video, and I am a first-time Dahlia planter....looking for all the help I can get!
So, thank you for the review. Now I know why some of my dahlias rotted because I watered too much in the pot after pulling them out. At least I Hanne some newbies to replace with.
I just watched your video about this from last year and pre-planted my dahlias today! Could you please show us what fertilizer you use on these? I know you said low or zero nitrogen but I’d like to see what brand you use.
"if you can't see that eye, you're blind" **snort** That made me chuckle.
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Sometimes I have zero recollection of saying these things. 🤣
I'm in 7A. Time to get mine out of storage and see how they are and pot them up. Wish me luck!
Thanks for sharing all your information, I have one dahlias, yes that’s right one. Bought this one last year, it grew real good but no flower. Maybe I’ll have better luck this year. Thanks for sharing 👍❤️😊
Im so glad I don’t live where you have to do all his. I live in zone 9 and mine are considered perennials. They just come back in the spring.
I grow dahlia on the NW Florida Coast. I found growing in grow bags to be much for successful for overwintering in the pots. Any solid pots I overwintered didn’t survive. But i must confess I didn’t do a great job of keeping them dry.
Love the video I never done tubers. I had done bulbs. I love color of dahlia
Hi Erin, that was fun to watch. Yes, I'm weird...Thanks for the tips...I took note that you didn't wash off the soil. I might try that this fall because I found myself having to spritz them a bit too often during the winter season...
I did wash it off a bit, but I don't like scrub the tubers so I leave that residual soil on them.
Oh Phooey. I've been watering mine. I have shoots about 6-8 " high now on most of them. I keep them in my garage that doubles as my greenhouse. It's has hvac and lots of windows & light. Oh well... Sometimes you should do the research ahead of time.
They are tough. You should think about pinching them soon, and just give them as much light as you can ... take them for vacations into the sun when it's over 50 and tuck them in at night.
@@TheImpatientGardener I will !!! Thank You!!! I just saw a great pic of you with your dinner plate dahlias on the back cover of my new Garden Gate magazine that came today !!!
@@TheImpatientGardener Hey !!! The front cover folds out & you’re on the front cover too !!!!!
This was great. Thanks! 👍
dividing is good idea n more new plants as well
Absolutely! If the goal is to have more plants, then dividing is the way to go. Since I grow dahlias mostly as gardening plants, I like a bigger plant so long as I have enough of that particularly variety.
Erin, I love how beautiful dahlias look in my garden beds, so I might try growing them again this year. I grew dahlias for several years, but I don't have a place to store the tubers during the winter, so I've had to purchase new tubers every year. My basement is too damp and warm, so they don't store well, meaning they rot! Someone recently told me to store them in an old refrigerator, not a frost-free one. Do you think that will work for winter storage?
I saved ONE dahlia tuber and didn't do a very good job, I still planted and labled🤞I started my dahlias in a greenhouse located in our 3 seasons room. I hope that wasn't a terrible choice, it's going to be kinda chilly for this week.
I planted them for the first time last year, I never over winter them, when I dug them up to see how they are 2 weeks ago, surprise! Tubers alive and sprouting. Zone 7B. Shocking
Thanks for this great video 👍🏻
That was an excellent video!
Good timing form5his video! I’m in z9b, SF Bay Area where the nights are still in very low 40’s with days in low 60’s. I’ve potted up several tuber clusters as you have shown and all but 2 have a small stalk and leaves so I did water them a bit. They are in an area with approx 3 hours of dappled sun. They will be going in the ground in the north facing yard but the soil temps will not be in the 60’s likely until mid to late May when the sun is more consistent in that location. How long will they be ok in their current pots? Again, I really appreciate your videos content!
Thank you for this ... I have seen your other videos... I have never grown dahlias. I consider myself a pretty experienced Gardner, but for some reason I have avoided dahlias and peonies . This year I am doing dahlias. I potted up a number of them, some I want to stay in the large pots. I am also in zone 5b. But i did it a couple of weeks ago in my enthusiasm to try them. Oops!
Oh, you've got to plant peonies. That's my favorite plant, I have 10 of them.
Super easy to grow. Never have to dig them up. They live a hundred years.
If you do want to divide them, early autumn is perfect. One I transplanted last fall and worked in lots of composted manure is about 6" tall.
I'm in zone 4b.
I even have one I overwintered in my garage for several years because I couldn't decide where I wanted it planted is doing great in the ground.
i agree with kate, peonies are quite easy! and they are gorgeous when they bloom :)
@@Edu_Kate thank you!
@@preciousshortie thank you !
Great information, love your videos.
Thanks for your video!😍 This is my first year planting dahlias. I potted mine few weeks ago. Some leaves are curling down. Do you have any advice ?
Can you please make a video on dahlias diseases and how to cure them, thanks 🙏
Oh man, I thought I’d pot my tubers, new this year. The potting soil is from last fall, very dry. I pre-moistened it, not too much, then I potted them. They are in my basement, close but not under my grow lights. I’m hoping they won’t rot, I guess time will tell..... lol!
My dahlias that I left in the ground have really shot up quite a bit this past week. I’m in GA, 7b. The new ones that I potted several weeks ago are also coming in. Except for Tsuki Yori No Shisha, which I was really looking forward to. I’m not sure why those don’t seem to be doing anything. I may pull them out of the pot and see what they’re looking like. Or, maybe buy more. I need a white or cream variety.
Very helpful thanks! Although we don’t think we have room this year to get started ahead of time with how full the plant room is 🤪
I love your videos!
Your so informative!
Thank you so much!!!🙏
Great information
Thank you so much this really help. I always manage to rot my tubers. Now I won’t water them so much
Thanks Erin I’m potting mine up this week. What is the lowest night time temperature that you leave you dahlia pots out in the greenhouse at night?
Great info👍thanks!!
Erin, thanks so much ! I followed your instructions and all my dahlias are doing great! Where did you get that beautiful patio table? 🥰
First time planted dahlias this year slow grower right now, cause we just had a snow storm . Hoping for a warm temperature soon..
I planting Dahlias for the first time ever😳
How far below the tuber should I amend the soil.
I have good soil but it’s to heavy or dense for the Dahlia tubers. I was going loosen the lower soil with sand and then do a mix of potting soil spagnum moss and pearlite to fill the planting bed.
I’m in Southern California zone 10
Greatly appreciate any suggestions .
Really enjoy your videos
Thank you.
Debi
Thank you
So informative
Wow just in time for when the dahlias I ordered have started to arrive. I’m in zone 8A and will probably have to put some in a plastic pot to get them started since I’m getting my fence redone soon and was planning to plant them in that area so I’d rather avoid the possibility of damaging them if i was to plant them in the ground now. Is that the best thing to do? They hopefully wouldn’t be in the pots for too long it’s just so that they’re not in the packaging still and can get them started immediately
Yep ... that's what I'd do probably.
@@TheImpatientGardener sweet! Thanks for the quick response!
Update: just got my 2 Mango Madness Dahlias in their pots! A few of the tubers broke so I removed them and one of the clumps only had 2 big tubers but they had eyes! I watered them and left them in a dry spot out of the rain for now until I need to move them once they sprout or when my fence is done! Hoping for a great season with them 😁
Thank you 🙏
You’re my go-to dahlia Girl 🙏 please advise...I had planned on planting my dahlias at our new property at the end of April (zone 6) , so I potted them up, about 3 weeks ago, our dates got changed, so now they have to stay in their pots until the end of May...can I put them in bigger pots until the end of May, then transfer them to the ground, or can they stay in their current pre-spouting pots for another 6 week’s? ( can’t figure out how to attach a photo 🙄 )
Depending on the size of pot you used you can probably keep them in the size they are in now. I know some breeders actually grow them all year in 4-inch pots so I'd think that if they are in a pot big enough for the tuber to get in there originally, they'll be fine in there until you can get them in.
followed your way of storing dahlias in the animal bedding first time ever they made it and had 3 shoots up no shriviling
Great Video ! Where did you purchase the large trowel for loading the compost into the pots ?
FYI EVERYONE: my Home Depot had dahlia tubers at 50% off. I bought 4 packages of dahlias with 4 tubers in each for under $20
Great tip! Thank you!
Very helpful! Once they are in the greenhouse how often do you water them? Should the soil just always be slightly moist? Thanks!
Yes, slightly moist until they have a good amount of growth and then I switch to watering them more like any other plant: thorough deep watering, then allowing them to dry just a touch. They do like consistent watering.
Thank you
Once outside in your greenhouse at what temp would you bring them back in? How low can they tolerate. Thank you.
How well did the shriveled dahlia do?
It was perfect! Grew exactly the same as it’s non-shriveled sibling.
The tag fell off of the first tuber with the slightest touch. How do you keep them on all winter?! I used those tags but I added twist ties. Some still fell off. It'll be a nice surprise when they bloom. Thanks for the great info!
Honestly? I sort of wedge it on the stem, hope for the best and pull them out VERY carefully.
I've seen Nicole of Flower Hill Farm channel write on the tuber with what looks like permanent marker.
She also wrapped some tubers in plastic wrap. I'm trying that as storage is what has prevented me from growing dahlias.
@@Edu_Kate Yep the marker works great but then I still need a tag for the pot and the garden. The plastic wrap works great. The year I did it I had perfect results. I stopped doing for a few reasons, including that it works best with single tubers (divided in fall), takes forever to do and uses a lot of plastic. I think it makes sense in a situation like Nicole’s where taking chances with storage can have big business consequences. I don’t lose money if I lose a tuber, I just have a bit of disappointment.
Im getting Hs Date this year! I dont guess im too late on ordering them? Im gonna put them in my front landscape with the Russian Sage, and Blue Victoria Salvia and Nepeta. I think they will look great with the blues. I also bought some Dahlias at the grocery store, have you had any success with those? My only concern is that they look a little dried out and shriveled.. i will give them a shot though. Hs Date is probably my favorite!
Impatient Gardener, I hope you see this but when planting in containers, what is the optimum size to use? I am going to have to grow mine in containers.
Have you ever pinched the top while still in the temporary pots or do you wait until they are in the ground? I fear I planted too early and with insufficient window lighting because mine are a bit leggy, but do have enough leaf sets to hard pinch... just wasnt sure if I could do that now or should wait.
So I potted mine up weeks ago buried that stalk,the directions from long field has 1and a half depth for stalk ,left them outside .water them everyday ,are they done for!
I didn't over winter very well and ended up with alot of moldy dust. The dahlia tubers were squishy when I put them away. Did they have a chance if I put them away properly?
Yikes, I got overly eager this year and potted tubers like you have here, but too early. I don’t have a greenhouse or grow lights and the shoots are really leggy. I’ll try to move them to safe light during the day, but question: is it okay to pinch them to make them less leggy?
Hi Erin. I’m curious if the Shrivelled Dahlia grew? I haven’t been able to tune a note or link.
It did and performed exactly like the other dahlias of that variety. No noticeable difference whatsoever.
Okay great I have one that meets your description and I’m hoping it will make it. Thank for these awesome videos! I refer back to them frequently!
Barrie, ON
Would it help to soak shriveled tubers before planting?
I'm in zone 7b. Since the days are warm and there is a tiny chance of frost still, can I put my dahlias out now & cover my pots at night with plastic bags?
Hey Erin
Did the shrivelled one make it?
For some reason, the links for the tools you posted arent working for me 😢😢 love your videos!!