Caring For Dahlias How to store Dahlias over winter you ask? The Dahlias bloom beautifully for months and then one day Old Man Winter blows in. (It is snowing out as I write this.) He plans to stay months with you. Eeek! No surprise really he comes every year regularly. I just don’t want his…
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Dahlia Cuttings to Tubers in the Summer
Dahlia farming is always about more tubers and more flowers. Healthy tubers and big, strong stemmed flowers. More is more. The saying less is more was not written by a flower farmer. It is August third and I am taking more cuttings for yes, more Dahlias. There is a storm barreling up the East Coast…
Proof Dahlias Thrive in Heat
Hot weather. Hot topic. Dahlias can be grown in hot weather. If I read, “Dahlias do not like hot weather” again on a gardening site, I might shout. Just consider this a muffled shout. Normally numbers don’t interest me but we need some baseline numbers here to determine exactly what is considered “hot weather,” when…
What is a Flower Farmer?
Flower Farmer is a modern term for floriculture, for us smaller growers. It’s a lifestyle. It involves growing flowers, shrubs and plants (also called Specialty Cuts) for weddings, CSA customers, florists and possibly, farmers markets. It is also a lifestyle that involves a lot of physical labor. One learns about anterior and posterior muscles of…
Dahlia Breeders…You Could Be One
Curiouser than the cat, I always want to know who the plant breeders are of my favorite dahlias. It is easier to look up who designs a clothing line than to find out the “designer” of a dahlia. There are lots of designer dahlias available during the end of Winter through Spring and new ones…
Once Upon A Dahlia 