No Dig Dahlias
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- Early this November, I took a trip up to Philadelphia to see my friend Jennie Love's farm called Love'n Fresh Flowers and... wow. What a place. Anyway, in this video Jennie Breaks down her no-dig dahlia approach.
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Hey y'all, Jennie has even way more detail than what is in this video at her blog: lovenfreshflowers.com/2020/11/08/overwintering-dahlias/
I'm in 6 and I left mine in the ground all winter and we had below freezing Temps and there all coming back up now!! Ijust put a buckets over some with a rock on top. The ones that didn't have a bucket they came back to!! It's april17th 2023 and we had 3 days in high 80s and they have there first set of leaves!
Hi I live in zone 6B Weymouth Mass I want to try them this year was there a certain variety that you planted? And can you tell me what parts of the day do yours get full sun and for how long? Thankyou Brittany S
I just learned some people digs them out. We don't even cut them, just let them be, it will naturally die down and decompose in place. Winter here getsto -10 to -15 Celsius
Just in time!! I have no storage place for my dahlias so I’m going to try this method this year. Accidentally left some last year in the ground and they all came back although it was one of the coldest winter on record. I live in eastern Germany, zone 6.
Whoa that's amazing. did you get earlier blooms, out of curiosity?
@@notillgrowers yeah…I got blooms in June even though they just sprouted 3 weeks before. I usually have to start them indoors in February to get blooms that early and they would get lanky and fragile but the ones that remain outside sprouted end of may and got flowers 3-4 weeks later. I did notice that they were under a lot of compost so that definitely was the key. I’ll try it today with the few hundreds that I have in the ground…I’ll rather lose them in the ground that use all my cellar space to lose a lot of them to rot or drying up.
Very cool to hear, thank you
I don't grow dahlias (for pleasure, not business) because of all the work traditionally involved. I think that I will try them next year in my kitchen garden. Thanks for teaching about this method.
Wow! I am so inspired! I am editing a video now on this very same topic and I am going to reference your video. You raise some crucial points! Thanks for sharing.
I live in the Scottish Borders and when we get our flower beds in (just moved last year) I will definitely try this! Our winters are about the same as NY and Pa. so it'll be neat to try it. I tried doing dahlia's once but just didn't get the attention they needed after I made cuttings, so I'll try again. I also just read an article by a Dutch bulb grower who basically said the exact same thing about Tulips! They don't like to get wet over winter, otherwise they're ok with the cold. btw, your Border Collie is very cute!
Just the content I need heading to flower gardening. Thank you both No-Till and Jennie. Can't wait to add your book to my must-read collection. 👍👍
Brilliant love your farm
Please not been a know all but what I got from a farmer was sheeps wool it was costing him to sell it so he gave it to me for composting I mixed it with straw horse manure the stuff was brilliant it kept the ground warm I put a good 10 inches on we had bad frost this year here in Ireland 🇮🇪 nothing was harmed and the worms loved it and best of all the slugs hated it in no time as spring warmed up it was completely soil
when I was digging the tubers up we have heavy clay soil it was impossible to dry them like you I found the frost done them no harm but frost And dampness was the killer especially on the bishops verity
I love you farm so well kept
God Bless the work
Hello from zone 7a & across the bridge here in Haddon Heights, New Jersey! I’m so glad I saw this! This is my 4th year growing Dahlias & my collection has grown to 2OO tubers & the process of storing them is too daunting this end of season! I have left them in place. I agree, Dahlia take up way to much prime real estate for only the few weeks at the end of our season ( October they really shine ). I’m so glad to know those that make it will bloom earlier & hopefully longer! I did remove the Stalks b/c of powder mildew that showed up the last few warm weeks.
What a nice and informative video, I loved it and the begin puts a smile on my face🎉
Wow... !!! My best friend, Great... We liked and enjoyed to the end. Thanks Have a happy day!
Hi Jesse, I realise that this is video is year old but can we have more videos on flowers and no dig, please. I love your market garden videos but I grow medicinal herbs so I have a mix of perennial and annual so I would love to gear more on the perennial side. Much love and happy farming.... pxxx
Thanks - very helpful.
You might have just changed my life. This technique and with no Philly accent!
Missed by a couple weeks as my wife dug them up in so it's if my argument that if it grows in the ground it could rather stay in the ground. Next year for sure. We live in zone 5 Douglas new Brunswick cda
I'd love notes on who in zone 5 and what varieties are being overwintered as this is one of my hybridization goals!
Can't wait to give this a try! Way easier than digging up each year!
Thank you SO MUCH for posting this video! As a fairly new cut flower farmer in zone 5b who despises all the challenges that come along with digging and storing dahlias over the winter, I am most definitely going to experiment with this method next year! My question is this: when first establishing your permanent dahlia planting area and investing in your initial stock, one of the biggest fears is the discovery that one (or more) of your newly planted tubers will be infected with crown or leafy gall. These diseases are most often discovered when digging/lifting the tubers in the late fall - thus, with the 'no-dig dahlias' approach, I'm wondering how these dreaded diseases are detected - and if/when they are, how you properly treat/disinfect the soil in the permanent planting bed, since gall spreads via the soil? Thank you in advance for addressing this important topic; it is greatly appreciated!
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From my reading, dahlias will not fare well at temperatures below 20 degrees Fahrenheit. I, too, am an avid dahlia grower living in Zone B. I start my dahlia tubers in pots and transplant them to the prepared ground bed. Consequently, I would appreciate your letting me know how your no-dig dahlia experiment went. If this simpler method is effective in Zone B, I'd like to know! : )
Thank you so much Jennie im going to try this this coming up year here in Phenix City ala may GOD Bless you
I use my dahlias as a fun colour splash in my paddock at the end of the season. I plant them in between the artichokes and they are thriving.
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I constantly see the "dig them up" advice for dahlias and I have never understood it. I live in zone 8 in coastal VA and I have even seen that advice in WARMER areas further south. I feel like someone just started perpetuating that advice at some point and everybody just ran with it even though it serves no purpose. I have yet to see a single dahlia in my garden or anyone elses I know die off from being left in the ground, they always come back.
Edit: I do want to point out that in colder regions it could be good advice, but even then if you plant a bunch and some DO die off, the survivors are *surprise* cold hardy in your area now so that's an even bigger benefit. You never know until you try, that's how new varieties come about.
I don t want to buy new every year
I’m in NC and have to dig them up so they don’t rot due to poor drainage with out heavy clay soil. I lost all mine the first year because of all the rain in the spring. So now I start them in pots so they can drain, then plant once they have sprouted.
What do you do in early spring when they come up and you have a frost? I’m in zone 6a and we can get snow in April….what then?
🤘Hmmm, I wonder about trying this in zone 4b inside a high tunnel? Might have to experiment
I am so excited to find this~ can't wait to try it! will follow your blog. I do have questions about controlling slugs and snails - i see more garter snakes and hope they will eat the slugs. Thanks!
QUESTION👋 So are they cold tolerant and what is there minimum tolerance? When do you uncover them? Thank you❤
I'm just curious if you actually had any dahlias die from rot during the winter? I would never expect you to experiment with a large field of dahlias like that, but I'm just curious where this information comes as it's so different than my own experience. My dahlias come back beautifully after a long wet cold winter. I do mulch a couple of inches, but definitely do not tarp and have never had a problem here in zone 7A.
Quite amazing considering how much work most of us do to dig those darn things up and try to store. I have found that anything I try to store seems to struggle in anything other than its native soil still attached to it.
If I decide to make an entire bed of dahlias, I believe I will use your winter storage. We are zone 6a
Where is zone 6a
Q? Does this work for other tender bulbs?
Sorry I'm sight impaired and your post ink color is way to light for me to comfortably read. Thank you.
Does the leaf matter and chop and drop matter create earwigs and pill bugs? When I leave garden material to decay on the ground, I get a TONS of earwigs and pills bugs.
I do use your leaf and tarp method but now I’m in a quandary about when to divide the dahlias that are getting old and big in the clump. Fall? Spring? Please advise.
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Thanks for your video I'm thinking maybe next year I will keep mine in dirt. I'm in zone 7.
Here in British Columbia we plant tubers end of March pick the first ones end of June and pick till October. Great video but agree to disagree on leaving the tubers in the ground. Dividing creates a stronger crop which yields better stems. Tubers left in the ground become far to heavy
What zone are you in?
Is ground not frozen in March? 😊
Great idea! Why don't they dry out?? They always say don't let them dry out in storage.
Fantastic video, loved it. Can I plant a dahlia tuber now or as soon as I can buy them, then apply your technique? Thank u so much dave
If you’re in the northern hemisphere Jennie says you’d want to wait until spring to plant at this point
great video!!
Wonderful presentation and very helpful! Question: Lactic Acid and Vermicast Extract ?? Are they something a backyard gardener can buy or make ourselves? Thanks
lactic acid bacteria is super simple. Look up Chris Trump and follow his directions for LAB. Vermicast is equally simple and we'll have a video about that soon! Like next week I think.Just need the worm bin!
@@notillgrowers Wonderful! I did some googling after commenting but I like to support your channel and this would be a great topic for you to video - in your spare time of course, lol.
What zone are you working in? What is the threshold for it being too cold?
7-6b
Do you think that the home gardener can just cover the stalks with tinfoil and follow the rest of the steps like omit the tarp?
Can this be done in raised garden beds (made out of pallet collars) as well? 😊
Whats the best way to prevent earwigs from eating my Dahlias
Don't you still need to divide them every few years to rejuvenate them and prevent crowding?
I’m in zone 6B and left my dahlias in the ground because I’m lazy. I did mulch but no tarp. They also did much better than when I dug them up. I also have amaryllis that are blooming even though they are zone 8. I did mulch them but that is all. I live in the mountains of North Carolina and we had an extremely cold winter.
Great info! I’m in KY (6b) and want to try this. We’ve had a lot of frosts, so wondering if I’m too late? If you don’t have a lot of leaves, can you put wood chips or straw? Got the no-till book but haven’t had a chance to read it bc my husband grabbed it first.
Haha! If you haven't dug them yet I don't thin you're too late (shoutout to fellow 6b-ers), I don't know about the wood chips. Leaves would definitely be ideal, but perhaps other light mulches like straw would be fine. I'll ask Jennie if she's played with chips, though.
Jennie says no go on wood chips. Won’t provide the same insulation as straw or leaves
Q? Leaving the dahlia leaves doesn't promote disease?
Do you follow standard row and plant spacing using this method? Do the tuber clumps get too big after a few years and require dividing?
I'm not sure but I think she has more of that Information at her blog!
lovenfreshflowers.com/2020/11/08/overwintering-dahlias/
What about dahlias in pots?
what kind of little mini truck is that please ?
Leave them in the ground an you'll end up with enormous plants...atleast here in southwest Ohio
Curious if that's a positive or negative thing? Do they get too dense?
@@notillgrowers they become loaded with tops an seem to wanna be more like a bush. Then once in full bloom they wanna lay down an spread out it you dont manage them and keep em trimmed
@@uncommoncents2152 You can always dig them up when they become too big. That's what I do. After a few years the tubers are growing that big that they grow above the soil. At that point I dig them up, split them and replant. Still better than digging them up and store them during winter. France, zone 9a.
I live about an hour drive from Jenny but in zone 6. My mother-in-law gave me dahlia tubers about 30-35 years ago. I faithfully dug them up every fall for several years, but one year I missed but they obviously weren’t mulched well enough, because they didn’t survive. I wish I had known about this method back then.
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would this process work with peonies?
Peonies are cold hardly so you don't have to dig them up ,if newly planted protect with leaves