How to Plant Dahlia Tubers in Pots for Earlier Blooms
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 30 ก.ย. 2024
- How to plant Dahlia tubers in small containers for earlier blooms - 5 easy steps to get them started and get a jump on the growing season.
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I just got my box of dahlia tubers. I went a bit crazy…🙄lots to plant. I’m conceerned about rodents eating them. This Year something has eaten a bunch of my tulip bulbs. A new problem!😡
Greetings 🌸 I got my 1st dahlia tuber. It's called Crazy Love. It's just one tuber. It's light pink with hints of lilac and yellow in the middle. Shall I put some bone meal and roc phosphate in the hole where the tubers go? Thank you for the tips!
Hi Kim I’m in zone 10a… when can I place the tubers in a pot? Thanks!
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You can do that in the early Spring - warmer weather above 70 is preferred! If you are finding my channel helpful - do subscribe and the thumbs up the videos that you watch! That would be appreciated. CaliKim
This was excellent! I have never grown those, and I would not have done even ONE of the things you said correctly! :-) So, thank you
Sidenote, CG, I think a part of what makes Kim’s videos so amazing is the clarity and the color and obviously the filming details. You can tell that y’all have invested in this channel. 🎉
I love dahlias!! 💐 they are just amazing flowers so prolific, I hope I do get a good deal this year like last year lolz!
We got potted plants for 90c hoping same for this year 😜
Never grown from tubers.
I got 6 for $1 each a couple weeks ago. They're thriving! I was leery, good dead head and they're thriving!
I ordered Cafe Au Lait. Diva & Ice Tea from Swan Island. I was going to plant them mid April here in 9b.
CaliKim you must be a mind reader because I just started something similar. I just indoor potted some Australian Canna Lily rhizomes while I wait for PNW weather to stabilize. I've never grown Dahlias (maybe next year) but now I know that if the tubers have no neck or eyes then they won't grow. I wonder if a similar concept also applies to lilies? Can't wait to see where in the garden these will go so I can duplicate your feng shui. Thank you for this interesting episode! 👉
Absolutely excellent how-to on dahlias! Thank you, Kim!
Fav points: 1. no neck / no eye = not viable 2. susceptible to rot from moisture. 3. Plant with tubers down, eyes up.
Fantastic!
Perfect timing! I just got a few tubers too haha
What size pots do I need ?
I am using one-gallon containers in this video; a one to five gallon container can work. CK
Thank you for posting this video. Two months I purchased a 3 pack of the Humpty Dumpty dahlias and was not sure if I should pot them since it's been so cold and wet here.😊
Thank you for the video, I shall use your guidelines. I just want to add what a beautiful lady you are too :)
Kim the pictures of your dahlia tubers are very pretty I have some dahlias tubers that I am going to plant in my flower beds when it warms up I'm thinking about starting them off like you're doing anyway I look forward to seeing your dahlias when they bloom.
I’m growing a variety by seed but I am hoping to save some tubers if I learn how.
I purchased my first dahlia tubers a few weeks ago but haven't done anything with them yet because I haven't researched how to grow them. I really needed this. Coincidentally, I just received my order of CK 1-gallon smart pots in the mail. Now I'm all set! Thank you.
do you have to plant them into larger pots after this? The tubers seem so squished in! Let me know - would be great to keep them in smaller containers.
Yes you do, they need the room in order to grow. Hope this helps, let me know, CK
So are you leaving the dahlias in these smaller pots all summer?
Thanks for this video Cali kim.
I am in Trinidad and Tobago. We have a trpical climate and heavy rains from June to December
First time planting Dahlis.
Your video was very informative.
I would like more information on planting dinnerplate dahlias.
Thanks for sharing!
I am really looking forward to your Belle of Barmera! Can't wait to see it! I have always grown dahlias, but will not do so this year. I will not do extra work in the garden and just let my berries and apples do their thing. They do not need my help in order to produce. :-D
Fingers crossed, Ranka!!!
I just purchased some Dahlia tubers after attending a class on Dahlias. Your video was very informative. Can I move the Dahlia's from the Calikim boxes to the ground after they sprout? Of should I just plant the entire container in the ground? Thank you
Take them out and plant them in the ground, Suzannemerica, - so sorry for my delay!! CK
I grow daliahs every year here in Santa Clarita, CA. They are prolific. I love the Pompons the best! This is the first year leaving them in the ground instead of digging them up and storing them. I picked a bad year to try that for the first time with all of the rain, I am afraid they may have rotted in the ground. Time will tell. I ordered several new varieties also. Waiting to plant them until the soil them is above 65 degrees as instructed by Swan Island Daliahs. Thanks for the video.
Thanks for sharing, Vicfric!! Always good to hear from you - CK
My friend just gave me some tubers to plant and they already have eyes on them that are like maybe a foot long - can I still plant them? I’m a brand new gardener.
I want to grow dahlis
Yes! I have some for this summer! Can’t wait. Jan
Wonderful! Keep us posted, Jan!
Pom Pom dahlias! Adorable! I have to look for them!
It is actually Pompon, weird right?! They look like Pom poms to me!
I am new to Dahlia ...so tell me, do your Dahlia grow in those Grow Pots all season? or do you take them out of those pots and plant them in the ground?
This is my first year trying to grow dahlias. Did i completely mess everything up by splitting up all the little potatoes instead of leaving them attached together?
Don't worry, you likely haven't completely messed up your dahlia-growing endeavors! leaving the tubers attached together can help with transplant shock and initial growth. Splitting up the tubers is common and is often done to propagate dahlias.
Be sure that each piece has at least one "eye" or growing point. This is where the new growth will emerge from.
After splitting the tubers, let the cut surfaces dry for a day or two before planting. This can help prevent rotting.
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@@CaliKim29 ok, i didn't know about the eye but i did try to break them away as close as i could to the old stem in the middle. They were my dads favorite flower and we just lost him this year so hopefully i can grow some beautiful dahlias in his memory.
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Thanks! I got some clearance w sprouts..going to try for this year! Its late
Good luck! Kim
Do you add more soil to the pot as the flower grows?
No need to but make sure the tuber is covered, as it sprouts. I'll be doing a video on this soon -
Kim - It would help your viewers (who are boomers turned more health conscious) to start using a more helpful analogy for soil consistency than "crumbly brownie mix". Or at least use two analogies for those of us who don't remember "crumbly brownie mix". Some of us haven't made brownies in 4 decades or more and haven't bought "brownie or cake mixes"in just as long or longer.
Thanks, Emily, will keep this in mind going forward. Good points! (This is also an indicator of how old I am!! HA HA). Kim
thanks a friend sent me 3 tubers from the ones he wintered over, gonna give it a try, they are small so I will start them in the 6" pots I have saved
Good luck! And do keep us posted!! Thanks for watching and commenting. Please click on the thumbs-up right under the videos that you watch - as that is helpful to us. Also, keep me posted on this! CK