Dear Moorefield farmer, So happy to share with you that my dahlia pompom seedlings 🌱 all look fresh and healthy from a sowing 3 weeks ago (February 2024)! The first sowing batch has 3 sets of true leaves.. My question is , if i wanted bushier growth and more stems, I need to pinch them, right ❓ Could I root those tops the way you did❓🌷🌷🌷 Thank you Mm
Hi,, thanks for your question. Yes! Dahlias benefit from pinching out. Here is my video on this th-cam.com/video/oJV05YSsYKE/w-d-xo.html You will not only get a bushier more pleasing plant, but more flowers, and healthier too, so pinching is part of standard Dahlia care. And Yes! you can root the tips - recut to just below a node, and plant up in a warm, humid environment. Good luck !!
Hi Beverlea. I use an indoor area with light and heat to get them started. Then later move them to usually a polytunnel to grow on. A greenhouse is ideal if heated. Hope yours are doing well !
Hello Chris, Yes that is a very good question! Traditionally cuttings are placed around the edge of a pot, and there are explanations and myths around why this might be advantageous. The most attractive explanation to me is that a root will tend to branch when meeting the inner surface of the pot, leading to a more bushy root system. I know of no scientific investigations to confirm this. One disadvantage from my own experience is that leaves tend to rot if they touch the plastic bag when near the edge. And of course it involves disturbing the young cutting to plant it on. We take cuttings into individual pots because they do as well as we wish for, almost all cuttings take ok, and we are then well into growth before transplanting to a larger pot. I would be interested to hear of any scientific evidence either way. Great question and thank you for this Chris.
Thank you for the informative video! Will vermiculate will be OK as a mulch? Also, maybe this one will be a silly question 😊 I suspect that tubers might be infected with some kind of virus or bacteria as some of the tubers were rotten. If I take cuttings from tubers which look OK, but might be infected, will desease spread it to their cuttings too?
Hi Derila, Thanks for taking the time to comment and for your questions. Vermiculite is a good mulch, we use it all the time. Regarding infected tubers. Rotten tubers usually implies the conditions were unsuitable, and various bacteria and mould could be in the rotten part. It's usual to simply cut away the part and use the remaining tuber in the normal way. th-cam.com/video/z8ftiLN83Os/w-d-xo.html Transmission would be unlikely. Although some specific infections are more troublesome, for example Leafy Gall, which is a bacteria which IS transmissible - discard the tuber if suspected. th-cam.com/video/NW4uMZju5-0/w-d-xo.html Viruses are big trouble and if there is suspicion the whole plant should be destroyed by burning or other non-composting method. They can be very specific and infect only one variety, or more widespread. Viruses are usually diagnosed on the adult plant and would be undetectable in tubers. th-cam.com/video/djyLK_WBgBA/w-d-xo.html Good luck with your dahlia journey!
Excellent little tutorial. Thank you.
Thanks Tammie, nice of you to say so.
Thank you for sharing knowledge!
Thank you so much Kaboogi
Muy buen vlog
Thanks Yesid.
Thank you for your helpful advice
Thanks for your encouragement and for taking the time to comment Sharon, and good luck with your growing.
@@MoorfieldFarmFlowers just taken 9 cuttings today I have put them in a propagator under some lights so fingers crossed 🤞
Great! And it sounds like they are well looked after :)
Dear Moorefield farmer,
So happy to share with you that my dahlia pompom seedlings 🌱 all look fresh and healthy from a sowing 3 weeks ago (February 2024)! The first sowing batch has 3 sets of true leaves..
My question is , if i wanted bushier growth and more stems, I need to pinch them, right ❓
Could I root those tops the way you did❓🌷🌷🌷
Thank you
Mm
Hi,, thanks for your question.
Yes! Dahlias benefit from pinching out. Here is my video on this th-cam.com/video/oJV05YSsYKE/w-d-xo.html You will not only get a bushier more pleasing plant, but more flowers, and healthier too, so pinching is part of standard Dahlia care.
And Yes! you can root the tips - recut to just below a node, and plant up in a warm, humid environment. Good luck !!
Fab and informative video. Where do you put cuttings is this indoors or in a greenhouse?
Hi Beverlea. I use an indoor area with light and heat to get them started. Then later move them to usually a polytunnel to grow on. A greenhouse is ideal if heated. Hope yours are doing well !
Excellent video. Very helpful for beginners like me. Many thanks.
Thank you very much for your kind comment.
You are a well of information. I would do much better next year! Merci beaucoup!
Thank you Mary.
wonderful! i will be doing this with some of the tubers i bought recently.
Wonderful, I hope it all works out well for you.
Is there any difference to putting cuttings around the edge compared to in the centre.
Hello Chris,
Yes that is a very good question! Traditionally cuttings are placed around the edge of a pot, and there are explanations and myths around why this might be advantageous. The most attractive explanation to me is that a root will tend to branch when meeting the inner surface of the pot, leading to a more bushy root system. I know of no scientific investigations to confirm this.
One disadvantage from my own experience is that leaves tend to rot if they touch the plastic bag when near the edge. And of course it involves disturbing the young cutting to plant it on. We take cuttings into individual pots because they do as well as we wish for, almost all cuttings take ok, and we are then well into growth before transplanting to a larger pot.
I would be interested to hear of any scientific evidence either way.
Great question and thank you for this Chris.
wonderful! i will be doing this with some of the tubers i bought recently.
Great! Good luck with yours.
Thank you for the informative video! Will vermiculate will be OK as a mulch? Also, maybe this one will be a silly question 😊 I suspect that tubers might be infected with some kind of virus or bacteria as some of the tubers were rotten. If I take cuttings from tubers which look OK, but might be infected, will desease spread it to their cuttings too?
Hi Derila, Thanks for taking the time to comment and for your questions.
Vermiculite is a good mulch, we use it all the time.
Regarding infected tubers. Rotten tubers usually implies the conditions were unsuitable, and various bacteria and mould could be in the rotten part. It's usual to simply cut away the part and use the remaining tuber in the normal way. th-cam.com/video/z8ftiLN83Os/w-d-xo.html Transmission would be unlikely. Although some specific infections are more troublesome, for example Leafy Gall, which is a bacteria which IS transmissible - discard the tuber if suspected. th-cam.com/video/NW4uMZju5-0/w-d-xo.html
Viruses are big trouble and if there is suspicion the whole plant should be destroyed by burning or other non-composting method. They can be very specific and infect only one variety, or more widespread. Viruses are usually diagnosed on the adult plant and would be undetectable in tubers. th-cam.com/video/djyLK_WBgBA/w-d-xo.html
Good luck with your dahlia journey!
@@MoorfieldFarmFlowers thank you very much for your comprehensive answer!
@@Derila1 Its a pleasure!