Dahlia Obsessed!! // Staking, Harvesting, + Discussing Varieties // Green Bee Floral Co.
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 28 ส.ค. 2022
- It's the end of August (already!), and we're discussing the dahlias.
It has been a TOUGH year for dahlias for everyone, it seems. Every bloom is a victory - nay, a miracle.
So let's chat about some of my first blooming varieties, how to stake dahlias, some seed varieties, and some surprises that bloomed in the field.
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My favourite too is Penhill Dark Watermelon. Looks like a must-have: High Blood Fires. Hi and thanks from Germany. Great presentation.
Love the yellow dahlia with the pink tinged petals.
Number 1 seed dahlia is my favourite with the touch of pink at back of pedal. Beautiful.
I love that yellow seed dahlia. I hope you grow it this year. I will have to order dahlias from you next year, you have great varieties.
Beautiful dahlias ! I love it! And yes you right they are kind addictive 🙈
Dahlias are so pretty. Each one a masterpiece. Beautiful video. Blessings to you and your family. 😊
Thank you! 💕
Great info...next season can you make a video as you are setting up your stakng system.
Lol...as soon as I got done typing my question ...u started talking about your system
Do you have a video on how you stake your dahlias?? It looks great and looks like it works well
Love your flower farm! I am definitely gonna try that stake method next year...my dahlias are a hot mess this year 🤦♀️🤣 it's ok, the majority stayed straight up.
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Your dahlias are beautiful! I would definitely buy tubers from you 😊!
Great video, very informative, thank you 🙂
Glad you enjoyed it!
so nice to have a grower from ontario.. im in montreal quebec... its been a hard year. i have 2 weddings september 23 and 30th.... i dont have a farm... i have a backyard ahaha but i have 35 zinnias... and 4 dahlia..bought 16 tubers from a company in canada... i was disapointed i lost 12... my costco tubers did better😅😅
Do you have a video of your water tank drip irrigation? I have a 1876 farm with only 1 water faucet at the back of the house, and many gardens around the property. I catch rain water from off the buildings into rain barrels, and would love to know how you set up your system.
Once the weather warms, we’ll definitely do a breakdown on the irrigation!
Great info...love your style! I'm in my first year in Kansas, we have had a very dry season. With it being my first year I nothing to compare it with, which is a good thing. I did some seed dahlias and most of the plants produced yellow similar to what you showed. Is that the norm? I have a couple of others that I am really loving.
Yellow and open-centred are dominant traits for dahlias, which is why whites, closed-centre ball dahlias are so sought after; these traits are recessive (like green eyes and red hair in humans).
It is very easy to get caught up in comparing year over year. The important thing is to enjoy the process and cherish each bloom.
I've watched some of your videos and subbed tonight. I live south of you in central NY state. My dahlias are 5-6 1/2 feet this year! I did have to water as it was definitely dryer than last summer. Can I ask how wide your dahlia rows are? I'm going to add a new strip in our yard, 3 feet wide, but not sure if the corraling that wide would work as well? I"m not planning on using the netting. Thanks. I like a bunch of your pink ball dahlias too
Hi Jessica,
Our rows are about 30” wide - give or take 12” on each side of the drip tape. Our beds are 30ft deep, so the rows are approx 30ft long. I do recommend corralling or supporting them in some ways, especially when you have dahlias growing on either side of drip tape like we do, because you’ll risk them flopping into your walking aisles.
I hope you did name it rubber ducky!
We did!
How far apart are your stakes? Not length but width. Thanks for your videos!
We plant 2 rows with drip tape in the centre. The width is about 2ft total. Sometimes 2.5ft depending on variety.
@greenbeefloralco thank you sweetie!
Bride to be )I think is the white dahlia I have 2 and really looks exactly like that
It definitely cannot be that - I've never purchased that dahlia. It's probably Sandia Showboat (I think Viv Russell is the one with the purple streaks under the petals).
oe Rubber Ducky but the other one looks a bit bland to me and I dont like the pink tinge
I do like Rubber Duckie. It’s on year 2 as tubers now, so I know it’s stable.
I can't wait to grow linda's baby.I ordered 6 from Eden brothers for 2023 I just can't wait 🙏
Linda's Baby is a favourite here too. :)
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