Pinching & Staking Dahlias | Container Gardening

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  • เผยแพร่เมื่อ 22 ธ.ค. 2024

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  • @iamfotojen
    @iamfotojen 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    They're looking so healthy and happy! Excited for your wall of blooms! 😊

  • @2013bmwf800gs
    @2013bmwf800gs 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I'm growing Dahlias for the first time this year and the blooms are just starting. So exciting!

    • @ChicagoGardener
      @ChicagoGardener  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      That’s so exciting!! What varieties are you growing?

    • @2013bmwf800gs
      @2013bmwf800gs 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@ChicagoGardener Lilac Time, Lavender Perfection, Thomas Edison, and Le Baron. Luckily I take pictures of labels before I plant otherwise I'd have no idea!

  • @yesidtac7863
    @yesidtac7863 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Muy buena idea

  • @flowerpixel
    @flowerpixel 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I saw your Dahlia video last year and it inspired me to grow one of my first tubers in a grow bag! And my grow bag Dahlia (for whatever reason) is now doing muuuuuuuch better than my in-ground ones. I literally *hate* staking anything. I hate tomato cages etc. I have a mental block on it, I just don't do it but I'm learning the hard way. I'm really confused. Is pinching the opposite of disbudding? Someone recommended I pinch off extra Dahlia buds to get one big bloom which seems like the antithesis of cutting the center stem?

    • @ChicagoGardener
      @ChicagoGardener  2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      That makes me happy to hear! So from what I’ve been told, pinching will make more branches to produce more blooms. I get pretty large flowers and haven’t ever pinched off the actual dahlia buds. I let them all bloom!

    • @flowerpixel
      @flowerpixel 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@ChicagoGardener thanks! I hated pinching mine off. I think I'm going to revert back to leaving them alone.

  • @v.mishrasart43
    @v.mishrasart43 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Nice video👍👍👍👍

  • @kfrankism
    @kfrankism ปีที่แล้ว

    They look so healthy. Do you feed them as they are growing? It that wall in full sun? I have only two for my first year. I pinched my first one. Why is so scary? LOL

    • @ChicagoGardener
      @ChicagoGardener  ปีที่แล้ว

      Every time I pinch a flower I’m afraid I’m going to kill it even though I never do 🤣 My dahlias are in full sun and I feed about once every two weeks!

    • @kfrankism
      @kfrankism ปีที่แล้ว

      @@ChicagoGardener What kind of fertilizer?

  • @scott8838
    @scott8838 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Is it possible the rain or bugs get into the stem that was cut. Looks hollow. 🌹

    • @ChicagoGardener
      @ChicagoGardener  2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I actually thought about that when I pinched it! I assume water and bugs could get in the inside of the stem. I don’t think the water would be an issue but I am going to keep an eye out for bugs.

  • @bambiwest1391
    @bambiwest1391 ปีที่แล้ว

    Can anyone tell me how they stake their dahlias when they are tall- 5-6 feet tall? I’ve tried the stake method, but mine can get so tall and big it’s to much for the 2-3 stakes to hold the dahlias upright, They start flopping over. I am going to try nipping them somewhat this year to see if that makes a difference 🤷‍♀️

    • @ChicagoGardener
      @ChicagoGardener  ปีที่แล้ว

      I’m going to use a large tomato cage for some of mine this year!

    • @bambiwest1391
      @bambiwest1391 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thank you for your idea. I did try that and some of mine are so big and they have stalks the size of a small tree that the cage couldn’t hold it- especially if there was wind 😫

  • @dianacurtis3
    @dianacurtis3 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    how often do you water the dahlias?

    • @ChicagoGardener
      @ChicagoGardener  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      So far this year, Mother Nature has been doing all the watering bc we’ve had so much rain (almost too much!) but last year during the peak of summer I was watering every morning. The grow bags dry out the fastest of all my containers so I may have watered less if they were in a less porous pot. I always stick my finger in and see if the first inch or two of soil is dry just to make sure I’m not overwatering.

    • @dianacurtis3
      @dianacurtis3 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@ChicagoGardener Thanks I have been watering every other day and there is mold on the soil. Not sure why. Also yours are so much bigger and I planted mine at the end of April. I guess we will see what happens. First time dahlia grower in the cloth pots you use.

  • @marymary5494
    @marymary5494 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    👌💕