I am growing Dahlias for the first time. Very much a novice gardener. Your video’s are so helpful. Thank you for sharing your experience and expertise.
As you so correctly point out to pinch out the main shoot to encourage a more bushier plant to produce more stems which will yield more flowers. How much more space should you allow when planting dahlias in a row? If it becomes more bushier, should I plant at least 18 inches or further apart? Last year one of these side shoots started to get taller than the main stem (where it was pinched). How should I control its sideways and upward growth? Should I pinch out its main stem after its 5th leaf level? Once I have planted out the dahlias in the ground and then decided to splice the main stem at say the 5th leaf (level), there's some conflicting advice to protect that cut in case it rains. What is your advice & experience? Once the plant starts to grow, I tend to cut out the lowest of the pair of leaves as they tend to drag on the soil and I feel they reduce the airflow. Is this wise? What do you do? Sometimes these lower leaves have wilted and begun to shrivel. Thank you in advance for all your advice and sharing of your knowledge & experience.
Hi Ashe, thanks for your questions. Its usual to pinch out dahlias so advice on spacing given by the supplier will usually take this into account. Not pinching out will give you a tall thin plant with one large bloom -if you are planning to exhibit for example. Pinching out early in the season, before the stem gets hollow, means you don't have to protect from rain (in my view). Yes I agree. strip away those early leaves, and also later on when the plant is bushy to allow air circulation. the lower leaves are usually spent by then and get little light. Here is a video on just that subject th-cam.com/video/ZcTrcDhieEo/w-d-xo.html You're welcome!
@@MoorfieldFarmFlowers Thank you so much for your considered replies and the link to the 'mid-season chop' video. [I hadn't seen this one yet]. One pending question that I had was controlling the sideways and upward growth of a lateral shoot. Should I pinch out the main stem of this side shoot after its 5th leaf? Because after a few weeks supporting it becomes quite a challenge.
Thanks Ashe, there is no standard rule on pinching out the laterals - and making the right cut can be challenging. Each cut will result in at least two shoots developing below the cut, and they grow quickly so have that in mind when making your decisions. We continually cut the flowers so the first consideration is getting a long stem for each bloom, but if growing for garden display your choices will be different. In general cut more deeply than you might at first think. Also disbud continually to allow only the shoots you want to develop. It's easier to do than to describe !
Hi Danielle thanks for your question. The common cause of tall thin plants is too little light. Is that likely? If you are growing indoors you will require an artificial light of some sort. LEDs are efficient and not expensive.
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You have become my new favorite dahlia resource. Thank you so much for taking the time to teach us. I'm so grateful to have found you 🙏
Thank you! Its kind of you to take the time to comment and I and I'm glad you find the videos helpful.
I am growing Dahlias for the first time. Very much a novice gardener. Your video’s are so helpful. Thank you for sharing your experience and expertise.
Hi Marion, Thank you very much for your kind words.
Really enjoy your videos. Thanks very much
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Thank you for information. In Moscow the last frost day is also in the first week of June.
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As you so correctly point out to pinch out the main shoot to encourage a more bushier plant to produce more stems which will yield more flowers. How much more space should you allow when planting dahlias in a row? If it becomes more bushier, should I plant at least 18 inches or further apart?
Last year one of these side shoots started to get taller than the main stem (where it was pinched). How should I control its sideways and upward growth? Should I pinch out its main stem after its 5th leaf level?
Once I have planted out the dahlias in the ground and then decided to splice the main stem at say the 5th leaf (level), there's some conflicting advice to protect that cut in case it rains. What is your advice & experience?
Once the plant starts to grow, I tend to cut out the lowest of the pair of leaves as they tend to drag on the soil and I feel they reduce the airflow. Is this wise? What do you do? Sometimes these lower leaves have wilted and begun to shrivel.
Thank you in advance for all your advice and sharing of your knowledge & experience.
Hi Ashe, thanks for your questions. Its usual to pinch out dahlias so advice on spacing given by the supplier will usually take this into account. Not pinching out will give you a tall thin plant with one large bloom -if you are planning to exhibit for example.
Pinching out early in the season, before the stem gets hollow, means you don't have to protect from rain (in my view).
Yes I agree. strip away those early leaves, and also later on when the plant is bushy to allow air circulation. the lower leaves are usually spent by then and get little light. Here is a video on just that subject th-cam.com/video/ZcTrcDhieEo/w-d-xo.html
You're welcome!
@@MoorfieldFarmFlowers Thank you so much for your considered replies and the link to the 'mid-season chop' video. [I hadn't seen this one yet]. One pending question that I had was controlling the sideways and upward growth of a lateral shoot. Should I pinch out the main stem of this side shoot after its 5th leaf? Because after a few weeks supporting it becomes quite a challenge.
Thanks Ashe, there is no standard rule on pinching out the laterals - and making the right cut can be challenging. Each cut will result in at least two shoots developing below the cut, and they grow quickly so have that in mind when making your decisions. We continually cut the flowers so the first consideration is getting a long stem for each bloom, but if growing for garden display your choices will be different. In general cut more deeply than you might at first think. Also disbud continually to allow only the shoots you want to develop. It's easier to do than to describe !
why is it that mine grew very long and thin. So had to pinch after only 2 set of leaves there's about 4inches in between leaves???
Hi Danielle thanks for your question. The common cause of tall thin plants is too little light. Is that likely? If you are growing indoors you will require an artificial light of some sort. LEDs are efficient and not expensive.