Awe! Im so sorry your family and especially E are going through all this. Please remember that people do care and Wish you the Best . So much LOVE and admiration for your ability to handle this situation. ❤
I only grow for myself, but I am in zone 5 and have had terrible luck with dahlias. This video has unlocked some reasons why. Thank you for still giving us a part of yourself despite having your mind and energy pulled by one of hardest things any human can face 🧡 continuing to root for you all in this unprecedented season and hoping you have the full network of support you need
Love this! I’ve been growing dahlias for years and I appreciate your knowledge. The biggest issue for me is pest control. The best thing we did was put in a couple of fountains low enough attracting frogs and other creatures that eat earwigs, aphids and grasshoppers. Biodiversity created the best dahlia blooms ever without organza bagging. I admire your strength and courage sharing your heartbreaking journey and triumphs with your daughter Fully support you and your family
Yes! I love this! Having a local water source is so important. You'll not only attract frogs but also birds too. I think people underestimate the importance of biodiversity and doing something as simple as what you did can make a world of difference when it comes to pests. With a situation like yours, you should have no problem overwintering and getting decent blooms! I should probably put in a little fountain but I do have toads in my field :)
This is so helpful. I come here to learn the science part of flowers. Thank you very much 🙏🏻🥰❤️ I am so glad to see your daughter doing ok/well. Sending love from here 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻❤️❤️❤️
❤️ our son was diagnosed with a rare genetic condition when he was just a baby, and it has added a layer to parenting. I empathize with the rollercoaster you must be on right now. My son is 22 now and there are still lots of medical appointments, but it's part of the routine. I hope your experience is as smooth as it can be. Take good care of yourself and your family.
I'm so sorry to hear this. I know this will be a lifelong of monitoring and I am holding out hope that modern advances in medicine can mean potentially a different future for our kids than the last generation. I hope your son is doing as best as he can be with his situation!
I love these science based videos you do, as a dahlia home enthusiast for 4 years now, this was awesome and is making me question some of my presprouting for early blooms...
I'm so glad to hear! I would love to know from you though, how does presprouting work for you? I think it can work beautifully well, assuming you provide the dahlias with the conditions it wants- ie more light and keeping them on a heat mat. You can essentially jumpstart the process of allowing them to put on vegetative growth so that once August comes around, they are really primed to start putting out blooms for you and you can get a longer harvest out of them!
I am in zone equivalent to us 3 or 2 , dahlias thrive in this climate, but early frosts are a problem, our summer has been chilly and rainy, dahlias developed too slow, and was knocked out by a early frost night in early september. Normal years my dahlias start blooming in late july and through august until first frost sometimes in september
Wow, that is really cold! Where do you live exactly? It's unfortunately been a tough year for many with dahlias this year between abnormal rains, abnormally hot summers, etc :(
Firstly, I'm sending good vibes to you and your family! My question as a first time dahlia grower: to keep the tubers in the ground over winter OR pull them up and plant them in the spring. Did your research indicate pros or cons? I'm zone 6A/B so similar to your growing zone. Thanks and all the best with this upcoming weeks surgery ❤
Thank you for your well wishes :) I think it depends on your situation. If you're someone who has really worked on cultivating a microecosystem where you have natural predators and beneficials that can help you mitigate pests at the height of summer, then by all means I would say try to overwinter! Or if you are willing to spray, you need to be ready to spray because any successfully overwintered dahlias will likely be pest prone. You may want to do both. Dig up some and overwinter some so that way you can see which works better for you!
The 2 years I went to the trouble of digging my tubers, they froze or rotted where they were stored. 😂😢 So my solution is to buy inexpensive tubers, plant then where they get good drainage, mulch really well, and hope for the best. Not all the tubers survive, but for the price/work I will stick with leaving them in the ground (zone 7b).
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Awe! Im so sorry your family and especially E are going through all this. Please remember that people do care and Wish you the Best . So much LOVE and admiration for your ability to handle this situation. ❤
Beautiful and informative! Thank you! Praying for you all, sending love and prayers for your needs and healing of baby E!
Sending prayers to your family and E!!
I only grow for myself, but I am in zone 5 and have had terrible luck with dahlias. This video has unlocked some reasons why. Thank you for still giving us a part of yourself despite having your mind and energy pulled by one of hardest things any human can face 🧡 continuing to root for you all in this unprecedented season and hoping you have the full network of support you need
That's great to hear that this video help! And thank you :)
Love this! I’ve been growing dahlias for years and I appreciate your knowledge. The biggest issue for me is pest control. The best thing we did was put in a couple of fountains low enough attracting frogs and other creatures that eat earwigs, aphids and grasshoppers. Biodiversity created the best dahlia blooms ever without organza bagging. I admire your strength and courage sharing your heartbreaking journey and triumphs with your daughter Fully support you and your family
Yes! I love this! Having a local water source is so important. You'll not only attract frogs but also birds too. I think people underestimate the importance of biodiversity and doing something as simple as what you did can make a world of difference when it comes to pests. With a situation like yours, you should have no problem overwintering and getting decent blooms!
I should probably put in a little fountain but I do have toads in my field :)
This is so helpful. I come here to learn the science part of flowers. Thank you very much 🙏🏻🥰❤️ I am so glad to see your daughter doing ok/well. Sending love from here 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻❤️❤️❤️
Thank you Crane 🤗
Thanks Jessie I always appreciate your videos as a first year grower.
Thank you 💜
❤️ our son was diagnosed with a rare genetic condition when he was just a baby, and it has added a layer to parenting. I empathize with the rollercoaster you must be on right now. My son is 22 now and there are still lots of medical appointments, but it's part of the routine. I hope your experience is as smooth as it can be. Take good care of yourself and your family.
I'm so sorry to hear this. I know this will be a lifelong of monitoring and I am holding out hope that modern advances in medicine can mean potentially a different future for our kids than the last generation. I hope your son is doing as best as he can be with his situation!
Stunning flowers.
Excellent video, really informative thank you!!
Also we are still doing your followers challenge and its going great! 🙏
I love these science based videos you do, as a dahlia home enthusiast for 4 years now, this was awesome and is making me question some of my presprouting for early blooms...
I'm so glad to hear! I would love to know from you though, how does presprouting work for you? I think it can work beautifully well, assuming you provide the dahlias with the conditions it wants- ie more light and keeping them on a heat mat. You can essentially jumpstart the process of allowing them to put on vegetative growth so that once August comes around, they are really primed to start putting out blooms for you and you can get a longer harvest out of them!
Prayers for E and your family
Thank you 💜
thanks for sharing❤️
I am in zone equivalent to us 3 or 2 , dahlias thrive in this climate, but early frosts are a problem, our summer has been chilly and rainy, dahlias developed too slow, and was knocked out by a early frost night in early september. Normal years my dahlias start blooming in late july and through august until first frost sometimes in september
Wow, that is really cold! Where do you live exactly? It's unfortunately been a tough year for many with dahlias this year between abnormal rains, abnormally hot summers, etc :(
Firstly, I'm sending good vibes to you and your family!
My question as a first time dahlia grower: to keep the tubers in the ground over winter OR pull them up and plant them in the spring. Did your research indicate pros or cons? I'm zone 6A/B so similar to your growing zone.
Thanks and all the best with this upcoming weeks surgery
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Thank you for your well wishes :)
I think it depends on your situation. If you're someone who has really worked on cultivating a microecosystem where you have natural predators and beneficials that can help you mitigate pests at the height of summer, then by all means I would say try to overwinter! Or if you are willing to spray, you need to be ready to spray because any successfully overwintered dahlias will likely be pest prone.
You may want to do both. Dig up some and overwinter some so that way you can see which works better for you!
The 2 years I went to the trouble of digging my tubers, they froze or rotted where they were stored. 😂😢 So my solution is to buy inexpensive tubers, plant then where they get good drainage, mulch really well, and hope for the best. Not all the tubers survive, but for the price/work I will stick with leaving them in the ground (zone 7b).