Dahlias 101 - Spraying 

I hope you can reconsider using neonicotinoids, especially as such a powerful leader in the dahlia world! 🙏 These sprays are incredibly harmful to ecosystems, especially bees.

Our state (ct) doesn’t allow neonics anymore. The UK and the EU has banned it for awhile now. I find aphids disappear once the ladybugs 🐞 show up. Good tips

I don’t think spraying the heck out of the Dahlia’s environment is going to solve the problem long term. On top of that, you’ll probably be severely disturbing the micro biome.

Ty for all your videos. This is the first year of really growing them and I was clueless how to do it. A friend had given me a box of them. I can say I have fallen in love with them. Ty for all your help!

You do a great job on these videos

I already got all the products 🤗🌸 Thank You

A little sprinkle of diatomaceous earth around the base of the plant has totally stopped earwigs for me. I've learned about it for tiny countertop ants and it is great there. It is safe and easy, just avoid breathing it in.

Hi Heather, do you have a photo library on your website with photos of the different problems you discuss here? Thank you for all your informative videos, new dahlia grower home gardener.

Thank you for all your suggestions. Do you have a suggestion for leafy gall.

Please keep doing Video’s!!

My husband likes to use a homemade Neem oil, dish soap and water mixture. We did not use it as a preventive last year so some of our plants did struggle. Would you recommend this if used correctly???

How often should I water the bulbs when I am starting them inside? Also once they start to sprout inside when should in water?

Which product works well for spider mites you mentioned?

Grasshoppers are horrible this year ! They’re eating my dahlia buds before they even open! Is Neem oil usable on dahlias?

How often should you need to apply the Seven dust?

What spray is good for mold every plant has it.

For all those concerned with the use of Neonicotinoids, I contacted Swan Island. They do not use Neonicotinoids on their plants or tubers. They even have bee hives on site to help with pollination. They do sell those chemicals to their clients as pest control options if they personally choose to use them. But they themselves do not use them.

Can you mix your fertilizer and insect spray or do you have to do those things separately?

pretty sure spider mites like hot dry conditions. not humidity. although ive seen them in both situations

Can the flowers and buds be sprayed, with all of the afore mentioned sprays and treatments without damage? Or should the spray be concentrated on the leaves and stems only? Thank you for this very helpful video!

How can I avoid bringing these little annoying fleas to my house when I cut the dahlias and fill up my vases at home?

Can you go over your commercial spraying program?

Killing all those pollinators smfh

Not a fan of spraying pesticides... rather have an "imperfect" bloom than poison the soil.

I'm sorry I bought Dahlias from you seeing all the chemicals that you spray . It won't happen again

companion planting not pesticides....

A real shame that you publically advocating spraying anything.

stop it! stop it now. killing the bees is not worth you making a living this way. get a conscious. I'm not buying any plants from you and I'm telling all my friends and they will tell their friends