Talking through dahlia digging and curing tips and tricks--DON'T skip the two week curing process at high humidity, it is a game changer! Coming up is part 2, storage options!
Hope I will find part 2, but I have been growing and showing dahlias for many years and this is one of the best videos discussing dahlia harvest I’ve seen.🎉
I've never heard anyone talk about the water getting into the stems & leading to rot but I've always suspected that! Great thorough video! Love your farm name! That's one of the names I had thought of using for my farm! 😊
I appreciate the advice i just bought my first box of daliah duet bulbs and had no clue what i am getting myself into. Im growing them in a 5 gallon bucket
I’ve watched dozens of videos on dahlia storage and this is the first time I’ve heard about gall, or how to cure. I think some of mine had that last year… who knew??!
Gall is everywhere on dahlia tubers so it’s highly likely you’ve come across some! All else fails treat them like potatoes, we learned curing from a potato farmer 😅
So many great tips! I didn't realize they need to cure in such high humidity. Do you do anything to the soil where you removed the infected dahlias? I also had plant gall on some of my plants. I tossed the plants. Can I still plant my dahlias this season in the area where the infected dahlias came from last year? My raised beds are where I plant my dahlias, so it will stink if I can't use half that bed. Also, did you do your follow-up video on storing? I can't find it in the list of videos.
@Blossomandbranch Thanks for the reply. Uh oh. I didnt cure them. Just placed them in bag of vermiculite. I'll cross my fingers for next 4 months. Lolol
Yup, I'd say keep susceptible varieties out of that area for a couple years--you can also solarize the soil in the hot months, but always be sure to rotate plants, which will help the most!
