The most informative and concise video on dahlia care. That must have felt heavenly standing in the fields of dahlias. I probably would have passed out being overcome with joy!
Sincere thanks for taking the time to share your wisdom, Danielle. You are very generous to take the time to do it. Your floral art is beautiful and your information is much valued. I must say, spending a little time with you and Grace in your beautiful garden is so relaxing! I am truly grateful to you for giving me the confidence to grow outside of my comfort zone. Sending greetings and heartfelt thanks from Central Otago, New Zealand. Happy gardening, everyone!
Thank you for the comprehensive set of tips to grow dahlias successfully. You have provided so much helpful information from start to finish! I’ve saved this lesson into my gardening folder for continual reference. I started a group of Dahlias this year with less than stellar results. I should do better next year using your tips! Again, thank you for this comprehensive set of tips so very well presented. Your enthusiasm radiates your love of flowers and gardening and has motivated me to go show my dahlias some TLC! 💕🌸
Thanks, Danielle🌺I am growing dahlias for my first time (in Minnesota). They are such an incredible flower and I adore them!!! These tips are really helpful❤️
I grow my dahlias from the seeds ,taken off my flowers every year ,,, when I de head them ,, let them dry then plant the following year ,,, I get an amazing amount of new plants, that all flower the same season that I planted them ,, This is so much easier than taking cuttings,,
Thank you so much! Your detailed feeding schedule is such a huge help. I've watched many videos and read many online articles, but I had no idea that dahlias needed so much food and water, which explains why I have never been successful with them. After yet another year of failure, I had decided to just give up on growing dahlias, but this video makes me want to try again. They're such beautiful plants, and it made me sad to think that they just weren't for me, but now I have hope. Thank you, thank you!
Same, I’ve had the same issues not being able to grow dahlias. I thought I just couldn’t grow them. After watching this video I’m aware of my mistakes. I hope your dahlias grow big and beautiful
best video ever, i ran out and did this with my dahlias. thank you for the inspiration and guidance, Danielle! May you receive 10000000000% in return of your generosity
Thank you so much. Your topic was timed perfectly. (I forgot to stake 😂). I did grow from seeds this year per your suggestion and am not sorry. All of them are delightful surprises.
Great reminders...I will definitely be returning to this video of dahlia tips. Loved the using the tips to make more plants. I use fish and seaweed mix for feeding plants.....as well as worm wee. Thanks for this, Danielle. BTW....a small piece of hose attached to the dahlia stem is a great way to catch earwigs. They hide in the hose, away from the light and it's a natural way of removing pests. Jo.
Very helpful. This year I start with cosmos, sweet pea and dahlias. I started last year with growing my own vegetables and fruit. This was a pleasant experience. This year I will grow flowers aswell. Bulbs are all planted. So excited for that and then start in a few months with the other flowers and vegetables. I enjoyed feeding the birds over autumn and winter. The whole year is spend with nature. Just finished a florist course. And growing your own flowers is something to do aswell. Your videos are an amazing help for me. Thank you so much.❤
Danielle, this is by far one of the best videos on dahlias I've come across. I've been struggling with my dahlias and was ready to throw in the towel for next year. You've given me hope. Thank you so much!
Excellent video and I will be forwarding this to a few people that are dahlia lovers. I can see this flowers can be an obsession to grow. So many beautiful colors and shapes. First time I saw some beautiful dahlias was several years ago I visited Carmel Mission (Monterey area) in California. They had a beautiful garden and tall gorgeous dahlias. They were a show stopper and I hope they still have them.
This is the best growing dahlia video I have seen. In another few weeks will be planting mine up here in NZ, so it's come at the right time, thankyou 😊
Well, thank you for the valuable information. I couldn’t figure out how to get such long stems!! Plus, good to know about the better bloomers. Thanks so much!
This is extremely helpful!!! I so enjoy these individualized tutorials/videos! It makes it easy to save and find later to watch again. Greetings from Michigan! 😊
I love your videos Danielle and this one was particularly helpful! I grew dahlias for the first time last year and really did not know much about them. I think next year I will be on top of the staking that I messed up on this year. I broke some stems by trying to stake them too late.
Super helpful Danielle! It’s so hard to sacrifice those side blooms but it’s a must! Thanks for all this great info. Especially about the fertilizer. I always start out with fish emulsion but then I tend to forget to change to something with a little higher numbers. Thanks again 💚
Hello Danielle. Your dahlia videos are very informative and accurate. I have added two to my Sue Fitzgerald channel which features Dahlia Shows and Dahlia growing information. Thank you so much for the info!
So pretty...My dahlias grow so big but I wasn't expecting to get many flowers like I have. my problem was every branch bend down, the flowers are plate size. I didn't need to pinch, they slugs did it for me. several lessons learn for next year. thanks for sharing.
Danielle, this was such an informative video, I used to grow dahlias but due to lack of space to store the bulbs/tubers, I quit growing them a long time ago. I would love to see a video on how you store your dahlias over the winter. Have a wonderful Labor Day weekend! ~Margie🤗💐🦋
@@davidhatfield5714 Yes, she does, and Laura and Aaron's channel is amazing. Unfortunately, I don't have a root cellar, so it's great to see how other folks handle storage issues. I hope you are enjoying the long holiday weekend.
Hi Margie! I store mine "dirty" in brown paper bags placed in cardboard boxes in my unheated basement. I have a video on this and I have written articles for Longfield Gardens about tuber storage. I hope that helps!
Great tips. I’ve grown seed dahlias and added to my calendar reminders for next spring to do that important pruning, and will try to root the cuttings too!
Confidence boosted to try dahlias next year! Question for anyone: for container gardening in part sun/part shade, have any specific dahlia types done well for you?
I really needed this video. Last year, my first with dahlias, went so much better than my second. I had thrips really bad and I just can't seem to get the staking right. More branches broke off than I could have imagined. I have deer and squirrels, so I don't know if they contributed to some of the breakage. I will definitely put these suggestions in place if my dahlias come back next year, I don't plan on digging and storing, zone 7 Maryland. Last year most of them came back. Thanks for the tips.
thank you for the video, I have a question about cutting dahlias. Dahlia stem is hallow and when cut its open to rainwater and rot. What do you do to protect it?
When to actually plant them? Have them in bag stored in cool basement. Am 50 miles NW of Green Bay. Also are there different color varieties? My pkg pic shows them to be Maroon. Can flower colors be changed like Hydrangeas can using different modalities? Thanks!!
I have a Cafe Au Lait Royal that is super short and the stems on each flower are only 1 inch long with 3 buds branched out from each other. I guess you're supposed to cut the 1 bloom all the way down the stem and sacrifice the other 2 buds - but ohhh it hurts!
Fabulous ! Thank you Danielle - Will be referring to this video a lot ! When i am growing from dahlias seed- do I pinch out at any stage b4 they are big as in the video when you "topped" them ? or just leave them to do their thing ?
If I have dahlias in my landscape, does this mean I have to keep the organza bags on and not get to enjoy the blooms in the landscape? I'm new to dahlias and I wanted their blooms in my landscape.
I pinched some of mine but the tips of the new branches didn’t look right to me and they are not going to flower. I will not do that again and I live in a short growing season. (Zone 3). So, I think the delay would be too much.
Just curious about your topping --- how long does this delay the flowering? I'm going to try some of your suggested varieties next year. I've bought a few "speciality" varieties before however I've honestly found the dahlias purchased from Costco (which come from Longfield gardens) to be the most reliable and abundant. The selections they offer are kind of boring with the same 6-8 colors per year, however they sure grow well and they aren't a ton of money either. Lastly if you could do a video showing how you dig up your tubers, divide and store the tubers that would be great. I always seem to lose a lot of mine either to rot (too wet) or they shrivel up to a peanut (too dry).
Hi Danielle, I’m planing to grow Dahlias next year Lord willing! Question for anyone, why do you have to bring the tubers in the for the winter? Is there a way to leave them in the dirt? I’m in zone 6a/Massachusetts. Thank you
