Sir this is one of the best video I have seen so far . You uncovered all the techniques right from seeding to flowering ... Kudos . I am very thankful to you .
You are such a star. Thank you so much for showing the full journey from sowing to bloom. Too often we are shown how to sow a packet of seeds and that is it. For those new to seed sowing they have no idea of the different stages. I have just sown dahlia ‘Bishops children’ in my new heated propagator two to a cell after watching Monty Don on Gardener’s World. I will get rid of the weaker seedling. They have luckily all germinated and I have 20 in total so thank you for sharing the next stages as I now know what to do.
Wow yours turned out beautiful 😊 I got really lucky with 23 seedlings from 1 packet, just waiting on them bushing out now. Was nervous about the next step but your video is really helpful!!
I've sown Wilko dahlias 'dwarf double mixed' and 'piccolo' so it's good to see how they will look in the garden. I got 100% germination. Always good results from Wilko.
Hi there, loved your video it was very informative and I love the way you did it, no beating around the bush! Hmmm this Hmmm that , nice explained short form right to the point excellent video. I just have a couple of questions how do you warm the tray and how much water to give it Per week until you’re ready to put them in there separate containers.? I am always afraid of over watering it and then on top the container makes its own water so therefore I’m afraid of them Rottening them?.. looking forward to your reply and thank you in advance
Hi Edith. Thank you for your appreciation. I dont warm the tray, I keep it in my house until the seedlings are big enough to transplant. If you dont want to do this then you can buy small heated mats that go under the trays. With regards to watering I never say this or that amount per week as it varies with the temperature (sunny days make my room warmer) and the amount of plants and the size of them. I check the soil each evening - if it is dry then I water so that it is moist but never too much to make the soil 'wet' as this can cause the roots to drown and rot.
Hi Ali. Yes they do produce tubers. I have another video showing you how to store them over winter. see ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-4A_JKARG4Gw.html
Thank you so much. I have been looking for more details on the looks of the plants from seed. Mine are really stretching out. Can I plant them deeper or will it mess up the plant. Or should I top them?
If they are stretching it's probably because they don't have enough light and are becoming leggy. You can rotate them round on a windowsill and make a tin foil reflector for them, or move them to a sunnier location like a warm greenhouse.
Ok. I can do that. Hopefully they will fill in. I have another month and a half before our ground is warm enough to put in the ground. Should I pot up and deeper and get more sun with the reflectors?
@@pammickelson1022 It's hard to know without seeing them but I'd only pot them on if they are ready ie they are outgrowing the container you started them in. If they are quite small delicate leggy seedlings I'd just move them to a warmer, sunnier location and use a tin foil reflector, then pot them on when they get bigger and stronger.
Thank you. It looks as though it's been about 3 years now since you posted this video, and it's still helping us to learn. I'm too late now, but next year, I'll buy a heating mat. Thanks Again:)
Hi which dahlia seeds were they as the ones you grew were potted from seeds are different to the ones you grew where did you get the ones you grew near your shed
@@LearnHow2 the leaves are kind of going mushy.... They're not getting dry & crispy... the true leaves are just barely emerging & they look Lush & green...
@@ElderandOakFarm Sounds like the seed leaves are rotting. Reduce the watering (soil should only be slightly damp), increase air flow if possible and give plenty of light. The first two help prevent fungus taking hold and the last will encourage quicker growth - larger stems are more resistant to disease.
I get rid of aphids by putting a drop of washing up liquid into a sprayer with some water and spray them. They dont like the soap bubbles and the plants are not harmed.
This is the best video. My problem now is that insead of individual planters i just put them in one medium size planter and i do not know how to remove them as i am afraid i will break them as they might be tied together :(
I would suggest watering the planter to loosen the soil. Then empty the planter out and gently 'tease' the tubers apart- lightly spraying the roots if soil is holding them together. The odd one or two may break off but it wont harm the plant.
Hi Nirah. Yes they become tubers. You can see them at the end of the first summer in my video ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-4A_JKARG4Gw.html. Keep safe.
@@LearnHow2 ok thank you. Because I started in January already, and they were fine. So I put them in the greenhouse, and they’ve stopped growing, and also turned a pale green. 😟 I think January was too early in the south east uk? Or maybe I should’ve kept them in the house for much longer, because the greenhouse gets too cold at night?
Hi, did you use John Inness No:1 compost? My seeds have only sprouted the first two leaves and nothing much changed after that! I don't think I used the correct compost as I was unable to go out to a nursery and buy a proper seed compost.
Hi Nicola. Sorry to heat that. Take a look at this site for troubleshooting. www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/bulbs/dahlia/dahlia-pests-and-diseases.htm
0368638448 Nguyễn Đăng Lưu The dahlias from seed will make tubers. I've grown dahlias from seeds that were the 5 and 6 feet tall ones. Mostly you can't find the taller ones from seed and it's usually just the ones about 1 foot tall. From seeds you really don't know exactly how they will turn out as far as color or the exact flower type, because they are getting chromozones from 2 parent plants, it will still be close but not exact. Only from bulbs (which do multiply) will consistently product a plant the exact same, as in height and flower form and color. I decided to again this year do a whole fence row of the tall dahlias which I had to order online. I'm doing a packet of the decorative full form (3 to 4 feet tall, larger flowers) and one packet of cactus stlye (5 to 6 feet tall, also larger flowers). It takes a little while longer for them to bloom from seed, so it's better to start indoors 3 or 4 weeks earlier inside, but not nessecery. The type of flowers you get from seed just depends on the type of dahlia you got them from. A short plant with red flowers, then that is probably what you will get, or close to it, but not a garantee. There are many many "officially" named dahlias that come in all heights, colors, and flower forms, and flower bloom sizes. With blooms only 1 inch across to huge that are 12 inches across.
I grew Dahlia seeds last year, for the first time. I was totally surprised by the time i was taking pots into greenhouse, to empty the compost in last week Oct. They had grown unto Tubours. i was amazed and so chuffed Loved your video.. stay safe
This is very helpful. I am new in gardening and I started with Dahlias and Zinnias. But what I did is I directly sown 4 Dahlia seeds on a pot to try. Hope it will thrive.
funny enough you've got a completely different variety of double-dahlias instead of the pompon they've labeled on the pack which is annoying as they were meant to be breading those plants in isolation to make sure you're getting the seeds for pompon...Wilko just got low-quality seeds and low standard apparently...
Would it be better to plant the plants deeper as they form tubers and if you plant deeper it will protect it from frost and they may come back for years later?
I echo all the other comments: Great video, covers everything and taking a season to make it elevates it to perfection. Thanks for a great video, liked & subbed.
thank you so much. this is the most informative video on how to start from the seed and to get a grown up dahlia. the others stop at the most interesting for me point - how to plant the plugs into the soil. Great video
Hi Tamara. You need to give them a week or more to 'harden off'. This means to put them outside in the day time and bring them in at night. This lets them acclimatise to the cooler outdoor temperatures and wind before planting them out. Keep safe.
