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Post by binnylou on Apr 21, 2017 16:55:39 GMT -5
I misunderstood. I thought you had planted them outdoors,in the ground. I think I'd be for contacting Swan Island.
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Post by binnylou on Jun 5, 2017 21:53:58 GMT -5
Today, I finished planting my stored dahlia tubers. I had carefully labeled them with duct tape on the stem. Some lost their stem, so it's a crap shoot what I have planted in the new raised dahlia bed. Some of them had new stem growth of six inches or so...they were ready to be planted. If these grow and flower, I need to do better next year.
I still have some small tubers that are not identified, so I think I'll plant them in a big pot and see if I can propagate some new ones. Or at least figure out who is who.
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Post by binnylou on Aug 25, 2017 1:34:08 GMT -5
 DSCF0358 by BLou, on Flickr  DSCF0365 by BLou, on Flickr  DSCF0353 by BLou, on Flickr The yellow dahlia is a purchase from Swan Island...the name is Polventon Supreme. I grew it last year and did not get bloom. When I dug it in the fall, I found new tubers and the original tuber was all black inside. I guess all is okay because it is blooming nicely this year. The small red dahlia is a seedling that I grew last year. It produced tubers and this is what is flowering now. it does not have a name. The larger coral dahlia is a purchase from Swan Island. The name of it is Tempest. I grew it last year and this is from saved tubers. I may be addicted to dahlias. |
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Post by binnylou on Sept 10, 2017 17:16:02 GMT -5
This is Mingus Phillip, Sr. I grew this last year also. It has the potential to be an eleven inch bloom...this one measures seven and a half inches wide, but it is not fully open, even though it looks a little tired and chewed.  DSCF0440 by BLou, on Flickr This second one is a no name purchased at the greenhouse this spring. It was a cheap tuber, but has produced lots of bloom. I'm hoping it produces tubers also. It is about 6 1/2 inches wide, but will probably get a little bigger as it opens more.  DSCF0439 by BLou, on Flickr |
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Post by binnylou on Sept 10, 2017 19:19:49 GMT -5
Looking at my pictures, I realize that the color of the second one is really inaccurate. The color is more of a deep rich purple...not the rosy purple that I see.
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Post by binnylou on Dec 30, 2017 15:16:15 GMT -5
lilolpeapicker, Are you over wintering any tubers? I follow the Facebook page of a grower who sells the flowers and tubers. He shared a pic of his tubers...covered in mold. He's anticipating pretty much a total loss. So, if you are storing some, better check them...and I'll be doing the same, along with checking the temp of the mix they are stored in.
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Post by lilolpeapicker on Dec 30, 2017 15:40:02 GMT -5
If you remember, my dahlias failed to grow last season. I did start some from seed but I have more seed so I didn't try to save them from last year. I ordered 6 tubers from Swan Island this year as well.
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Post by binnylou on Dec 30, 2017 16:21:13 GMT -5
Duh...remember? Totally forgot that you didn't have any tubers to save. No worries, then.
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Post by desertwoman on Dec 30, 2017 16:26:58 GMT -5
Wow, listening to you guys makes me feel intimidated to try to grow dahlia. I love them, but have never grown them.
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Post by binnylou on Dec 30, 2017 17:22:34 GMT -5
What are you waiting for? They provide the color when the summer annuals a getting tired.
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Post by desertwoman on Dec 30, 2017 17:45:09 GMT -5
What are you waiting for? cheerleading? "you can do it, you can do it. You can you can" or maybe just a kick in the derriere? |
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Post by tendingmygarden on Dec 31, 2017 1:18:24 GMT -5
Dahlias are truly wonderful! They were Bill's favorite flower. I have several in my front borders that I have NEVER taken up to overwinter. They still show up every year. Some of the ones from seed are fun to grow too. Your pictures are lovely binnylou,. Theresa |
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Post by binnylou on Dec 31, 2017 1:27:12 GMT -5
Thank you. I have most of my flower pictures in a digital frame, and if I remember to look at it once in a while, I see my flower friends.
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Post by binnylou on May 31, 2018 19:43:47 GMT -5
I ordered 6 tubers from Swan Island this year as well. How are your dahlias doing, lilolpeapicker? The ones that I overwintered are still in storage, but starting to grow. I checked them yesterday, and they seemed to store just fine...now I need to separate the new tubers. And get them in the ground. |
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Post by binnylou on Jul 6, 2018 8:54:06 GMT -5
lilolpeapicker, did you plant your new tubers? My new ones are planted...but I'm not bragging yet. And I probably won't be bragging about the ones from last year either. Operator error🤐
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