Dahlia Growing Tips

Dahlia Hybridizing.  Growing Dahlias From Seed.

Dahlia Hybridizing. Growing Dahlias From Seed.

Who would think you can hybridize new dahlia varieties from seed. Dahlias are octoploids which means they have eight sets of chromosomes. This is four times the number of chromosome...

Dahlia Hybridizing. Growing Dahlias From Seed.

Who would think you can hybridize new dahlia varieties from seed. Dahlias are octoploids which means they have eight sets of chromosomes. This is four times the number of chromosome...

Starting Dahlias From Seed

Starting Dahlias From Seed

Starting dahlias from seed is so much fun! Each seed is unique and can produce a dahlia variety that has never existed.  I usually start my dahlia seeds 4 to...

Starting Dahlias From Seed

Starting dahlias from seed is so much fun! Each seed is unique and can produce a dahlia variety that has never existed.  I usually start my dahlia seeds 4 to...

Growing Dahlias in Raised Beds

Growing Dahlias in Raised Beds

Planting dahlias in a raised bed is a great way to grow dahlias.  If you live in an area that receives a lot of rain or is prone to flooding...

Growing Dahlias in Raised Beds

Planting dahlias in a raised bed is a great way to grow dahlias.  If you live in an area that receives a lot of rain or is prone to flooding...

Planting and Growing Dahlias

Planting and Growing Dahlias

Dahlia tubers come in all shapes and sizes.  The dahlia tuber size does not control the growth or performance of the dahlia plant.  A dahlia tuber has a crown at...

Planting and Growing Dahlias

Dahlia tubers come in all shapes and sizes.  The dahlia tuber size does not control the growth or performance of the dahlia plant.  A dahlia tuber has a crown at...

Using Brix measurements for pest management in my dahlia garden.

Using Brix measurements for pest management in ...

Each summer as our flowers are growing we are dealing with pest management. It may be some grasshoppers, cucumber beetles, leafhoppers, or the tarnished plant bug to name a few....

Using Brix measurements for pest management in ...

Each summer as our flowers are growing we are dealing with pest management. It may be some grasshoppers, cucumber beetles, leafhoppers, or the tarnished plant bug to name a few....

Dahlia Viruses.  How to have a clean garden.

Dahlia Viruses. How to have a clean garden.

There are several viruses that affect dahlias. There is the Dahlia Mosaic Virus (DMV), Dahlia Common Mosaic Virus (DCMV), Cucumber Mosaic Virus (CMV), Tomato Spotted Wilt Virus (TSWV), Impatiens Necrotic...

Dahlia Viruses. How to have a clean garden.

There are several viruses that affect dahlias. There is the Dahlia Mosaic Virus (DMV), Dahlia Common Mosaic Virus (DCMV), Cucumber Mosaic Virus (CMV), Tomato Spotted Wilt Virus (TSWV), Impatiens Necrotic...