Dahlias: Choosing, growing, cutting, storing cubit

Welcome to the Dahlia Patch- a spot for those interested in all aspects of growing dahlias. Dahlias will enhance the beauty of your garden or favorite vase from early summer until frost.
Now that the 2013 season is upon us we can talk of soil preparation, cuttings, and planting as well as any other concerns. The beginning is nigh!

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You can browse photos of the previous seasons here. Feel free to also contribute to our ever-growing database of info/photos of cultivars here.

There are 14 forums in this cubit:
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Dahlia Market: Swap or Shop
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MaryNZ May 11, 2013 3:04 AM
How to Start Dahlias: Tubers-cuttings-plants
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Islander May 17, 2013 1:11 PM
Winter Storage Comments and Questions
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MaryNZ May 2, 2013 5:07 PM
What medium to start dahlias in?
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CCvacation Jan 11, 2013 6:25 PM
Troubleshooting: Questions and Problems
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Islander May 18, 2013 9:46 AM
Wish List: Keep Track of Ideas for Next Season
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soilsandup May 8, 2013 11:25 AM
Fertilizers, Amendments, Foliar Feeds and such
Islander May 17, 2013 9:23 PM
Dahlia Shows
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teddahlia Jan 14, 2013 9:59 AM
Good Dahlias for Cutting
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DahliaGardener Apr 27, 2013 9:46 PM
DIGGING AND DIVIDING: Questions, Problems, Rants,
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LaVonne Nov 11, 2012 12:05 PM
Dahlia Photos: the sublime to the blurry
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Islander Apr 7, 2013 9:05 PM
Can you identify this dahlia? Post NOIDs here
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Islander May 12, 2013 3:13 PM
2010- What's Blooming Now?
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MaryNZ Jan 1, 2012 10:29 PM
Dahlia of the Week Discussion
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Islander May 5, 2013 10:10 PM

Articles:
Image Vive les Fleurs! Get the Most from Your Cut Dahlias
By Annie P on June 20, 2010

Dahlias are dazzling in the landscape, but they are absolutely divine as attention-getters in a vase. Learn some easy tips to get the best performance from your cut dahlias here.

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Image The ABCs of Dahlia Lingo: Demystifying the Classification of Dahlias
By Annie P on June 9, 2010

A-B-FD-ID-O! Have you ever wondered about the mystifying barrage of alphabet soup following dahlia names? They're not a secret code. Not new fangled grades for fabulous flowers. They're the dahlia classification system short hand intended to identify what size, form, and color of flower to expect when your dahlias bloom. Like most things, using the classification system gets easier with practice. L-E-A-R-N about the C-L-A-S-S-I-F-I-C-A-T-I-O-N of dahlias here and solve the mystery of the alphabet soup.

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Image General Needs for Growing Dahlias
By Annie P on June 7, 2010

Do you have what it takes to grow dahlias? With this general information, you will find the dahlia is easy to raise, if some basic conditions are met. Once successful, the question then becomes which of the 50,000 available to try! That's an entirely different subject. So what do dahlias need to grow?

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Recent Threads:
New? Subject Area Date of last post
No Healthy Soil Troubleshooting: Questions and Problems forum May 18, 2013 9:46 AM
No Fertilizing flowerbed for winter time. Fertilizers, Amendments, Foliar Feeds and such forum May 17, 2013 9:23 PM
No Preparing a new dahlia bed How to Start Dahlias: Tubers-cuttings-plants forum May 17, 2013 1:11 PM
No Starting tubers in 2013 How to Start Dahlias: Tubers-cuttings-plants forum May 14, 2013 9:46 AM
No #845 WHo is it?! Can you identify this dahlia? Post NOIDs here forum May 12, 2013 3:13 PM
No Supporting dahlias- staking techniques How to Start Dahlias: Tubers-cuttings-plants forum May 12, 2013 6:58 AM
No Croydon Jumbo Dahlia Market: Swap or Shop forum May 11, 2013 3:04 AM
No Mosaic Virus and something else? Troubleshooting: Questions and Problems forum May 11, 2013 1:46 AM
No North / South vs. East West Troubleshooting: Questions and Problems forum May 9, 2013 8:50 PM
No Red No I.S. Can you identify this dahlia? Post NOIDs here forum May 9, 2013 10:57 AM
No Tod's tubers from 2012 Wish List: Keep Track of Ideas for Next Season forum May 8, 2013 11:25 AM
No May 5th, 2013 "Blah, Blah, Blah" Dahlia of the Week Discussion forum May 5, 2013 10:10 PM
No Dahlia of the week submissions. Dahlia of the Week Discussion forum May 4, 2013 4:42 AM
No Storing 2012 Winter Storage Comments and Questions forum May 2, 2013 5:07 PM
No Lucca Johanna 1 tuber for trade Dahlia Market: Swap or Shop forum May 2, 2013 4:16 PM
No Coupe de soleil 2 tubers for trade. Dahlia Market: Swap or Shop forum May 2, 2013 4:03 PM
No Peaches and Cream tuber for trade Dahlia Market: Swap or Shop forum May 2, 2013 11:02 AM

Dahlias: Choosing, growing, cutting, storing

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