Growing Dahlias: cubit

Welcome to the 'Growing Dahlias' community... a spot for those interested in all aspects of growing dahlias.
Whether you grow dahlias for hobby, show or sales, you will find valuable information and lots of friendly dahlia talk here.

Questions on growing dahlias, or how to navigate this forum? Click here for FAQ answers!
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Recent Threads:
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No Purple Discussion of Colors, Forms or Varieties forum Mar 4, 2023 2:08 PM
No How do you grow and support your dahlias during the season? Dahlia Season: Plant, Support, Irrigate & Groom forum Feb 15, 2023 8:02 PM
No General Dahlia Chat 2023 Chat forum Feb 9, 2023 5:23 PM
No CUBITS Alternatives (since it’s shutting down) Chat forum Feb 9, 2023 4:32 PM
No Taking Dahlia Cuttings Chat forum Feb 9, 2023 10:43 AM
No 2023 Orders & Openings Chat Chat forum Feb 7, 2023 10:50 PM
No Best incurved cactus forms for cutting? Discussion of Colors, Forms or Varieties forum Feb 7, 2023 10:33 AM
No different types of tubers in a clump Digging, Dividing & Storage forum Jan 31, 2023 11:58 AM
No Weather Chat - 2023 Chat forum Jan 31, 2023 9:53 AM
No Digging and Dividing 2022 for 2023 Digging, Dividing & Storage forum Jan 28, 2023 11:18 PM
No Photos of Plants Other Than Dahlias 2023 Chat forum Jan 27, 2023 12:48 AM
No Virus or nutrient issue? Problem-Solving during growing season forum Jan 10, 2023 7:05 AM
No Coral/Salmon Discussion of Colors, Forms or Varieties forum Jan 8, 2023 10:30 PM
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No Macro & Artsy images of Dahlias Dahlia Photos: the sublime to the blurry forum Dec 31, 2022 6:42 PM
No Is this mildew? Problem-Solving during growing season forum Dec 27, 2022 5:01 PM
No Dahlia Form of the Week - "Incurved Cactus" - November 14th, 2012 Discussion of Colors, Forms or Varieties forum Dec 13, 2022 8:31 PM

» Help! I'm new here... What do I do?

Learn the best places to check out first on this forum!

» Dahlia Basics

This FAQ provides VERY basic info on what a dahlia is and how to tend to them, directing folks to links for more details.

» Pre-Season Questions

Quick answers on how to pre-start tubers, take cuttings, starting from seed, etc.

» Growing Season Questions

Quick answers on planting, watering, dealing with pests, topping and disbudding.

» Post-Season Questions

Quick answers on digging, dividing and storing dahlia tubers

» Hybridizing Dahlias- Basics

Currently open to Cubit Members & Active Members.

» Hybridizing Dahlias- Advanced

Articles:
Image Dividing and Storing Dahlia Tubers
By Annie P on October 27, 2014

One killing frost or waning days sunlight will bring the year's dahlia blooms to an abrupt or dwindling end. Now is the time to ponder some techniques to successfully overwinter your dahlia tubers. It isn't difficult, and some lucky gardeners can get by without digging their dahlias at all. If you're in Zone 7 or less, and want to see your most treasured dahlias again, ready the shovel and read on...

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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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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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There are 9 forums in this cubit:
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Digging, Dividing & Storage
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dahlia53 Jan 31, 2023 11:58 AM
Chat
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JessEiss Feb 9, 2023 5:23 PM
Starting the Dahlia Season
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SteveM May 18, 2021 8:25 PM
Dahlia Season: Plant, Support, Irrigate & Groom
blown_dry Feb 15, 2023 8:02 PM
Fertilizers, Amendments, Foliar Feeds, etc
Islander Oct 30, 2022 4:16 PM
Problem-Solving during growing season
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Justagirl1980 Jan 10, 2023 7:05 AM
Dahlia Bouquets & Companions
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SteveM Dec 4, 2022 12:15 PM
Discussion of Colors, Forms or Varieties
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teddahlia Mar 4, 2023 2:08 PM
Dahlia Photos: the sublime to the blurry
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Emilyp Dec 31, 2022 6:42 PM

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