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How to Plant and Grow Showstopping Dahlias

Dahlias come in a huge variety of shapes, sizes, and colors. Learn about cutting dahlias, growing them, and caring for them.
After a successful dahlia season you might be wondering how to care for these plants so that they'll deliver another glorious show next year. If your instincts tell you to remove those precious tubers ...
In the Western Washington climate, you can gamble with dahlias and leave them in the ground over the winter. Cut the stems off at ground level then cover the soil (with the tubers still buried ...
If you can’t get enough of growing dahlias in your garden but don’t want to buy new tubers every spring, the good news is that dahlia tubers can last for years under the right storage conditions.
CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Some flowering plants are so varied, beautiful, and beguiling that they inspire single-minded devotion among gardeners. One example is dahlias, which have a seemingly endless array ...
The post How to Divide Dahlia Tubers in 9 Easy Steps is by Melissa Strauss and appeared first on Epic Gardening, the best urban gardening, hydroponic gardening, and aquaponic gardening blog. If your ...
Question: I bought a variety of summer flowering bulbs this last season and planted them, with beautiful results. I truly enjoy the beauty of these flowers, but do I have to dig them up every year? If ...
Dahlias thrive in a sunny spot in fertile, well-drained soil. They're tender plants so can't be planted out until the danger of frost has passed in late spring, but on light soil their tubers can be ...
Dahlias are one of the highest production plants you can grow, so you won’t be disappointed at the result if you plant some. Dahlia tubers - specialised storage stem of certain seed plants - and bulbs ...
Storing for Dahlia tubers in the autumn means you will have lots of free plants in the spring. Here are some steps to dig up and store them. What are dahlia tubers? Dahlia tubers are the bulbous roots ...