Mine keep getting munched, so annoying. Put a cut pot around them, with a big lip, but things still getting in as being nibbled, grrrrr. Maybe I'll staple some scotchbrite to them!
I've done most of mine in pots this year because the patch where they were last year is overgrown with weeds and I don't have the mental strength to tackle it Got four new ones this year and managed to split one of the tubers to get two mini plants too! No flowers yet but lots of lovely green leaves growing up
Two of my new ones this year are Waltzing Matilda and Creme de Cognac. I got them quite late, so suspect they will go great guns next year and just build up the tubers this summer.
On last year's recommendations, I've tried growing Waltzing Matilda too. Following your advice @Fire, I gave the tuber very little water until it started to bud, and that trick seems to have worked! I'm also growing other dark leaved dahlias like David Howard and Bishop of Llandaff, they are both about a week behind with flowering.
@Plantminded - I'm so glad it worked. It's a beautiful colour.
I have Bishop of Llan too. I will be away as it begins to flower. It's probably my fav dahlia - the simplicity, the dark red, the dark foliage, its bee-sofa qualities.
If people are feeding their dahlias - what methods are you using? 🌱
I've been feeding my dahlias once a week with Vitax organic all purpose plant food. It's a liquid concentrate for dilution and looks like seaweed extract (liquid Marmite!). No harm so far!
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Great thread. I stored my first tubers over the winter (4 from bought plants, 2 grown from seed) but only one of them has shown any interest in 2022!
As a result, I've bought more
Typically, on searching t'internet, the first two videos on deadheading showed two completely different methods
So, do you prefer snipping off the head only or as far down the stalk as you can go?