No, they probably don't need watering indeed, but they may want feeding as the rain may have leached all the nutrients out of their compost? Look for beasties in them too, I imagine any port in a storm for many garden pests, the inside of a dahlia may be great hiding place while it muches on the roots & tubers.
Lottie -patience some of mine are flowering -some of mine are not-if they are in a container than a bit of nourishment will help -in the garden they will cope,
hear hear!! My son and aughter in law are sweltering in Texas, where they have not had proper rain in their area for 3 years, and the tmperatures can get to 40+, which is not fun either. Why can't we swap half of our weather for half of theirs - weird old planet this is becoming isn't it.
They are in the garden - but it might be worth giving them a quick feed anyway. No way of knowing if something is munching on the tubers without digging them up!
My dahlias are all being eaten! One is flowering really well- daughters' that cost a bargain £5 is full of gorgeous pale yellow flowers & is almost bald of foliage beneath!! All my 'best' ones are growing in pots, the Aldi bargain ones are chewed to death as well, but in the borders. Well just leaves more room for purchases at Tatton show! Must remember that campanulas all get eaten here too.
Am cross today. T'was supposed to be dry- ha. Was raining at 5am & didnt stop for at least 2hrs. No chance to cut the lawn. Couldnt do it yesterday as OH's car in front of garage- grr! Not his fault, but annoying.
Anyway nipped to GC for a squirrel proof seed feeder. Have bought a 'cage' that my existing seed feeder will fit into & hopefully stop the blighters. T'was cheaper than a new feeder. Had a coffee of course.
Oh great now the sun has come out! Think waterproof trousers & wellies are going to be needed to carry on cutting back in the borders. J.
Lottie sun is that being that asks for favours or money
In my expeience the tubers are usually safe -it is what goes on above ground that gets munched-shop bought tubers are slower to flower as they are not so big in the beginning as the stored ones from a previous year-and it is the tuber that drives it on-it all evens out in the end
Lottie, vine weevils love dahlia tubers in my garden. I always wash off all soil before I overwinter them because they lurk right in the middle of the tuber.
I bought these in pots already grown into small plants by the dahlia expert at the plot, so I didn't overwinter them. The one that has grown from a tuber I bought in Wilkos is doing fine - small but healthy. Hopefully the others will perk up - I think I might have let the pots get too dry before planting them out, but they're getting plenty of moisture now. In fact over the weekend the ground was saturated, but being sandy soil it doesn't stay waterlogged.
Cosmos and cornflowers are doing well despite the battering from the rain. The cornflowers could probably do with some discreet staking.
Then they are probably cuttings raised this year-they will be ok-dahlias are pretty tough once they get through the soft growth stage- when molluscs attack-that could be a film
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I have four dahlias - two are looking nice and green and healthy, and two are not! What can I do to perk them up? Don't think they need watering!
No, they probably don't need watering indeed, but they may want feeding as the rain may have leached all the nutrients out of their compost? Look for beasties in them too, I imagine any port in a storm for many garden pests, the inside of a dahlia may be great hiding place while it muches on the roots & tubers.
Lottie -patience some of mine are flowering -some of mine are not-if they are in a container than a bit of nourishment will help -in the garden they will cope,
We need sun,sun ,sun oh and some sun.
hear hear!! My son and aughter in law are sweltering in Texas, where they have not had proper rain in their area for 3 years, and the tmperatures can get to 40+, which is not fun either. Why can't we swap half of our weather for half of theirs - weird old planet this is becoming isn't it.
They are in the garden - but it might be worth giving them a quick feed anyway. No way of knowing if something is munching on the tubers without digging them up!
Sun? What's that then??
I no longer have a hosepipe ban - at long last!
My dahlias are all being eaten! One is flowering really well- daughters' that cost a bargain £5 is full of gorgeous pale yellow flowers & is almost bald of foliage beneath!! All my 'best' ones are growing in pots, the Aldi bargain ones are chewed to death as well, but in the borders. Well just leaves more room for purchases at Tatton show! Must remember that campanulas all get eaten here too.
Am cross today. T'was supposed to be dry- ha. Was raining at 5am & didnt stop for at least 2hrs. No chance to cut the lawn. Couldnt do it yesterday as OH's car in front of garage- grr! Not his fault, but annoying.
Anyway nipped to GC for a squirrel proof seed feeder. Have bought a 'cage' that my existing seed feeder will fit into & hopefully stop the blighters. T'was cheaper than a new feeder. Had a coffee of course.
Oh great now the sun has come out! Think waterproof trousers & wellies are going to be needed to carry on cutting back in the borders. J.
Lottie sun is that being that asks for favours or money
In my expeience the tubers are usually safe -it is what goes on above ground that gets munched-shop bought tubers are slower to flower as they are not so big in the beginning as the stored ones from a previous year-and it is the tuber that drives it on-it all evens out in the end
Lottie, vine weevils love dahlia tubers in my garden. I always wash off all soil before I overwinter them because they lurk right in the middle of the tuber.
I bought these in pots already grown into small plants by the dahlia expert at the plot, so I didn't overwinter them. The one that has grown from a tuber I bought in Wilkos is doing fine - small but healthy. Hopefully the others will perk up - I think I might have let the pots get too dry before planting them out, but they're getting plenty of moisture now. In fact over the weekend the ground was saturated, but being sandy soil it doesn't stay waterlogged.
Cosmos and cornflowers are doing well despite the battering from the rain. The cornflowers could probably do with some discreet staking.
Then they are probably cuttings raised this year-they will be ok-dahlias are pretty tough once they get through the soft growth stage- when molluscs attack-that could be a film