Tomsk, my dinner plate dahlias have had mildew too. I think it was because I put too many in the pot and also they were against a wall so maybe not enough air circulating.
I leave my dahlias till the first bit of frost kills off the foliage then I lift them dry them off in the greenhouse then put them into cardboard boxes and leave in the greenhouse and only use heater if frost is forecasted, I have left them in the ground before and only lost one or two then one year lost more than half my stock so now I just use the greenhouse.
any tips on what netting to use for growing dahlias ?
Charley, when we lived in Hampshire, I left them in the ground, but here in rainy North Devon, on heavy clay soil, I'd not dare leave them in the ground.
Wow, I admire your commitment Hostafan. As much as I love gardening, I'm always aiming for easy maintenance, hence my comments above. I have a feeling that I may have a different attitude after I get through my first hard winter though. It was easy last year with no Mr Frost visiting. All a very nice learning curve though
Well it's a good job I'm finding some time to come pn here again, my mum bought me two Dahlias a few weeks ago and I was going to plant them out......I didn't even realise they were grown from tubers Needless to say I now won't be planting them and will let them die down in the pots then lift the tubers and store with my begonias.
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Tomsk, my dinner plate dahlias have had mildew too. I think it was because I put too many in the pot and also they were against a wall so maybe not enough air circulating.
I leave my dahlias till the first bit of frost kills off the foliage then I lift them dry them off in the greenhouse then put them into cardboard boxes and leave in the greenhouse and only use heater if frost is forecasted, I have left them in the ground before and only lost one or two then one year lost more than half my stock so now I just use the greenhouse.
any tips on what netting to use for growing dahlias ?
Charley, when we lived in Hampshire, I left them in the ground, but here in rainy North Devon, on heavy clay soil, I'd not dare leave them in the ground.
Wow, I admire your commitment Hostafan. As much as I love gardening, I'm always aiming for easy maintenance, hence my comments above. I have a feeling that I may have a different attitude after I get through my first hard winter though. It was easy last year with no Mr Frost visiting. All a very nice learning curve though
my old dad bless him .lost the lot 1982 buried under the hedge .-18 in chester , the hedge took years to recover as well
Well it's a good job I'm finding some time to come pn here again, my mum bought me two Dahlias a few weeks ago and I was going to plant them out......I didn't even realise they were grown from tubers
Needless to say I now won't be planting them and will let them die down in the pots then lift the tubers and store with my begonias.
Thanks all and ok please try not to laugh at me
