Don't give up Lilly3, I really thought mine would not do anything but they are just coming up, maybe it is too cold for them to come up yet. Hopefully it will warm up soon.
I posted earlier about planting two dahlias that never appeared. One of them was in perfect condition whilst the other had most of its 'fingers' broken off. I wasn't sure what to do, so I just put all the broken bits in a hole and covered it, not expecting it to do anything but hoping for the best.
Well about a week or two ago, I suddenly noticed something sprouting that I didn't recognise. I did wonder if it was a dahlia, but it was a few inches away from where I planted it. Anyway, it's grown quickly in the recent warm weather (albeit not very sunny) and I'm now sure it's the damaged dahlia I planted in March.
Sadly, the perfectly healthy one planted elsewhere is nowhere to be seen, perhaps because that patch has now been completely covered by taller plants which are blocking all sunlight to the ground?
So with it sprouting now, do you think it'll flower this year?
I have lost more than half of my potted up tubers, kept in cold greenhouse, they have all rotted. One, I think I potted too early.two I think I have kept them too noisy maybe?
Overwintered mine in the ground as usual, covered with a mulch, straw and fleece. Was a bit worried that i may have lost them with the bad winter but the tubers are solid. Might take a while to pop up though. Patience needed methinks.
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I had a little poke around the dahlias I have left in situ (carefully mulched, and kept under upturned pots), and several seem to be harbouring ant colonies... Is this normal? Should I do anything about it? No shoots on any of the dahlias, btw
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Don't give up Lilly3, I really thought mine would not do anything but they are just coming up, maybe it is too cold for them to come up yet. Hopefully it will warm up soon.
I posted earlier about planting two dahlias that never appeared. One of them was in perfect condition whilst the other had most of its 'fingers' broken off. I wasn't sure what to do, so I just put all the broken bits in a hole and covered it, not expecting it to do anything but hoping for the best.
Well about a week or two ago, I suddenly noticed something sprouting that I didn't recognise. I did wonder if it was a dahlia, but it was a few inches away from where I planted it. Anyway, it's grown quickly in the recent warm weather (albeit not very sunny) and I'm now sure it's the damaged dahlia I planted in March.
Sadly, the perfectly healthy one planted elsewhere is nowhere to be seen, perhaps because that patch has now been completely covered by taller plants which are blocking all sunlight to the ground?
So with it sprouting now, do you think it'll flower this year?
im sure it will i have some about that size