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Talkback: How to grow dahlias from seed

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  • ray mccarthyray mccarthy Posts: 1
    my seedlings are leggy with four sets of leaves should i pinch out the tip
  • sotongeoffsotongeoff Posts: 9,802
    ray mccarthy wrote (see)
    my seedlings are leggy with four sets of leaves should i pinch out the tip

    Yes.

  • Natasha ColeNatasha Cole Posts: 2
    My dear little dahlias are looking really great now, almost 3 inches in height and producing side shoots. I am wondering whether to pinch out the tops to encourage the side shoots and the plants to bush out. Would you recommend this please?
  • BobTheGardenerBobTheGardener Posts: 11,384

    What sort of dahlias are they, Natasha?

    A trowel in the hand is worth a thousand lost under a bush.
  • Woodgreen wonderboyWoodgreen wonderboy Posts: 2,322

    yes

  • Natasha ColeNatasha Cole Posts: 2

    Hi Bob, they are a Mignon mix

  • Margaret Susan StevensonMargaret Susan Stevenson Posts: 1
    This a great cheap way to get lots of plants & you get a nice surprise from using a mixed seed.
  • Tess FitzgeraldTess Fitzgerald Posts: 12
    Hmmm what a good idea!!
  • BiljeBilje Posts: 811
    If you want taller ones with single flowers, good for bees etc, then give Bishops Children a go.
  • Greenfingers19Greenfingers19 Posts: 1

    I grew all my dahlias from seed last year ended up with 50 plants. I salvaged all the tubers at the end of the growing season and am going to try and grow these on as well as planting another two packets of seeds. These have germinated over the past 2 weeks on my kitchen windowsill. Hopefully they will all turn out as successful as last year. 

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