I bought new tubers this year and planted them all approx 3 weeks ago. Three (forget their name) green leafed tubers have come through and are approx. 6 inches high - the three red leafed Bishop of Llandaff are only just coming through - all of them are in pots in my not so cold greenhouse.
I potted new ones up a fortnight ago. Nothing to see yet. They are in an unheated greenhouse. I will eventually plant them out, leave them in the ground over winter, then buy new ones next spring. They don't survive here without lifting and as others have said, can't be bothered with all that faff.
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As already said - it can depend on the variety too. I think Bishop of L is tougher than many of them, but I may have dreamt that so don't take it as gospel...
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
I'm one of the faffers. I can understand why someone wouldn't - it's a lot of work. I just can't get over how many flowers I get and how easy they are to propogate. Every year I lift and store and every spring I divide and pot before planting out. Problem is that I have a greenhouse full of pots of dahlias along with big bunches of tubers I have yet to sort out. I keep looking at them wondering what I'm going to do with them all. I didn't think all those I'd already planted would sprout, but they all have. I seem to have more good fortune with them than I can realistically cope with. Just can't bring myself to throw any away and I'm compelled to divide them every year. I only have 5 or 6 different types and the mass plantings of the same type look wonderful.
You made me laugh, Rob. I feel exactly the same. You end up with all these plants thinking, "Oh no! What am I going to do with all these?" But you find a space!
You are right Fairygirl - the Bishop of Llandaff was the first Dahlia that I grew successfully - not only is the leaf an attractive red/green, which the slugs don't seem to like, but the flowers just went on and on - they are single flowers so great for the bees. We also grew Ball Fusion but I won't be growing them again, they were too tall for our fairly windy garden and although the flowers were nice the bees weren't keen on them at all.
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I leave mine in the ground. They won't start poking through here (North Wales) for a quite a while yet.
I bought some more a few weeks ago, which are in pots indoors - they haven't come through yet. A bit too early for them, I'd say.
i planted mine beginning of march and most of them are growing now and I live on border of England Scotland
I bought new tubers this year and planted them all approx 3 weeks ago. Three (forget their name) green leafed tubers have come through and are approx. 6 inches high - the three red leafed Bishop of Llandaff are only just coming through - all of them are in pots in my not so cold greenhouse.
I potted new ones up a fortnight ago. Nothing to see yet. They are in an unheated greenhouse. I will eventually plant them out, leave them in the ground over winter, then buy new ones next spring. They don't survive here without lifting and as others have said, can't be bothered with all that faff.
As already said - it can depend on the variety too. I think Bishop of L is tougher than many of them, but I may have dreamt that so don't take it as gospel...
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
I'm one of the faffers. I can understand why someone wouldn't - it's a lot of work. I just can't get over how many flowers I get and how easy they are to propogate. Every year I lift and store and every spring I divide and pot before planting out. Problem is that I have a greenhouse full of pots of dahlias along with big bunches of tubers I have yet to sort out. I keep looking at them wondering what I'm going to do with them all. I didn't think all those I'd already planted would sprout, but they all have. I seem to have more good fortune with them than I can realistically cope with. Just can't bring myself to throw any away and I'm compelled to divide them every year. I only have 5 or 6 different types and the mass plantings of the same type look wonderful.
You made me laugh, Rob. I feel exactly the same. You end up with all these plants thinking, "Oh no! What am I going to do with all these?" But you find a space!
I have been known to just dig another bed!
You are right Fairygirl - the Bishop of Llandaff was the first Dahlia that I grew successfully - not only is the leaf an attractive red/green, which the slugs don't seem to like
, but the flowers just went on and on - they are single flowers so great for the bees. We also grew Ball Fusion but I won't be growing them again, they were too tall for our fairly windy garden and although the flowers were nice the bees weren't keen on them at all.
Dahlias here in Cheshire growing like crazy in our conservatory, all 62 of them! Cannot wait for summer!