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In reply to the discussion: What to do with Dahlias? [View all]

Bayard

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2. First of all,
Sun Jul 24, 2022, 01:37 PM
Jul 2022

Fire your landscaper! There's no excuse for going against your orders.

Dahlias are actually pretty easy. You plant them from tubers. I didn't get many blooms on mine this year because I moved them to another spot in the garden when they were just starting to get buds. I'm sure with a little compost, they'll take off again next spring. The only problem is, if you get a storm, or a lot of wind, when they are heavily in bloom, the branches can sag over on the ground.

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What to do with Dahlias? [View all] CountAllVotes Jul 2022 OP
Depends on your climate. TygrBright Jul 2022 #1
I don't have a basement CountAllVotes Jul 2022 #4
Sure, if you can be sure they won't get frozen there. n/t TygrBright Jul 2022 #8
First of all, Bayard Jul 2022 #2
The landscaper is ... CountAllVotes Jul 2022 #3
So sorry to hear of your troubles Bayard Jul 2022 #5
I'm in the pacific northwest of Calif. on the coast CountAllVotes Jul 2022 #6
That's a pretty mild climate then Bayard Jul 2022 #9
I'm lucky the teen place took me! CountAllVotes Jul 2022 #10
$60 will often do for a month CountAllVotes Jul 2022 #7
A final answer re: the dahlias CountAllVotes Aug 2022 #11
I was stupid! CountAllVotes Aug 2022 #12
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