3,226 Garden Web Discussions | Dahlias

Yes, they do get better, and better, and better........

I have three separate dahlia plants and one is blooming like crazy, the other one's got two or three blooms but the third one only has one that's blooming very very slowly. It's been a couple of weeks I think and it's just halfway open. I guess these things like to keep us in suspense. Although my plant that's blooming a lot is only producing mid-size blooms. So the longer they take, the better the get I think.

You didn't say how big they where but try digging one up and checking the tuber. If the tuber has some rot , cut the rot off and spray the cut with some lysol and replant.
Hope this helps.

Willow

Are your pots lifed up a bit so they can drain properly?? Sounds like they are water logged

Hi maybe that what knock over my dahlia that was about 10 in high. I know those guys are really crazy they ate a hole in my plastic pot i could tell by the teeth marks it was a squirrels. Thank god it was only the rim of the pot but the hole was about 2 in dim. So now we not only have bug problem we have squirrels problem bye for now Anna lisa

Watch out for the blood meal- all the dogs in the county came & dug in my garden & knocked over my pots when I tried it years ago. The hot pepper worked well to keep dogs, cats & rabbits out of our borders.

You forgot to add the glass of wine Poochella!!!LOL

Willow

And a glass of the finest wine you can get your hands on, of course! What was I thinking?
As long as ladybugs aren't doing that evil infest-your-house thing, I love them in the garden.

A lot of dahlias are blends of 2 or more colors. If you have a pink tinge it could be your soil or it could be you didn't get the dahlia you were told you got.

Hi,
I have recently read something about plants that are planted toghether they can change color and it is called a sport. I think it has something to do with roots touching. Could this be in your case?
As an example a month ago I planted in pots some purple violets and some yellow violets, about two weeks later I noticed that the yellow violets had purple streaks in them they formed a sport.
But Dahlias are hybrids so it could just be a that. I have a Dahlia Linda it blooms yellow but I noticed that one flower had a purple spot on it like someone dropped some ink on it and it ran. It was pretty cool looking. I think it happened because it is a hybrid.
I bet yours are pretty Dahlias!
Happy Gardening,
Laura

If they are in a crowded place or against a building with limited air circulation I remove the bottom foot of leaves. It makes for easier watering, fertilizing etc. anyway.

The one year I had mildew, it was on plants right next to the garage that didn't get much airflow. FWIW.

Thanks,
I think I will remove the ones touching the ground except for one that has very few leaves I will remove those when the plant gets more leaves.
Thanks!
Laura