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| Anyone here in New England? We are experiencing crazy warm weather and my husband just asked if we should plant our tubers earlier than usual. The place we are storing them is unusually warm and they are starting to sprout. Any advice for us??
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- Posted by vikingcraftsman (My Page) on Sun, Mar 18, 12 at 19:32
| No but I have the same dilemmas. I have planted several under lights. But I would do that anyway. |
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- Posted by vikingcraftsman (My Page) on Mon, Mar 19, 12 at 21:31
| I took some of my dahlias outside for some real sun today. That might be away for you, if you don't have to many to carry. |
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- Posted by sheryl_ontario Barrie, ON z5b (My Page) on Thu, Apr 5, 12 at 13:35
| I am in the same boat but I know we will get a hard frost a few times before end of May, the last frost date. I have mine growing in large pots inside for now just inside a south patio door. I can open the door and bring them in at night, every night for awhile. I have considered just leaving them out on the deck and covering them with clear plastic, held up by a couple of chairs, sort of like a mini greenhouse. They will be huge by the end of May!
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- Posted by addicted2dahlias 6 (My Page) on Wed, Apr 11, 12 at 8:35
| Mine have been growing for a couple of weeks under lights. I've rooted some cuttings and will put the larger plants in pots on the deck soon. It's easy to cover or bring them in if frost threatens. When I set them out permanently they'll have a nice head start! |
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| Hello all. I have been doing what you all are describing for several years with fairly good results. The flowers have seemed fine if I plopped them in the ground on April 30th, but I wonder if they would be all right if you just stuck them in now. There are lots of climatic variations in this region, so you have to be careful. This year, I am starting the flowers later because I got sick of all the pots and have bought a very sturdy $99 greenhouse from Home Depot, which I hope will get the flowers growing more quickly. I noticed that the tubers started at greenhouses matured much more quickly than the ones that I planted in the ground in late April/early May. Good luck. |
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