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| I know this soil is quite light so I'm a little apprehensive about using it but was told that it would work just fine if I put the bulb in a small container about 2-3 inches down and covered it with seed starting soil.
Has anyone done this and if so, did you get good results? Many thanks!
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- Posted by sturgeonguy 5a Ont Canada (My Page) on Sat, Apr 5, 08 at 21:21
| In my experience tubers need: 1. Water 2. Light inside. When they go outside, the need soil. In other words, you could start them in wet newspapers and they'd likely eye up and sprout. Soil only comes into it when they sprout roots, and when you're starting tubers you're not really going after roots, you want sprouts. The more roots they grow indoors, the more work it is to transplant safely. I'd use the loosest soil you can find, and keep the tubers shallow in the mix. I started mine in a 50-50 mix of Miracle Grow Seed Starter and peat. Worked fine, but I doubt the soil had anything to do with anything. Cheers, |
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| Thanks Russ, I am going to pot up my Dahlias in the seed starting soil right now then! Happy Gardening! |
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