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Wed, Apr 20, 11 at 11:37
| Here in the Pacific Northwest we will be planting about 2 weeks later than usual. Normal planting time is about May 10th. It has been below freezing at night in many locations and daily highs are well below normal. Soil needs to dry out and warm up considerably before dahlias can be planted. |
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| We just returned from a long weekend in the area just south of Portland. It did look like you'd be waiting a while to plant in that location. Talk about supersaturated soil! It was nice to come home to much drier ground... I did buy some tubers from a dahlia farm...I'll plant them in pots today. |
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| I am in the NorthEast and it is going to rain for a week! It has already rained for a week! I want to amend my soil but it is much too heavy . |
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| Last 2 weeks, our part of the Ozarks has had 15 inches of rain--with more today-and all week. My dahlias are in gallon nursery pots, so at least they can drain. |
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- Posted by redmond_phyllis Pacific NW (My Page) on Tue, May 3, 11 at 1:16
| I live in the PNW too. I've been crossing my fingers that the week of May 14 will be a good planting weekend. I know that Puget Sound Dahlia Association plans to plant the Volunteer Park garden that weekend and I was planning to participate. I've been checking the 10 day weather report every evening. There is a warming trend, but it's coming on very slowly. I'm considering taking my car out of the garage just to make room for more pots! I have any nuber of tubers that are raring to go. Phyllis |
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