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Fri, Apr 25, 08 at 23:47
| Hi there, I jumped over from the cutting garden forum. I am a newbie at dahlias and planted my first tubers about 1.5 weeks ago. Should I be seeing growth yet? I also had alot of 'fingers' that fell off the tubers in the bags that they were shipped in, and the guy that I bought them from told me to go ahead and plant them in pots and they would produce plants that would flower later, which way up do I plant these? TIA for any advice. Kat |
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- Posted by dahliagardener (My Page) on Fri, Apr 25, 08 at 23:58
| Those "fingers" that fell off won't grow - they aren't attached to a part of the stem so won't have any eyes. Whoever told you they would grow doesn't know much about dahlias- or was lieing to you. Did you see any eyes- or shoots on the tubers that you planted? How soon they come up depends on how deep you planted them & how warm it is where they are planted- dahlias like the ground to be about 60* - if it's cold & wet they'll likely just sit there & not grow until the ground warms up- or they'll rot if it's really cold & wet. Ellie |
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- Posted by kitkat_oregon 7 (My Page) on Sat, Apr 26, 08 at 18:08
| Thanks Ellie, I feel rather let down by the supplier. Oh well! The tubers themselves were planted with the eyes about 3-4 inches below the surface. The temp has warmed considerably here in the last week or so but I dont know the soil temp exactly. I shall wait and see. I have dedicated quite a large area to dahlias so hopefully they will come on strong. Thanks again. Kat |
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