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Posted by dahlialove 6 (My Page) on

Mon, May 7, 12 at 10:31

dahlias, previously started indoors, to the garden outside? Are they super delicate?

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Posted by tropic_lover 6UT (My Page) on
Tue, May 8, 12 at 21:45

In my experience, they are pretty tough and handle transplanting really well.

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Posted by linaria 7 (My Page) on
Wed, May 9, 12 at 2:37

depends on, how pampered they where. If they never got direct sunlight their older leaves might get burnt, but they should produce new ones really fast.

I transferred some Dahlias 2 days ago, about 4-8 inches high, they looked fine yesterday. I had put them on the balcony frequently, when the weather wasnt too cold.
Just mind the slugs, then everything should be fine.

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Posted by keriann_lakegeneva 5B WI/IL border (My Page) on
Wed, May 9, 12 at 8:09

They are pretty dang tough. I always bury mien deeper in the ground then I grew them in their starting pots and they looked sad for about a day and the next they looked great.

Hardening off is another subject. Like said above, a few leaves might get burned, but very unlikely you will loose a plant. Just and FYI, if you snap off new growth by accident, try putting it in the ground too, you may get it to root and have more plants!

keriann~

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