|
Thu, May 20, 10 at 22:19
| Help !! I'm fairly new to gardening ,so please be patient. I have quite a few dahlias that i'm dying to get planted but the weather hasn't cooperated. What started out as a very early,dry spring has turned into two days of sun ,followed by two days of rain. The dahlias looked very good but with the delay in planting ,some now have sprouts that are three to four inches long. Next week is looking good(???) but i need to know how to deal with these long sprouts. Should i cover them completely with soil or do i leave some of the sprout out of the ground? I'd also like to say thanks to everyone for all the help I received from your posts before I joined the forum. God bless all as i have learned so much. thanks, unc |
Follow-Up Postings:
|
| You can go either way on the sprouts. As long as your weather looks decent, plant so the upper surface of the tuber is about 4" down and cover it (and part of your sprout) with at least an inch of soil, though it won't hurt anything to cover it all to ground level. If you do just the inch, the soil will be warmed by sun faster and you can fill in the rest of the hole as time goes on. Another good idea would be to protect those shoots from slugs, preferably with a non-metaldehyde slug bait, if there are pets in the area. Sluggo has worked great to control the slug population here. Good luck! |
|
| Thanks poochella, we are currently having our obligatory two days of rain but the forecast is showing five days of sun starting tomorrow. I'm starting to panic because i have dahlias and glads to plant and my vegetable garden has been tilled and ready to plant for three weeks. Next weeks forecast is calling for "busy'. Again,many thanks. unc |
Please Note: Only registered members are able to post messages to this forum. If you are a member, please log in. If you aren't yet a member, join now!
Return to the Dahlia Forum
Information about Posting
- You must be logged in to post a message. Once you are logged in, a posting window will appear at the bottom of the messages. If you are not a member, please register for an account.
- Posting is a two-step process. Once you have composed your message, you will be taken to the preview page. You will then have a chance to review your post, make changes and upload photos.
- After posting your message, you may need to refresh the forum page in order to see it.
- Before posting copyrighted material, please read about Copyright and Fair Use.
- We have a strict no-advertising policy!
- If you would like to practice posting or uploading photos, please visit our Test forum.
- If you need assistance, please Contact Us and we will be happy to help.
Learn more about in-text links on this page here
