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Wed, Aug 9, 06 at 18:29
| I have about 10 great dahlias in an above ground planter that is being demolished for a new patio in a few weeks. While I am very excited about the patio, I dont want to trash my dahlias. Can I transplant them into pots?
Do you think they will make it?? |
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| You should be fine as long as you get all the roots and don't damage the tuber. I transplanted one this year that was 2 feet high and it survived. It withered a bit at first, but then it was fine. Move it later in the evening when it isn't hot... |
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- Posted by caroldiane 5 (My Page) on Sun, Aug 13, 06 at 17:42
| The trouble is with dahlia....you plant A tuber...one. In a few short months, what you have now is more than one. You have maybe a clump of size and lifting it I'm sure would cause the plant and flowers to wilt badly. Unless you can lift a sizable root ball and deposit into the its new home, I'm afraid your plants might suffer. |
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