
How to Plant, Grow, and Care for Dahlias
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Iâm in Californiaâhow many years can dahlias stay in the ground before you need to divide? Three years?
Have you ever had success planting them early in pots for an early forced bloom? I have a wedding in early June.
Anyone, anyone? We here at the Almanac have not tried planting/forcing dahlias early. However, the American Dahlia Society has! See the web site, https://www.dahlia.org/growing/fundamentals-of-growing-dahlias/#:~:text=If%20you%20want%20blooms%20as,most%20parts%20of%20the%20country, with this specific observation: If you want blooms as early as possible, you can start the tubers indoors (fig 4) in good light about a month before planting time. You will then have a small plant ready at planting time. Dahlias can be planted as late as mid-June in most parts of the country.
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I purchased dahlia seeds. Can I start indoors and still get flowers the first year?
Yes. Dahlias planted indoors the first week of April will be well started by mid-May. While a greenhouse would be ideal, many growers find that a garage or basement works just fine. Place the pots under fluorescent lights about six inches above the tops of the pots.
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