150 New Dahlias and a Strange Plan

Every year I plant 100 or more dahlias, with very little financial success, and say that I'll never do it again (only to find myself tempted into buying another case or two the following year). But this time its different! Not because I didn't buy 3 cases of dahlias, that I definitely did, but because I have a new plan for how to grow them.

Instead of planting into farm beds in the open field as early as possible, this year I am planting my dahlias into a greenhouse in the beginning of June, in hopes that I will have happy and healthy blooms in the fall. I will keep everyone posted on my great dahlia experiment.

But to tide you all over till I have blooms, I'm sharing how excited I am about the 6 new varieties that I'm trying out. Ruth Ann, Milena Fleur, Sweet Natalie, Sweet Suzanne, Wizard of Oz and Isabel. I'm also sharing details about how I like to use them in my market bouquets and when designing floral arrangements.

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[tracycrider]

Bought sweet Natalie last year and it was my most prolific dahlia❤

[pchoward]

You should grow them under 50 percent shade cloth. That is what we do for showing when it gets too hot. It will help save the color and the plants.

[caitegraceify]

I got the Cafe con Leche Mix from Eden brothers. It’s my first time growing dahlias. I used to drool over them in the catalogs but I lived on a farm and my father said they were frivolous. I finally have my own land - I’m growing them! I don’t even care if I get flowers tbh im just so proud I bought them ❤

[YanickaQuilt]

You "influenced" me into buying and planting 200 bulbes of Gladiolus and this morning I saw 2 little bud peaking out of the ground. All this is so exciting lol.

[oasen-pa-asen]

Wine Eyed Jill! Super duper produktiv! Has really long steams as well. And the perfect mixture of colors that matches EVERYTHING! /Flower farmer in Sweden :)

[lilacmile]

Sounds like a good plan. I think dahlias are more sun-loving than heat-loving, there’s a difference. They’re from mountain regions, too hot and they’re not at all happy.

[nano-rywc]

Great Silence dahlias are relatively easy and productive with good stems. They start out in shades of peachy pink, and the center develops more yellow as the flower ages. I love them.

[cherylannesley]

Such enthusiasm. A love story, Ian s soft side and your business side. Hey, all is complementary.

[lisajelle]

My Milena Fleur dahlias overwintered in the ground here in zone 6A central Ohio, with no protection, came back just fine. Also Sylvia and about 90% of all the dahlia tubers I left in the ground as an experiment! I am so excited I can leave my tubers in the ground and skip the digging, storing, potting up, and planting out! (I’ll always order a few tubers each year just in case they all freeze.)

[Rebecca.Robbins]

I always chuckle at how you never remember when Canadian Thanksgiving is! This year it’s October 9th! So pretty early on in October!

[katherinelipari]

I’ve found that playing around with planting time has been great for me here in California. Our summers are hot and dry so most things planted in the spring get scorched. They just aren’t established enough by the time the rains go. Instead planting during the fall and letting them grow their roots during our winter rainy season really helps their health. I’m already well past the end of planting by May and we’re preparing to ride out the next five dry months.

[maureenbrophy]

And earwigs 🪳( more legs) love living in petals & if u don’t shake them they can fall out on the table or wherever u have your vase💗

[LifeMoreColorful]

Rip city did really well for me in Florida zone 9. Gorgeous deep purple. Shiloh noelle was also very productive, but I tended to have a lot of bug damage on those. I would say I only got to use 1/3 of the blooms, so it’s a good thing they produced a ton of flowers.

[littlemissbekah]

Ever since I started watching your channel I get so much more excited about certain flowers at the garden center. We went today and they had the most beautiful dahlias! I was so excited and got a pretty magenta one. They're a perrinial in my zone.

[victorial]

For me, the most productive and a florist fave is Cornel Bronze. Excited about trying a new one this year- Winkie Lambrusco 🤣 With that name, I just had to try it! Good luck with your experiment.

[anamachado]

Hi guys you both work so hard god bless you and your children, I, hope that you doing good with the flowers these summer take care🇨🇦💜💛💚🥀🥀🥀🥀🥀🥀🌺🌼🌺🌼🌻🥀🌺🌺🌺

[katipohl]

New varieties, decorative and ball style: Isabel, purple/fuchsia pink ball. All varieties listed in video description.

[bluebirdhomestead]

Wow so may dahlias! I added a lot of new dahlia varieties to our garden this year too. I am just a home gardener, but so I did not add nearly as many as you did, but our raised beds should have a lot of beautiful flowers this year. I am excited to see all of these blooming for you guys! -Cara 😄

[helenobrien]

Big fan of the Cornell series and sports (I actually think Isabel is one of them) for productivity. But my favorite dahlia hands down is Lights Out! It is definitely not great producer but you just cant beat the color, it is dark and goes with warm or cool tones like a dream, especially for fall flowers.

[plaisirdelanglais]

17:23 Who said ORANGE out loud as I did? 😀