5 Tips for Starting Dahlia Tubers

Starting your dahlia tubers soon? Hear my top 5 tips for success! Don't miss the last one, it's the most important.

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[joycejames]

Great timing and tips, is my first year growing dahlias, you may have just saved my dahlias from being overwatered, big thank you!

[AJWGBFX]

Possibly six years ago I came across a channel run by a lovely, soft spoken, old chap, from Northern Ireland, I think. He had a series of videos showing how to break dahlias from dormancy and then take cuttings of the shoots. Each shoot is then potted on until they are planted out. He reckoned they made better plants than just growing the tubers from the previous year. I gave it a try and I agree. The other benefit is that you only need to overwinter one tuber of each of your favourites. Sadly, the channel disappeared from YouTube.

[tamzinede]

I'm having a go at growing dahlias for the first time this year. I'm really looking forward to seeing how they go and if it's flower that likes our environment, fingers crossed for beautiful blooms later in the year.

[franckelatter]

First time seeing your vid. Love it, I am in Oz, QLD. I don’t have a sheltered area to pot up things out of the rain and wind but I have been decluttering my potting area, which is only just under the eve of our house and some shade cloth. So love to see your great ideas!

[Twistnsine]

Looking especially forward to your garden this year of your wedding. It will be more beautiful than ever I think 😍

[kilianrussell]

Great advice given in an entertaining manner, thanks.... 😃

[marcusseidel]

I ve planted mine already a few weeks ago ...to have earlier flowers. In a greenhouse ... I also started mignon Dahlias from seed. Greeti gs, Marcus

[culdesacgrocerygarden]

It will be so exciting watching them bloom this year, knowing that they have an autumn appointment. Cannot wait to see them in all their glory! I just received word that Wollerton Old Hall and The Pilgrim have begun their voyage to the USA, Missouri to be exact! I'm so excited!

[UrbanWhiteBuffaloFarm]

Hello Katrina, This will be my first real attempt. I am so excited for these dahlias to grow. So I understand Do Not Rot in the Pot! Label label label! No overwatering! I will start mine this weekend....Thank you for the tips

[Tea_and_thyme_]

Brilliant video and perfectly timed. I potted mine last week and was wondering about watering them again. I will definitely put that watering can

[itsmewende]

Great timing, I've been procrastinating, I need to get mine in pots....today. Hope you guys have a wonderful weekend.

[rachelcatchpole]

Mine arrived this week and they are on my weekend to do list

[yvonnedelappe]

I just bought a load dahlias saw your tips will be a great help thank you

[paulharrison]

Impeccable timing Katrina. I was just thinking whether it's possibly too late to buy and pot new Dahlia tubers. Now I know it isn't that'll be another gardening job for the weekend.
Oh I'm in the UK too...East Yorkshire.
Discovered your videos this week whilst off work with my first bout of Covid and have really enjoyed seeing around your allotment and find them very inspirational.
I'm lucky in that I have a nice rural garden, but sadly work takes me away all over the country Monday -Friday, (including Nottingham recently), so there's little time to devote to the garden. It tends to get a little overgrown and my designated wildlife area gets bigger with each year.
That said however I'm happy with my little lot and do what I can to make it nice.
Keep up the good work. You're giving Gardener's World a run for it's money.🙂

[stevekay]

Thanks for all the tips, love the labels, labels, labels 🤣🌸

[andyfarmer]

Great advice thank you. I potted my Dahlia's on Monday. Here in wet wet Manchester, the last frost date is 10th May so the only moisture they will get until then is what was already in the compost and only a light watering then.

[carmenbailey]

Planted my one and only today, so I heard all you said, so time will tell if I have success or not. Thanks for sharing your tips. 👍❤️😊

[ellie_]

Thank you for this video! I just planted dahlias for the first time this morning and felt like I had no idea if I was doing it right!
Fingers crossed they come up 🤞😁

[ThatBritishHomestead]

Dahlias are one of my favourites, we grow them from seed, which is a fab way of doing ti and getting LOTS of plants

[evelynsoha]

Thank you, I needed this!! Im growing my own wedding flowers for our September wedding this year too... Just started to wake up my dahlia tubers indoors 3 days ago because I was afraid they might not be viable... I could only find eyes on a few of them and they are in bad shape... Praying at least some of them sprout! 😅😬