Weāve talked a lot about storing dahlia tubers over the years, and thatās because itās one of the hardest parts to figure out when growing dahlias. Some of you live in warm climates and donāt always have to worry about digging/overwintering your tubers, but for those of you who need to dig and store your […]
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This video is from October 2022, and while we’ve improved our method of pollinating and collecting seed so that now the number of “keeper” dahlias we grow is much higher, this still gives you a good look at our methods for growing and harvesting tubers from seedlings! Each year we plant a few thousand dahlia
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Every year we get lots of questions about storing dahlia tubers from new dahlia growersĀ and experienced gardenersĀ who have had trouble storing their dahlias over the winter.Ā Here are answers to some of our most frequently asked digging and storingĀ questions. Do I have to dig and store my tubers? Can I just leave them in the ground?
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We are so pleased to announce 14 new virus-tested rooted cuttings varieties available from Triple Wren! These new varieties and the 10 varieties released last year will be available to purchase later this month for shipping to both the U.S. and Canada. New Rooted Cuttings Varieties We now ship to the U.S. and Canada! Starting in
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One of the most common Qās we receive about our tissue culture rooted cuttings is, āWill they grow a tuber clump in the first season?ā Here is your answer! In October 2024, from the thousands of our own rooted cuttings that we planted here at the farm, we are getting lovely, healthy tubers. Bloomquist Dave
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Are you new to digging dahlias? Or just need a refresher because it’s been a whole year since the last time you dug up your tubers? Follow along as we dig up the precious tuber clumps of Bloomquist Wild. Make a Plan It’s easy to get mixed up after you start digging everything, so go
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The lower sections of our field were nipped by frost earlier last week, so weāre going to start digging dahlias this week. Itās hard to believe this season is almost over! We dig our tubers each fall so that we can preserve them from freezing, wet conditions outdoors and so that we can assess their
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This summer we grew out thousands of our own tissue culture rooted dahlia cuttings so that we could compare varieties grown from cuttings with varieties grown from tubers. Hereās what we found:????The varieties that were grown from cuttings flowered before the tuber grown dahlias.????The cuttings-grown plants were just as vigorous as the tuber-grown plants.????Both types
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Did you know that the American Dahlia Society (ADS) has created 10 color groups + 5 color blends to categorize dahlias? Dahlias bloom in such an incredible spectrum of colors! Because of the amazing genetic diversity contained in the DNA of these glorious plants, hybrid seed crosses can produce every color except blue and the
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Did you know that dahlias come in at least 20 forms (plus “micro” forms of most?)? Because of the amazing genetic diversity contained in the DNA of these glorious plants, hybrid seed crosses can produce a vast array of different-looking blooms. These forms can show up in many different sizes, too. Here are photos of
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