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For many years, Triple Wren Farms sold tens of thousands of cut dahlia stems each season. In those days, our summer and early fall rhythm was built around harvest mornings, buckets of cold water, bunching stations, cooler space, wholesale orders, grocery deliveries,...
Are you new to growing dahlias? Let us show you how we plant dahlias at Triple Wren! Despite being a large scale grower, all our dahlias are lovingly prepared and planted by hand. This lets us keep our literal fingers on the pulse of our dahlias’ health and gives us...
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,...
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...
Have you been picking your dahlias this year? We hope so! Here are the three reasons we think you should be cutting your dahlia blooms. Cutting Your Dahlias is Good for the Plants Did you know that it’s good for your dahlia when you pick the blooms? Harvesting the...
It might seem early, but this summer is actually the perfect time to begin preparing next year’s cut flower garden. You may still be in the dreaming phase of growing dahlias, or you may be planning to expand your dahlia patch. You may even be considering growing...
At Triple Wren, we plant thousands of dahlia plants in the ground each year. Despite our long rows and larger scale production, we still plant every tuber and rooted cutting by hand! We check every plant for pest damage and disease on a two-week rotation throughout...
Perhaps you are providing flowers for a friend’s wedding or another event, and you need to keep your flowers looking fresh and beautiful for the special day. Maybe you just want your kitchen bouquet to last as long as possible so you can enjoy it. Whatever your reason for wanting long-lasting dahlias, we can help. Here are our best tips for getting the most vase life out of your flowers.
Looking for information about how to water your dahlias? We can help! Keep reading to find out all about how to successfully water your dahlias. Wait to Water Until Dahlias Start Sprouting Did you know that dahlia tubers don’t absorb water? Their feeder roots absorb...
This is the 9th year we've grown dahlias in the big front field on our own farm. We grew them at another location for 5 years before that, and in both locations we've done a few things to keep our dahlia healthy and to avoid treating them like a mono-crop. We've...
Are you new to planting dahlias? Let us show you how we do it at Triple Wren! Despite being a large scale grower, all our dahlias are lovingly prepared and planted by hand. This lets us keep our literal fingers on the pulse of our dahlias’ health and gives us the...
How to Fertilize Dahlias Are you looking for information about fertilizing dahlias? We can help! There are three main things to know about properly fertilizing dahlias: Use a balanced fertilizer toward the beginning of the season. Switch to a lower nitrogen...
Good healthy soil was one of the main things we considered when we purchased our farm, because a foundation of soil health is essential for growing healthy food, flowers… and, of course, especially dahlias! So today we want to talk about the 4 most important things...
From our earliest farming days, we've worked to build a sustainable farm. Our first days of learning to farm were spent in a beautiful apple orchard. It was a gift in so many ways, and we learned so much about farming a monocrop on acres and acres of land. One big...
Hey friends! It’s the beginning of “seed saving season” here at our farm, and one of the top questions we get this time of year centers on how to save seed from dahlias that don’t have open centers. It’s easy to see how saving seed from open-center varieties like...
Perhaps you are providing flowers for a friend’s wedding or another event, and you need to keep your flowers looking fresh and beautiful for the special day. Maybe you just want your kitchen bouquet to last as long as possible so you can enjoy it. Whatever your reason for wanting long-lasting dahlias, we can help. Here are our best tips for getting the most vase life out of your flowers.