Every year, we co-plant thousands of beautiful annuals in our dahlia fields! We plant them between the dahlia varieties, often blocking them by color (so fun!), which gives us a “hard stop” between dahlia varieties at harvest time. Not only are the annual flowers...
Sharing beauty
THROUGH DAHLIA EDUCATION
• the latest from Triple Wren •
Sharing beauty
THROUGH DAHLIA EDUCATION
• the latest from Triple Wren •
How Much Space Do Dahlias Need?
How you space dahlias in your garden is important. If you give them too much space, you won’t be able to fit as many dahlias into your garden. If you space them too closely, they might not have enough room to grow and disease might plague your dahlias because of lack...
Our Favorite Foliage Plants for Biodiversity
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 lesson we learned was that the primary crop was happier and healthier when we...
Crop Rotation, Field Rest, and Biodiversity
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...
How to Plant Dahlia Tubers
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 Make Rooted Dahlia Cuttings at Home
Hey friends! Here is our quick, easy tutorial on how to multiply your dahlias by taking herbaceous cuttings and rooting them. (Don't miss the important links about how we make dahlia cuttings below the video!) https://vimeo.com/936028058/3d9b53e331?share=copy Here are...
Your Dahlia Tubers Have Arrived!
It's so exciting to receive new dahlia tubers in the mail. There's just so much potential for beauty in those little packages when they arrive! Here are a few important things you should do when you receive your dahlia tubers so that you care for them properly. First,...
How to Fertilize Dahlias
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...
Healthy Soil is the Key to Healthy Dahlias
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...




