Anyone who grows dahlias can save dahlia seeds, but experienced growers tend to develop their unique methods for saving and collecting dahlia seeds. Their specific methods yield the fantastic results we see in their hybrids over and over. There are several ways to influence the results of hybridization, and since dahlias have way more chromosomes […]
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It’s mid-winter, and we are able to really see the light coming back into our days here in the PNW! Steve and I are in the thick of so many exciting projects right now. We just introduced 7 new dahlias plus 5 new hybridizers here on our blog! Behind the scenes, we’re also connecting with
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Growing dahlias is a year round endeavor. Granted, some seasons are more intense than other seasons, but dahlias are always on our mind. We want to know what you’re doing with your dahlia tubers right now (besides shopping for more)! Take our poll and let us know what your Winter Dahlia Tuber Personality is. Whatever your personality is, we have
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Our lives are filled with dahlias right now, despite the fact that it’s winter. Every day we’re either organizing and dividing the 50,000-ish tuber clumps we dug from our field last fall, or busy talking with the amazing hybridizers who created them. Today we’d like to highlight two of our Legacy Hybridizers–Steve and Sandy Boley of
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We are so excited to introduce you to TWO new Salish dahlias— Salish Sweet Laila and Salish Glory Be. These dahlias are hybridized by the lovely Noni Morrison, who also hybridized Salish Twilight Girl and Salish Snow Day along with many other beauties–several of which you’ll be seeing in our online shop in future years! All four of these varieties are part of our
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We’ve talked a lot about storing dahlia tubers over the years, and that’s because it’s one of the hardest parts to figure out when growing dahlias. Some of you live in warm climates and don’t 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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Every year we get lots of questions about storing dahlia tubers from new dahlia growers and experienced gardeners who have had trouble storing their dahlias over the winter. Here are answers to some of our most frequently asked digging and storing questions. Do I have to dig and store my tubers? Can I just leave them in the ground?
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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 we’re going to start digging dahlias this week. It’s 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
Should You Divide Your Dahlia Tubers in the Fall or in the Spring? Read More »
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. Here’s 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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