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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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 in a different spot next year, if you’re
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At Triple Wren, we plant about 50,000 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 also check every plant for pest damage and disease on a two-week rotation throughout the season. We weed manually and monitor for
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Here’s how to take care of your dahlias in the early summer before they bloom, but after they’ve started growing.
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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 beautiful and help us keep our dahlias organized, they also: Favorite
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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 planted other
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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 ability to curate our
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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!) Here are a few links mentioned in the video: HighTop Humidity Domes https://www.growerssupply.com/prod/116039.html Taking cuttings from cuttings/field plants https://triplewrenfarms.com/pinch-your-dahlias-and-use-them-as-mid-season-dahlia-cuttings/ Video of how
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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: Early Season Fertilizing We plant with granulated organic chicken manure fertilizer (5-3-2 + micronutrients!) in our beds, and top dress with more balanced fertilizer about 4-6 weeks later (or
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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 lesson we learned was
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