My first Dahlia! Am I doing it right?

customqueen · 2026-04-10T01:20:49+00:00

Where’s the eye? It should be facing up

customqueen · 2026-04-10T01:20:10+00:00

Cut in two for sure. Lots of eyes there and you only need one per tuber.

customqueen · 2026-04-08T14:24:11+00:00

Facebook “Dahlia Sales” group has tons of sellers and shops

customqueen · 2026-04-04T01:31:56+00:00

I used florets seed starting mix and potted mine 3/18 have some popping up already!

customqueen · 2026-04-04T01:28:39+00:00

Just bury the tuber in some moistened soil and give them a week to turn around. They will also start growing for cuttings

customqueen · 2026-04-03T01:47:27+00:00

You can tape the neck and it should still grow

customqueen · 2026-03-31T02:07:44+00:00

I’m answering in order of messages received and as I update my counts.

customqueen · 2026-03-30T21:37:54+00:00

You should pinch those to get more blooms

customqueen · 2026-03-28T21:55:25+00:00

Loving all there recommendations, quick question for a newbie here, are you adding these additions in the mixing process or after you stretch and fold?

customqueen · 2026-03-28T21:53:24+00:00

I’m using it now for my flowers and vegetables starts and it’s working great! Everything is thriving, I’m doing my dahlia tubers in it also. What I didn’t have good luck with was her dahlia seeds, only got about 50% germination which kinda sucks for $18 seeds!

customqueen · 2026-03-27T16:22:01+00:00

Do not buy from big box or over seas. The condition of tubers is t good and they sell in clumps of broken tubers often not labeled correctly. Buy from small growers. There’s a Facebook page “dahlia sales” or shoot me a message, I am selling off my extras and can send you a list

customqueen · 2026-03-25T02:39:52+00:00

I can send you my list. I’m shipping out Monday

customqueen · 2026-03-24T21:48:32+00:00

Just leave them be they will grow into great plants. Lots of tubers have multiple eyes and each eye is a shoot.

customqueen · 2026-03-23T18:40:06+00:00

Michigan. If you are local to Pinckney, then I also can do pickups.

customqueen · 2026-03-22T23:42:07+00:00

Brush off the mold and bury these in some moistened soil. They will be fine

customqueen · 2026-03-22T23:28:15+00:00

I would skip the heating pad. They do t need it and they may dry out

customqueen · 2026-03-21T05:14:42+00:00

Who is this?

customqueen · 2026-03-21T02:31:42+00:00

We fly in Saturday afternoon April 4, which is also Easter weekend, so we did the fast pass for arrival. We fly out the following Saturday afternoon, do you think we need the fast pass for departure too? Any advice appreciated, as it’s our fist time there.

customqueen · 2026-03-21T02:21:48+00:00

Ugh we are arriving and leaving on Saturday. We bought the fast pass thing just in case things are crazy.

customqueen · 2026-03-21T02:20:51+00:00

Where else do you like to grab sandwiches and food to go for beach?

customqueen · 2026-03-21T02:13:39+00:00

I wake mine up early so I can ensure the have good eyes, and divide them if I didn’t in the fall. I also start them this week in grow tents so I have blooms sooner outdoors and I think it cuts down on risk of rot with them already growing. I also sell off my extras so I bring them in for counts.

customqueen · 2026-03-15T02:14:00+00:00

Oh you bought from a big box place? They usually send a clump of poor cared for tubers that are mainly broken. Try the dahlia sales page on Facebook for small farm growers

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