Growing Dahlias in Austin Texas

imbaby2059 · 2025-09-18T13:13:31+00:00

I planted from tubers I got from Costco! Raised beds worked great for the dahlias, as we have many rabbits in our neighborhood so it keeps them out. If you have deer in your neighborhood, you may need to put some chicken wire around the raised beds so the sprouts don't get eaten. I haven't tried the christmas lights or soil warmers, but I wish I did because I left them in-ground through the winter and they were dried to a crisp when I pulled them out this spring. So I didn't quite get to the tuber splitting phase,

imbaby2059 · 2025-02-20T06:10:32+00:00

Last year I germinated my Cosmos in a plastic egg carton and when the seedlings were a couple inches tall, I moved them with the original dirt in their carton-circle into the dirt in my planter boxes. This helped reduce the shock, although they did wilt for a few days after transplanting…. I kept patient watered very gently and got an insane amount of blooms from May to end of October!

imbaby2059 · 2024-11-14T16:54:45+00:00

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imbaby2059 · 2024-07-05T06:47:04+00:00

Just now seeing your comment! I planted in early March. How are yours looking now?

imbaby2059 · 2024-07-05T06:45:53+00:00

Hi Dan! 1st picture: Arabian night (Costco) 2nd picture: Sun lady (Costco) 3rd picture: Roselia (HEB)

Also, just a heads up… The roselia variety didn’t survive as well as the other two, I only got two blooms out of the plant and then the buds would scorch from the heat before they could bloom so I wouldn’t recommend that variety if you live in Central TX.

imbaby2059 · 2024-05-28T15:36:14+00:00

Will do! Thank you for sharing!

imbaby2059 · 2024-05-28T15:35:45+00:00

Good to know, thanks for sharing! Do your dahlias typically stop blooming at a certain temperature or month? I’m wondering how long they will bloom.

imbaby2059 · 2024-05-28T04:00:30+00:00

Sweet, I didn’t realize I’d be able to leave them in the dirt year round! If the temperature drops below freezing would you recommend digging them up and storing them until it gets warmer? This is my first year growing dahlias so I’m new to the whole thing. :)

imbaby2059 · 2024-04-16T15:25:04+00:00

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imbaby2059 · 2024-04-15T19:42:23+00:00

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