15 Review (s)

  1. Anna DOBROVOLSKAYA, Belgorod.

    I love annual dahlias of the Merry Guys variety for their friendly shoots, unpretentiousness, a variety of colors and long flowering - from late June to frost. Of course, in comparison with their perennial counterparts, these are not so stately and large. But in winter, you do not have to store tubers, like perennial ones, which strive to dry out or rot. In addition, varieties of different shades can be planted in a new place every year.
    I usually sow seeds (at least one packet of Cheerful Children) for seedlings in March.

    To do this, I use tetrapacks for juices: I cut off one side wide side, and put on the other. The boxes are the desired depth and fit perfectly on the windowsill, without interfering with large flower pots. I sow seeds in three rows at a distance of 1,5 cm from each other. Before the emergence of shoots, I put all the containers in plastic bags, and after 5 days the Cheerful guys peck together. Two weeks later, dahlia sprouts can be dived and planted in separate containers (disposable cups or yogurt jars). However, I never do this myself - there is enough space for everyone in the boxes, and most of the seedlings turn out to be strong. And if you pinch the main shoots in time (when 4 pairs of leaves are formed), then the bushes grow lush.

    Planting and caring for dahlias - advice of the most experienced florist

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  2. Lyubov SHATSKAYA, village of Kalikino, Nizhny Novgorod Region

    One-year-old dahlias captivated me with a variety of colors and shapes. Without these bright kids, I can’t imagine my flower garden. They are unpretentious, bloom profusely from mid-summer until the first frost, filling the garden with special warmth.
    So that the seedlings do not stretch, I sow the seeds in a box with loose fertile soil no earlier than mid-April. In a week, friendly shoots appear. After the growth of two or three true leaves, I “spread” the seedlings in separate pots or in a larger box. After a couple of weeks, when the plants take root and start growing, I feed them with liquid mineral fertilizer. After the probability of night frost has passed, I plant my favorites in the flower garden. They adore open bright places, but you need to remember that the stems of plants are fragile, so the areas where there are drafts are best avoided.

    Dahlias form lush bushes strewn with flowers. Look good both in independent plantings, and in combination with other annuals. I also plant them in containers and flowerpots.
    I feed with mineral fertilizers, excluding nitrogen-containing ones, which contribute to the growth of green mass to the detriment of flowering.
    I tried to store
    Over the summer, dahlias manage to form small tubers. Somehow I dug them and sent them for the winter together with perennial varieties to the underground, pouring them with sawdust. They are well preserved. In the new season, the bushes were lush, bloomed more abundantly than in the previous year. But the flowers did not become larger, as, for example, in perennials, which I grow for the sake of huge flowers-hats, sometimes reaching 35 cm in diameter. Therefore, I think that it is better to grow “funny guys” just like an annual culture, this is their charm. In addition, seeds of any varieties can always be found on sale or harvested by yourself.

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  3. Vera Danilovna PIVNEVA, Nizhny Novgorod Region, the city of Knyaginino

    The neighbor has beautiful dahlias above human height. The flowers themselves are so bright and huge that you just can’t take your eyes off.
    She shared tubers with me, but the result was disappointing: the plants never bloomed. What could be the reason?

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    • OOO "Sad"

      There are many reasons. But the main thing is in non-compliance with the rules of cultivation. The wrong division of tubers, droughty weather and lack of moisture, lack of light or excess nitrogen in the soil, as well as diseases and pests of dahlias may be to blame.
      In order for the plants to bloom on time and magnificent, you need to pinch the stem after the formation of 4-5 pairs of leaves. If this is not done, then only one bud will be formed. And if you cut off faded flower heads, then new ones will appear faster.

      It is also important than feeding bushes. In spring - with nitrogen fertilizers, in June - early July - with phosphorus-potash (for 10 liters of water 3 tbsp. L. Superphosphate and 3-4 handfuls of wood ash), in August - potassium sulfate - 30 g for each bush. On this top dressing ends.
      Remember: if a plant does not have enough water, it will not form buds and will not bloom, and then will dry out prematurely. Dahlias are watered in the morning or in the evening, soaking the soil by 30-40 cm and necessarily mulching it. The main thing here is not to fill the tubers, otherwise they will rot.
      If dahlias have thick and lush foliage, but no buds, it means that the grower went too far with nitrogen fertilizers, so you do not have to wait for the appearance of buds.
      Depending on the varieties, dahlias are subject to fungal diseases to varying degrees. So to know what kind of flowers grow on your site is useful and important.

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  4. Antonina ZAKHARYINA, Smolensk region

    Secrets of lush dahlias
    Germinated tubers planted in early May. In a planting pit with a depth of about 30-40, see pouring a handful of dolomite flour and wood ash, slightly rotted manure, and 1 tbsp. superphosphate - all this is mixed with the fertile land. Soot the tubers, deepening the root collar on 5-6. See
    Through 2 weeks after planting the plant is fed with a solution of slurry (1: 8). I repeat the same during budding and early flowering.

    Dahlias have a shallow root system, so large bushes often lean over under their own weight. Hilling plants helps to avoid problems when they grow to 15-20.

    TIP: In the first half of the summer I break the side shoots on the main stem in the axils of the lower leaves. Then dahlias will please with large buds.

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  5. Oksana BYRYKINA, Balakovo.

    In April, the dahlia tubers are transferred from the cellar to the box with wet sawdust (periodically sprayed) and left at home until May.

    After the disappearance of the threat of strong frosts, the tubers are planted in a flowerbed in the hole, I will definitely put a support, to which I then tie up the plants. Two weeks after planting I feed - 1 l mullein and 1 st.l. urea on a bucket of water (I pour out 2 l under a bush).

    When the buds appear, in 10 l of water I dilute it according to 1 Art. L. superphosphate and potassium sulfate and poured 3 liters under each bush. I remove the side shoots, leaving no more than 3's powerful stalks on the bush. Then the plants will thank the lush and large flowers.

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  6. Valentina Mikhailovna SMETANINA, flower grower

    This is exactly the flower that even in the shade can feel quite comfortable. But you need to be prepared for the fact that its buds will be smaller than those of plants growing in more illuminated places. But flowering will last longer.
    Flower growers who are keen on dahlia breeding recommend building a drainage layer of expanded clay or broken brick before planting the tubers.
    Tubers of plants need to be planted after the winter, after all the frosts have passed and the soil warms up. Before that, it is necessary to dig holes beforehand, having provided a place for compost or manure. Place the tubers should be so that the root of the root rose above the ground for a few centimeters. If she is in the ground, the tuber can rot.
    To bloom come faster, you should germinate dahlia seedlings in advance. To do this, the tubers are placed in a layer of sand or sawdust and covered with polyethylene, having previously drilled a hole in it so that the plants breathe and. This "steam room" makes the kidneys wake up earlier than usual. It is necessary to irrigate dahlias with a spray gun.
    Stalks of plants should be tied up, as they easily break under gusts of wind. This requires a backup. And if the stem is still broken, do not despair. The situation can be corrected by attaching a strong branch to the escape. It is fixed and propped up by the stalk so that it is stable. And the damaged shoot will continue to bloom.

    It must be remembered: the fewer shoots on the bush, the more powerful and faster they can develop. The optimal amount is 2-3. You should not leave more.
    But the rest of the usual care-feeding, watering and loosening. If everything is done correctly, dahlias will delight with magnificent flowering.

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  7. Tatiana Vasilievna

    This summer I was left without dahlias, although I love these flowers since childhood. No matter how hard she tried, she never managed to preserve the tubers until spring. Advise what you need to do to avoid such losses?

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    • OOO "Sad"

      Only true dahlia lovers agree to dig up tubers every year and store them until spring. And they usually do this in a dark room at low positive temperatures. Ideally - in the basement of a heated house. But not all gardeners have such conditions, so many store dug up tubers in city apartments. Alas, it is too warm and dry here. And because of this microclimate, the tubers dry and disappear. To avoid problems and reduce moisture evaporation, tubers can be coated with a thin layer of paraffin, which will help to keep them in perfect condition until spring.

      Conventional paraffin candles may be suitable for this procedure. They need to be crushed and melted in a container in a water bath. Then pour water into a large pot, heat it without bringing to a boil, and pour there liquid paraffin, which remains on the surface without freezing. Twine is tied to the tubers and dipped into a container with paraffin for 2-3 seconds. The main thing is not to dip the root neck in it. When the planting material is removed, the molten paraffin will solidify quickly, forming a protective film on the tubers. It will prevent not only drying, but also the premature germination of tubers. This storage method is suitable for early varieties of dahlias, which often give sprouts at the beginning of winter.

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  8. Summerman, gardener and gardener (anonymous)

    Dahlias from the handle

    One dacha woman told me how she breeds dahlias. In the second half of August, breaks off the side branches with a length of 10-15 cm and puts them in the water. When the roots appear, they sit in pots with soil and keep them on the windowsill in winter. If he sees that the plant is stretching, pinch the top. And in the spring (in April-May) planted in the open ground

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    • OOO "Sad"

      It's about cuttings of dahlias. Cuttings from perennial dahlias can be taken as early as April with corn root germinated since March. It is better to break them with a "heel" of length 10 cm and 2-3 interstices. You can not put them in the water, but plant them directly in the lorry box, and in the south - into the greenhouse in a loose substrate with sand, after having processed the lower part of the cuttings with a growth stimulant (Corne-wine). Rooted in spring cuttings can blossom by autumn. You can root the variety you like with cuttings and in July-August.

      It is important to pritenyat cuttings and to ensure that the substrate does not dry up. To keep the humidity of air, it is desirable to cover the cropped plastic bottle. The rooting period is 10-12 days.
      And how to properly store the tubers of dahlias, we will tell in one of the nearest numbers.
      Lyudmila ULEYSKAYA, Cand. Biol. Sciences, Yalta

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  9. Irina KUDRINA

    Dahlias: time to land
    In early June, I plant dahlias in holes 30 × 40 cm in size at a distance of 50-90 cm from each other. In each hole I add a handful of wood ash and dolomite flour, 2-3 kg of humus, as well as 1 tbsp. complex mineral fertilizer, mix thoroughly with the soil.

    Be sure to drive a number of wooden stakes, to which I will tie shoots as far as regrowth. I pour the wells with water and in each plant two tubers to get more lush bushes. I fall asleep on top with a damp ground layer in 6-8 cm so that the sprouts growing by the time of planting are a few centimeters under the ground.

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  10. Elena SAVETA

    I plant dahlias in April.
    Before planting, I inspect the tubers, cut out rotten and dry parts, stand half an hour in a solution of the fungicide, dry it and treat it with an insecticide. Then divide the tubers so that each one has 1-2 kidneys.

    I put the pieces in wet sand or sawdust. During germination I hold on the sunny window sill, and on warm days I take to the street. I plant it when stable heat is established. Wherein:
    • I do not plant where the dahlias grew last year;
    • Do not abuse fertilizers, especially nitrogen fertilizers (they will bloom badly).
    It is better to prepare the flowerbed in advance, from the fall - dig it up and add organic matter to the soil. If the earth is heavy, you should also bring in some baking powder - for example, river sand. In the spring, when planting, I immediately establish supports so that later the tall plants do not break from the wind. I mulch the weathered, dried, weed. I treat dahlias with fungicides a couple of times during growth. Watering abundantly, but rarely. Otherwise, plants may suffer from gray rot and fusarium wilt.

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  11. Galina RAADULOVA, p. Signaly, Republic of Chuvashia

    To dahlias became powerful and abundantly blossomed, they should pay attention in the spring. In April, a whole bunch of tubers with rhizomes, without tearing, should be placed in boxes, covered with snow or poured with water, sprinkled with sawdust from above and moistened as necessary. By June on the tubers will appear sprouts, they will easily be separated from each other and planted.

    The soil for dahlias is suitable fertile, loose, and the flower bed itself should be located in a sunny, sheltered from the wind place without stagnation of water. For earlier flowering, the main shoot after the 4th pair of leaves needs to be pinched, the side shoots after the 2nd pair, and the 1st bud should be removed. Such rationing will allow the plant to distribute nutrition more correctly and by the fall turn into a powerful bush, strewn with luxurious flowers.

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  12. Svetlana Ryzhkina, a flower grower, Chelyabinsk

    Dahlias - for storage

    With the onset of nocturnal frosts, I dump dahlias, and in the beginning of October I dig out, wash, cut off thin and rotten roots, dry them and deposit them in boxes with sand in a dark cool place. I also store the rhizomes of mirabilis. I transplant the begonias tubers into the pots with the ground.

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