Re: dahlias
- Subject: Re: dahlias
- From: E*@aol.com
- Date: Tue, 20 Aug 2002 11:14:08 EDT
In a message dated 8/20/02 2:58:42 AM Eastern Daylight Time, mtalt@hort.net
writes:
<< If firm and healthy (a sort of light tan color), do not separate from
the main stem - they will not bloom if they have no bit of main stem
attached to the rhizome. Cut back the stem to a few inches. >>
This is the part I found tricky. You can clean off most of soil left in
spring as they are quite dry and have a good look at the structure. No
matter how many pictures I have seen, I still have trouble dividing a clump
of dahlia tubers so plant the whole thing intact, if I have one. There is
one stem up the center and the dividing point is never clear to me. If you
have a long season, you can root new shoots. Or if you have greenhouse space
which most don't.
Claire Peplowski
NYS z4
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