Dahlia's are so WONDERFUL and this is such a BRILLIANT video about how to pot the tubers up and showing what the tubers are like such a FANTASTIC How to video :-) thanks a million for sharing Rachel and sending you an abundance of love and happiness from Waterford to Wexford and have a MAGNIFICENT Wednesday ahead XXXX

@GardeningatDouentza

7 жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching, Lyn, and heaps of good wishes from Wexford to Waterford xx

I like how you do it , very clear, no cutting

Looked everywhere to see if the shrivelled ones can come back to life you are the only help

@GardeningatDouentza

4 ай бұрын

Hope yours respond. They don't always respond - it depends how far done they are. Good luck!

Hello from country Victoria, Australia! I love your gardening info and thank you for taking the time to do your videos, which I appreciate. I LOVE your greenhouse space! It looks just gorgeous with all the terracotta pots and the green iron table is just fabulous! I'm about to plant all my dahlias as it's spring here now, so your video was VERY helpful. xo

@GardeningatDouentza

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching and taking the time to give me feedback on the video. It is much appreciated. Lucky you to be in spring. Autumn is not my favourite time of year but we must all take the rough with the smooth. Happy growing.

You're information is Just so wonderful, love your help thank you.

@GardeningatDouentza

5 жыл бұрын

You are very welcome 🤗

thanks so much for the video. i love dahlias and need all the info as I am just learning about the tubers.

@GardeningatDouentza

7 жыл бұрын

Good luck!

Thank you! This video is quite helpful. I am excited about planting my dahlias for this growing season.

@GardeningatDouentza

3 жыл бұрын

Best of luck!

Thank you for tip on rehydrating tubers.

@GardeningatDouentza

3 ай бұрын

You are so welcome!

Well done Rachel that reminds me to get cracking on with dividing up my tubers for repotting here's to big blooms.

@GardeningatDouentza

7 жыл бұрын

Oh yes, mega blooms :)

Thank you a great video. I have just bought a pop up greenhouse and some bulbs so I’ll get the dahlia bulbs planted today.

@GardeningatDouentza

3 жыл бұрын

By chance I am also potting up my dahlas today. Thanks for watching and happy growing.

Thanks Rachel for this timely reminder that I should be reviving the dahlias now. Also did not know that trick about reviving dried out ones in water with a dash of tomato feed.

@GardeningatDouentza

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching, Gwen. That trick doesn't work if the tuber is really depleted but it's worth a try.

thanks for that great vid...........new to the garden thing so it helped a lot, will be back for more good advice.

@GardeningatDouentza

5 жыл бұрын

Welcome to the channel

Thanks for sharing Rachel and happy Dahlias 🌺

@GardeningatDouentza

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks, Sharon.

Thank you, Rachel!

@GardeningatDouentza

7 жыл бұрын

Welcome, Susana.

Many thanks for the tips, much appreciated!

@GardeningatDouentza

7 жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching.

Really practical post. No fancy do this do that, just great advice. Thanks

@GardeningatDouentza

2 жыл бұрын

You are very welcome 🙂

Very helpful, inspiring and informative. I’m looking forward to the arrival of my greenhouse. I’m only potting up today in April, hopefully it’ll be ok

@GardeningatDouentza

2 жыл бұрын

It'll be fine! Maybe blooms will be a bit later, that's all

Well I learned a lot to day!! Monty never tell's us that!! TFS Mairead in Dublin

@GardeningatDouentza

7 жыл бұрын

I am glad this was useful to such a seasoned gardener as yourself, Mairead :)

Thank you for such great videos.

@GardeningatDouentza

6 жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching them :)

Mine has done amazing in a pot.

First time of watching, very informative. Thank you

@GardeningatDouentza

3 жыл бұрын

Welcome to the channel and glad you found the video helpful.

thank you!! i love dahlias!!!!!

@GardeningatDouentza

5 жыл бұрын

Dahlias are great!

Very helpful thanks

Most informative video I've found.

@GardeningatDouentza

3 жыл бұрын

Glad to hear it!

AWESOME! Thank you.

@GardeningatDouentza

7 жыл бұрын

You are very welcome :)

Thanks Rachel. I can't wait to finish work and get started on potted up my tubers too. I've got some huge ones which I need to split up perhaps, as I have a small garden and so many varieties at the moment. Still need the Blue Bayou that I saw in your vid and the David Howard. You need to update us with your progress and also how you decide where in the garden you plant them. Would you also show us what companion plants go well with Dahlia? Best wishes.

@GardeningatDouentza

7 жыл бұрын

Okay, I hear what you are saying and will probably make a potting out video this year. My dahlias go in the same spot. I keep a space for them... but it is hard !

Thank you - hugely useful yesterday :)

@GardeningatDouentza

3 ай бұрын

Great to hear!

Thank you 👍

My dalia i to care of it an had 2years. It is diong just fine im very pleased🙂🙂🙂🙂

Thank you 🙏 for the tip. Just bought some cheap tubers in the Supermarket and hooe to save them ❤️

@GardeningatDouentza

2 жыл бұрын

Good luck

Thanks for sharing!

@GardeningatDouentza

7 жыл бұрын

You are welcome.

Your all or orchid tree video Very nice,i l💛ved all orchid tree n orchid flower

I absolutely love Dhalia's! Used to work with a woman that brought me bouquets of them😁

@GardeningatDouentza

7 жыл бұрын

I hope there were no earwigs in!

@CockatooG2

7 жыл бұрын

I am glad back then I never thought about such a thing!!!! Ugh

Wow!🤗

very informative thanks ,somebody has given me some tubers they dug up ,so they have lots of roots, now I know to remove them

@GardeningatDouentza

4 жыл бұрын

Glad you found it useful and welcome!

@vallee3140

4 жыл бұрын

@@GardeningatDouentza very useful thanks, as looking at them its hard to see if they have eyes?

@GardeningatDouentza

4 жыл бұрын

@@vallee3140 It can be hard to see the eyes in autumn. If you want to divide them then it's best to wait until spring when you can see what you are doing better. Unless you have a massive clump. In this case it's best to divide in autumn as the tubers are less hard then. Good luck.

excellent timing...I was just wondering what I should do with the monster trial bulb from last year. Thx :)

@GardeningatDouentza

7 жыл бұрын

Hopefully you'll get gallons of blooms with it this year.

I didn't know dahlias can be grown in containers. Neat! That definitely gives me ideas...Thanks, Rachel.

@GardeningatDouentza

7 жыл бұрын

The bigger ones don't do well in containers, Trac. It would be hard to keep up with their feeding. I am just potting the dahlias up for not to get them going and will plant them in the garden in June. Smaller dahlias do well in pots though!

@TracMcNguyen

7 жыл бұрын

I see. I've always wanted a garden filled with Twyning's Smarties, my favorite variety. But I haven't tried to grow them since I don't want to plant in ground at my current rental (I don't want to invest in a garden I don't own). I'm not sure if that particular variety is small (seems like it from the pictures online). I might try it one and see how it goes. Thanks for the info.

@GardeningatDouentza

7 жыл бұрын

I'm sure that one would be fine in a pot, Trac.

Very helpful , Thanks a lot 👍🌹

@GardeningatDouentza

5 жыл бұрын

You are welcome

Great! Thanks from Indianapolis.

@GardeningatDouentza

4 жыл бұрын

You are very welcome from Ireland 😊

I love your channel, I have discovered so many new plants just from watching you. I do have a question though. It took me awhile but I finally figured out that gardening videos from the UK and Ireland call compost what we call potting soil here in the U.S. Compost is rotted plant and paper materials along with animal manure here. So what is our compost called in Ireland?

@GardeningatDouentza

4 жыл бұрын

Haha. I never knew that. Here we also call the rotting matter compost. It has two meanings. Thanks for watching and your continued support.

Thank you from New Hampshire United States

@GardeningatDouentza

2 жыл бұрын

You are very welcome 😊

Thank you 😘

@GardeningatDouentza

3 жыл бұрын

Welcome

I had no idea dahlias looked like that, underground! A great instructible, looking forward to seeing updates as the season progresses. 🌱

@GardeningatDouentza

7 жыл бұрын

I believe dahlias were originally brought back from Mexico as a food crop, akin to the potato. But no one is allowed eat mine :)

@laurieparis2203

7 жыл бұрын

Gardening at Douentza Wow! How cool is that? Thank you! I did a bit of reading on this, seems they were food for the Aztecs prior to Spanish conquest, were introduced as a food to Europe but did not catch on as such! 🌱

@GardeningatDouentza

7 жыл бұрын

They make better flowers :)

@laurieparis2203

7 жыл бұрын

Haha! I wonder if the flowers are edible? Their petals might make for a colorful salad addition? Ok, checked it out, and yes the petals are "sharp and tangy"! This happens to me every Spring as soon as the Earth greens up, I see salad everywhere! Its terrible! Lol

@GardeningatDouentza

7 жыл бұрын

Ha. Don't tell my husband! He is also a foodie and keeps asking to try a dahlia tuber :/

Finally got round to this video! Lovely advice. Now an absolutely silly question but will dahlias planted outside in April survive and grow?

@GardeningatDouentza

5 жыл бұрын

Hi Robert. That depends on your climate and the type of dahlia. Generally you are best advised to start them in a pot.

That's the biggest tuber I've ever seen hope it produces beautiful flowers

Very informative can we separate bulbs and plant them individually?

@GardeningatDouentza

5 жыл бұрын

Yes, you can separate tubers and plant individually. Just make sure you have a piece of stem on each division. As mentioned in the video, the bulbous bits on their own will not grow.

Hi, your videos are great, I was watching one of the garden tour videos and just wondering where did you buy the Glanleam gold / variegated. Thanks

@GardeningatDouentza

3 жыл бұрын

I bought Glanleam Gold at Mount Congreve, Waterford eight years ago.

Thanks for the information, I learned many things from your demonstration on proper dahlia tuber propagation. by d way, how can we avail packs of tubers, how much and how to order as well. Thumbs up for you.

@GardeningatDouentza

4 жыл бұрын

Glad you found the video useful. I don't sell dahlias though.

great video thank you soo much but its a shame they were so expensive i got mine in aldi yesterday 4 in a pack for 1.30 so its much cheaper but thanks so much... will you be planting gladioli and other bulbs? thanks.

@GardeningatDouentza

7 жыл бұрын

Aldi do a great selection of dahlia tubers in spring. I buy from them regularly. They get a nice dose in for Mother's Day in March, which many of us benefit from :) I'm not sure what I'll video yet, Wiktor, but you are the second to request gladioli...

Hi Rachael. Thank you for the video now I know how to plant Dahlias. Always wanted to ask how in the name of God you have enough time to look after all the plants you have?You must be very busy.Have nice evening Rachael and thank you so much for advice on thrips It looks like I am getting under control them.

@GardeningatDouentza

7 жыл бұрын

I do struggle to keep up in spring, Jelena, but I love plants so it is all worthwhile. Please do keep me informed on how your battle with the thrips progresses.

Thanks that is very informative, we don't have a garden so we have planted our tubers in a pot today (just realized we're a bit over enthusiastic as we had to wait until June when it is warm) Currently the pot is kept on our stairs outside, though we have a garage but again no heating, did we do a grave mistake for not waiting until June? Please note we are in the UK

@GardeningatDouentza

2 жыл бұрын

Put them somewhere frost-free and hopefully they will be okay

So is it important to trim the roots off like that at the end of the season in order for them to grow well the next season?

@GardeningatDouentza

6 жыл бұрын

You can trim the roots or leave them. The trimmed roots make for easier storage and ensure your not keeping lumps of earth that may rot your tubers.

Great video. What is the best thing to use to protect them from bugs and insects. I’m a beginner. 😊

@GardeningatDouentza

4 жыл бұрын

Hello Mairead. Bugs and insects will always be with you. They are a necessary ingredient in the garden. We need to learn to embrace them because mostly they do good. Slugs can be a pest to newly sprouting dahlias. Pick them off, use a barrier method, beer traps or place slug pellets at the entrance to your greenhouse. You will never eliminate them but seek to reduce their access to small plants in particular.

Would this be the same process if planting in the ground? Also I have some separated dahlia bulbs. Can they be planted as normal?

@GardeningatDouentza

3 жыл бұрын

If you are lucky enough to live in a climate which allows dahlias to be planted out this early then, yes, the same process applies.

Nice cyclamen!

@GardeningatDouentza

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

Thank you for reminding me about potting the dahlias! Almost slipped my mind.... What temperature do you have in the greenhouse? Do you keep the pots in full sun?

@GardeningatDouentza

7 жыл бұрын

Glad to be of service. I do keep my dahlias in full sun in the greenhouse but I have bubblewrap up in there so there is diminished light. I think they would be fine in full sun at this time of year.

I've never seen dahlias that way before, and the only thing i can think of is a reverse catasetum XD

Hi Rachel. I have a question for you. I stored my tubers over winter in a big Styrofoam ice chest with peatmoss, I checked them 2 times and all was well. Today I took a peek and the ones on the top layer.( I have about 15-20)have sprouts 2 to 3 inches tall. ( so excited) but my problem is we still have snow on the ground. Also I wanted to divide a few of the larger clumps to get a few more plant this year. I think it's still to early to put in the ground...what do I do. Thanks

@GardeningatDouentza

6 жыл бұрын

Yes, too early to put in the ground. Can you pot them up under cover?

@frznrrfan.frznrrfan102

6 жыл бұрын

I think I'm gonna do some shallow dirt in trays in my basement. To see if I can get them going early. Maybe get some cutting to start new plants. I really wanted to try and split the tubers (for more plants) but I don't know if I still can.

@GardeningatDouentza

6 жыл бұрын

Sure you still can.

I just potted up some dahlia tubers I got at Home Depot. However, one of my tubers appear to have every section of it’s root broken (due to poor packaging). Will that tuber make it or is it dead? I potted it up along with my other healthier looking tubers.

@GardeningatDouentza

5 жыл бұрын

Dahlias need an eye (usually where last years stalk emerged from) and some tuberous food-storage growths to survive. Fingers crossed!

propagating? How do you do that? You said you just "take off the shoots" What do you mean by that? How do you do it?

@GardeningatDouentza

5 жыл бұрын

Try this link for info... www.rhs.org.uk/advice/profile?PID=592

is it a heated or unheated greenhouse please ?

@GardeningatDouentza

5 жыл бұрын

My greenhouse is heated to a five degree minimum in winter but you do not need a heated greenhouse to germinate sweetpeas. They will germinate in a cold greenhouse when they are ready. Well, in my climate anyway . Good luck!

However I think dahlias have been subject to root rot even if the winter is warm, in fact some years ago I planted them in the ground and I left in the same place for all winter season. Only one of five has survived! And the Sicily is not so rainy so I think next year I extract them and I will place in my garage that is certainly dry. What do you think about it?

@GardeningatDouentza

7 жыл бұрын

I am sorry to hear about your dahlias. Different types of dahlias have different hardiness levels. There are certain ones that I can leave in the ground over winter here in Ireland and others that are difficult to bring through even in the greenhouse. But your garage sounds like a good place. If I value a certain dahlia I lift and store it until it is big enough to divide and then I experiment outdoors with one piece while keeping the second one safe.

@alessandrodigirolamo3595

7 жыл бұрын

Gardening at Douentza thanks you for your advices 😀 anyway I think the problem has related to winter rain so I will keep the dahlias in the garage next year. The varieties I bought and I will buy again are hybrid like yours.

Don't forget to make your own liquid feed with comfrey seaweed and manure in a water barrel

Hi Rachel, this is my first year trying Dhalias but I was just wondering when do you stop heating your greenhouse? I'm based in Kildare and it's my first year with tropicals. I was gonna put them out in my unheated greenhouse but don't know if it's safe yet?

@GardeningatDouentza

7 жыл бұрын

Well, we had a very cold night last night so the heat in the greenhouse was switched on here. I hadn't turned it on for a few weeks prior to that because we never had night temperatures that dipped below 5 degrees. In Ireland our magical date for no-more-frost is 1st June. Sometimes I plant my tropicals out a little before that if the weather is good. If you look on my channel you will find tropical planting-out videos from the last two years.

@GardeningatDouentza

7 жыл бұрын

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@niallfm4409

7 жыл бұрын

Gardening at Douentza thanks a million I'll be having a good look through them

Can I put dahlia tubes directly into the garden

@GardeningatDouentza

2 жыл бұрын

They usually do better if you pot them first. I don't know where you are but here there is still danger of frost.

Did the tuber you soaked come back? Mine have shriveled before I got them into storage 😧 so I’m trying to save them!

@GardeningatDouentza

2 жыл бұрын

Sometimes they come back and sometimes they don't! Certain dahlias, like 'David Howard' for example, are very prone to shrivelling. I've taken to storing ones like this in very slightly damp sand. I hope your dahlia will revive!

@ericamacnab6505

2 жыл бұрын

@@GardeningatDouentza thank you so much!

Thanks for the video! PLEASE show us how to propagate dahlias!! I don't understand at all how u can coax new tubers from side shoots like u were talking about in video??!! Doesn't it take yrs. for a tuber to grow off of a mother? Is there a way to get babies going intentionally? Thank u from Toronto Canada. Love your detailed info Plse. Make more vids. !

@jilldench1404

5 жыл бұрын

hMh check out Sarah Raven on KZread she shows you how to take dahlia cuttings

@GardeningatDouentza

5 жыл бұрын

Maybe you will find this link helpful... www.rhs.org.uk/advice/profile?PID=592

I think I waited too long to store my dahlia tubers, they are shriveling up even before storing them. Do you think they are still viable? Thank you, love your video

@GardeningatDouentza

2 жыл бұрын

Try soaking them now in warm water with a little fertilizer. If they respond then store them in damp sand overwinter. Some dahlias are just more susceptible to shrivelling than others. Good luck!

@New.phone.who.dis1286

2 жыл бұрын

@@GardeningatDouentza soaking? No. If you soak them you will for sure make them rot. 30 year dahlia grower here. Never ever ever ever soak your tubers in water.

@GardeningatDouentza

2 жыл бұрын

@@New.phone.who.dis1286 I disagree

Can dhalia grow from seeds

@GardeningatDouentza

2 жыл бұрын

Absolutely. The cultivars don't come true from seed and you will get single flowers from them but you might also get something very special.

Hi there, what does "tuber" actually mean?

@GardeningatDouentza

4 жыл бұрын

www.dictionary.com/browse/tuber?s=t

When you pot them up like this, do they need light? It’s too cold here to plant outside, but can I keep them potted in my attached garage for several weeks?

@GardeningatDouentza

5 жыл бұрын

Well, they will grow without light but I'm not sure healthy the shoots can be!

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@GardeningatDouentza

4 жыл бұрын

So nice of you

Thank you that was so informative ......Malc Allotments For mFun and Food

@GardeningatDouentza

3 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it

Ummm you do realize that second one you potted up has leafy gall, right?

@GardeningatDouentza

2 жыл бұрын

Yes, I know. It is gone now.

That's a big dady

Nice video but I think your big tuber has crown gall.

@GardeningatDouentza

6 жыл бұрын

It happens. Dahlias usually survive it in my experience.

Reyle u r sweet nice cute