Laura! I have even more respect for you now. For 3.5 days of memorial weekend and 2 days this past weekend, I planted and reconfigured the gardens in front of my house. Whew! I am sore and tired. You, Aaron, Paul and Bethany are true rock stars! I figured out I planted just over 45 pots( approx 215 plants) transplanted 11 plants and added 12 new plants to my front landscape plus weeding, mulching, watering...sweating. Wowza, it is already looking so beautiful, and I am going to enjoy the summer watching everything grow. However, I am staying away from the garden center until fall😂 Thank you for all you do to inspire, encourage and teach us the joys of the garden! Much love and continued success to Garden Answer!♡

@crazyflowerlady1060

Жыл бұрын

I'm like a kid in a candy store in garden centers 😀

@jamiepeterson4466

Жыл бұрын

@@crazyflowerlady1060 I am OUT of control.

@cynthiafisher9907

Жыл бұрын

😂

@lisag6796

Жыл бұрын

@@crazyflowerlady1060 me too! Especially in the clearance section, I think those plants need homes!

@crazyflowerlady1060

Жыл бұрын

@@lisag6796 lol yes

Laura you have changed my life! I've never attempted gardening until I found your channel and started watching your videos last year. I've always been way too intimidated thinking I'd mess something up. You have taught me so much and I've enjoyed making new beautiful spaces outside my home with my best pal, my 11yr old pup Daisy 🐾🌼by my side. Unfortunately Daisy crossed the rainbow bridge two weeks ago and I've been having a really hard time navigating life without her. I found that spending most of my day outside taking care of my plants/property helps, as it was her favorite place to be. I am even planning a new pollinator garden in memory of my girl. She loved watching the bees and butterflies🐝🦋Just wanted to say thank you Laura, I am looking forward to watching and learning from you as long as you'll let us! 💕

@samanthatorres9517

Жыл бұрын

That's a hard loss..thankfully you have your gardens❤

@SisterShirley

Жыл бұрын

I'm so sorry for your loss. I totally understand as I too have lost my best pal Ruby 2 months ago. She was an adorable 14? yr old Heinz 57 that soneone just didn't want anymore; one of the best days of my life. Cancer. She was my shadow. I'm glad to hear you are finding peace and comfort in your garden. Your plans for a butterfly area sounds like a lovely tribute to your best pup. When you see a butterfly, you will know that your pup is with you. Take care. Most sincerely from, The Great Lake State of Michigan 🐢

@pollytiks3885

Жыл бұрын

Sad to hear of your loss. Daisy will love her namesake’s garden, and I’m sure she will send you signs she’s still with you in spirit 🐝 🦋

@gingersalmons2314

Жыл бұрын

Sorry about your loss. Pets are our buddies. Gardening has alway been my therapy. My brother once told me that he thought I was part Mole cause I always had a shovel in my hand.

Of all the gardening shows I watch Aarons' method of video photography is the best. And the music is not overbearing. Great job both of you.

@majorzipf8947

Жыл бұрын

And Ken! He’s an amazing editor!

@ronareid7956

Жыл бұрын

@@majorzipf8947 I think, in many videos, Laura is doing the majority of holding the camera and positioning the cameras to capture the process of the work. The whole team is fantastic; Ken is a great editor! Aaron and B-man and Samantha Grace and Bethany and Paul, Moms, Dads, Sisters and Brothers are all amazing. Thanks Guys, for all you bring!

@freedomofreligion3248

10 ай бұрын

And, Laura + Aaron are fabulous parents!!

I think a lavender field in the new new property would be amazing

@rofleury2801

Жыл бұрын

What a great idea! Planting many varieties…. Perhaps using the results to create other items (wreaths, gifts, ointments/tinctures, and in cooking!)

@dianequist835

Жыл бұрын

Ditto! There are so many different kinds! Culinary, oils, ones for cleaning products .... the pure beauty and scent 💜

I just love it when viewers send in plants to Laura because they always end up being the most amazing variety and put on a show. Really looking forward to see how the dahlias turn out.

@Lifeofwiley

Жыл бұрын

Right? Imagine people love you and send you beautiful plants to show you?!?

It's all your fault, Laura! I never thought of planting dahlias until I got dahlia envy from your gorgeous dahlia bed. I purchased several from Swan Island, decided to test some in pots first here in zone 8a since I have an urban garden and wasn't certain where I would put them. Only had one come up the first year. I left them in the pots thinking they were probably goners. Amazingly, more of them are coming up in the pots this year. I purchased more when I saw some at Costco. Now I'm looking for more space to put them in the ground here. Most of my garden these days is all your fault. Thank you so much! )🥀😃🥀

@saraw8503

Жыл бұрын

Also zone 8a and same!

@improve9395

Жыл бұрын

Sweet Laura really is a big troublemaker 🤦🏼‍♀️. I know she’s twisted my arm to buy so many more plants & to invent more flower beds. She also has caused me to have such a much more beautiful view to enjoy. Love her💝

@loriswain8140

Жыл бұрын

I just started buying dahlias from the clearance section at our big box store because I had no idea if I could grow them. They are working hard for me and I love them.

@victoriaaustin2468

Жыл бұрын

@@improve9395 yes! Best gardening “troublemaker” ever! Along with her sweet friends in NC, @Jenny at Creekside Nursery. They continue to get me into “good trouble.” 🌷🌺🌸🌷👩‍🌾🌼🌺🪴

@rcronin1

11 ай бұрын

Same! 🥰

Sweet Natalie. Awww Laura I will never stop loving Garden Answer. I live in Ethiopia now and the soil here is amazing and the weather too. Everything grows here well. Keep being a blessing to us all Globally. ❤❤🙏😇💯🇪🇹

I love that instead of seeing loss you see opportunity! A reminder to all of us 😊

All those houses behind you must love the spectacular bloom when the dahlias are showing off. I'd love to live there & be so close when they're flowering❤

How much do you want to bet that at least a dozen of Laura’s amazing viewers send her some B-Man tubers? This year I’ll have my biggest dahlia patch yet, though I still don’t have my designated spot since this is out first summer in this house.. so I just used my auger and plopped them right in the middle of the yard 😅

Nice to see you've had mostly success with overwintering of your dahlias. Have to say I always pinch my dahlias, I notice a major difference with the productivity. I also pinch my sweet peas, zinnias, cosmos, and snapdragons. I feel once you have confidence to do this technique and discover the benefits you never go back. Happy gardening ya'll!

Good morning, Laura! As a fellow z6 follower I was so inspired by your experiment that I did it myself last October and I'm thrilled by our results! Of 47 tubers, 45 survived and are loving their life. Years prior I'd dig and store them, but never had more than 5 survive because I don't have a good place to store them. So, I figured I had nothing to lose. And like I said, I'm thrilled! I wasn't sure which order of layers you were doing so I put a thick layer of compost, mulch, and leaves (total thickness close to 8"), and then covered with a tarp. I placed a few bricks around the tarp's edges and that was it. Thanks again for inspiring the overwintering dahlia hack. I'll definitely be repeating this natural storage method ❤

@katiedavis5861

Жыл бұрын

Wonderful results! I've been timid to start my own patch but hearing such results gives me hope! I am in zone 7 so I'm thinking it might go quite well.

@paulalackie3750

Жыл бұрын

Definitely worth the try! My neighbors can't believe it worked either. They're seeing the dahlias growing and are shocked. It was the best feeling when I pulled the tarp off and saw little patches of green. Laura said she uncovered hers when nighttime temps were above freezing, but I left mine on until the last week of April. I don't recall the temps, but it was well above freezing. Like I said, I'm definitely doing it again this year. 🎉

@katiedavis5861

Жыл бұрын

@@paulalackie3750 fantastic!!

@stephaniebragg3081

Жыл бұрын

I'm 6b and after watching this I'm really wondering if I could pull off not pulling the tubers up. All the ones I tried storing died last winter so def didn't do a good job at storing them!

Well, while some are lost, survivors will also be multiplying and making more tubers so you’re not really “losing” (except if a whole variety is killed of course). Aaron’s grass is epic!

I followed your advice this past year and covered and mulched my ONE dahlia plant! It worked! Zone 7a. It’s up, and has tons of buds on it! I believe the variety is Sunset, and the flowers on it took my breath away last year. I cannot even imagine the mammoth task of your dahlia patch, but it’s going to look glorious! Well done!

@verawallace9055

Жыл бұрын

Same I had one plant survive. After buying three too much watering I think. So I leave it in the ground covered it up and it survived in 7b

I’m growing dahlias for the first time…so excited to see the blooms 🥰

@nedra4wv304

Жыл бұрын

Same here. I only bought three just to see if I could grow them. All three are up 👍🏼🎉!

@dianequist835

Жыл бұрын

Same with me. My son gave me a collection of 12 for mothers day. I know I've lost 3, but the other 9 are beginning to sprout. They've kind of made me nervous, and I don't think I've ever researched so many different places to see what they do in growing, but I'm glad to see the sprouts!

@tinah8065

Жыл бұрын

Me too! I wanted to “only try a few”…..couldn’t decide and ended up with 7 varieties (2tubers in each bag,. Then a local farm did a tuber sale so I had to check it out…..added 4 more. Now I just propped all the cuttings after pinching, cuz why not try! Oh boy!

@tracycrider7778

Ай бұрын

Bought 2 -2 years ago Last year (1.5) bought probably 150 & same this past (fall) year The bug will get ya!😊

Saving work and enjoying beautiful dahlias? Now that's awesome :)

☕️Good morning Laura and GA friends. These “experiments” are so interesting, Laura, and fun, too. All in all, I think it was a success and there is more beauty to come as they continue to pop and grow. Thank you again for the inspiration and have a wonderful garden day everyone 🌱🌼🌸💚

Garden Answer just has the best instructional videos on any plant. And Laura, darn how many plants do you actually know? I need more of your knowledge...

Good morning, Laura ☕️ For the amount of work Dahlias pose, I would say your expirment was a success. Cafe Oley is my favorite 😍. Have a Blessed Day 😊🐈

@mapndo2337

Жыл бұрын

Cafe au Lait

I can’t wait to see the stone pathway. It’s gonna add so much to your garden.

It’s raining out. So excited I put flower tone out yesterday. Good morning everyone.

@maryk1668

Жыл бұрын

Lucky you! We haven’t had rain in weeks. 🙁 NW Pa

Eine wunderbare Arbeit...schön Dich so glücklich zusehen, Laura ,alles Gute...L.G.Anja

I have an idea. Aaron needs to do a episode on his grass planting and upkeep process. Yes please 🙏🏻

Hi Laura, perfect timing with this dahlia video as I have some tubers that I need to plant this week. Thank you for all you and Aaron do to bring us all the information and inspiration!! I watch every morning while drinking my coffee, it's a positive way to start the day.

I know you’re talking about dahlia’s but all the gorgeous pathways , oh my goodness yay to Aaron ! I’ve been watching you for so long and this garden has totally become such a haven , beautiful 🌸🪴🌼

Good Morning! 🌞 I am catching up this morning, watching 2 videos!Monica & Nick's backyard is going to be gorgeous!! I am glad so many Dahlias came back! It's always good to have a refresher! 🙂🙌🥰🌸💚🌿

I would love to be able to afford to have just a small cut flower garden. I love dahlias, zinnias and roses. I watch you videos every morning while getting ready for work.

Whew woman!! You wear me out!! But your hard work does produce gorgeous gardens...so keep on planting and I'll enjoy watching!!

So happy I have your videos to watch as I recover from Covid! We went on our first vacation in 3 years-a wonderful trip to Europe, but got sick after returning home 🥴. Love your positivity and enthusiasm-it really helps brighten my day. Your garden has exploded with growth 😊

@pollytiks3885

Жыл бұрын

Hope you are healthy and whole again soon!

Kudos to you guys and your team! The south garden looks so green and lush and the row crops are beautifully neat and tidy👏

I use painter’s tape and a garden markers on my large labels. They last the entire season and are easy to peel off and reuse as varieties change. Also, I don’t have to sort old labels as I reuse them.

@lindahopps739

Жыл бұрын

Great idea!

@katiedavis5861

Жыл бұрын

👍👍

@OxfordComma47

Жыл бұрын

Great idea! Do you use Sharpie or a specialty outdoor marker?

@rachelhall4808

Жыл бұрын

That’s such a great tip! Do you use garden marker on the tape? I’m wondering what will work best to last through the season.

As I grow older, I am thankful for labor saving measures. I liked them before, but at 76, energy is a limited resource. In Z8, I will leave dahlias in the ground over winter.

I didn’t get mine into the ground until last week and I was so glad to hear you say it was May 29! Whew. I’ve gained so much confidence in knowing that if Laura can do it so can I! I have learned how to pre sprout them to give them a head start and about so many flowers I never would have tried without seeing you do it. Although I will admit, I still can’t do ranunculus. Getting closer, but no cigar. 🌸

@rofleury2801

Жыл бұрын

Same here! My ranunculus are lovely plants, but I just haven’t had any luck with them flowering… must have done something wrong?!?

@jenniferbinder8663

Жыл бұрын

@@rofleury2801 they are a mystery I am determined to solve.

Hi Laura , you are an amazing person your enthusiasm and energy is definitely contagious 😂 So thank you for the inspiration . I think the experiment was successful the most in the middle rows , probably because there was more insulation and more heat

I’ve tried so many new things in the garden thanks to Laura! I purchased several raised beds so I could start a cutting garden. My dahlias and zinnias are coming up beautifully and even have some buds! We garden in Zone 8a so we’re a bit ahead of you. Thanks so much for all of your amazing inspiration 🦋

Your such a hard worker💪🏽 you put so much love and thought into your gorgeous garden. Happy Gardening 🪴

You've convinced me. I moved my dahlias to a separate area just so I could tarp them in one group this fall. I hate the digging, storing, dividing, checking, and hauling them out again to plant, etc and there are always some varieties that just don't store well for me. They have always been worth it in the end to present neighbors, friends, colleagues, and others with beautiful flowers. But, if there is a better way, I am all in. I also watched Jenny Love's video on her process and was inspired not only for the idea of not digging, but that it's better for the soil and you get a head start on the blooming time. Thank you for being my push to try.

The "Pooh" variety is my favorite. 🧡😁

I live in mid Michigan! Last year mild winter and some of my small Dahlias came up in spring. I thought I’d dig them all up. Surprisingly I lefted a few. Super cool surprise.

@texas1949

Жыл бұрын

Good to know! Thanks for sharing as that’s what I’ll do starting this year. It will be interesting to see what happens ❤

Dahlia farmers also say it doesn't matter the size of each tuber....you still get good growth.

I have to believe someone has to have ONE B Man dahlia tuber they could mail you. Maybe even Eden Brothers could find one since they just received free advertising. Lol.

I don't know how many people asked about your dahlia experience with hilling up at the Seattle Garden show But i was the one and the one who had that baby in front of me who waited perfectly in line. I was so excited to see this video and clicked on it right away! It's so neat to see what you can do when you push the limits. Great job and so interesting. Meeting you and Aaron was one of the most fun things I've done! Happy Dahlia growing! -Erin

I too, started a Dahlia bed this year (because of Laura and Jenny GWCS ). They are starting to bloom. Thanks for introducing us to growing new things! Your enthusiasm is Contagious!

Hi Laura and GA friends! I love the cut flower garden and seeing all the amazing plants and ways to structure/stake the plants. Have you ever ever done a video on different “staking methods” and what works the best for different types of plants in a regular Garden environment? I have my first ever dahlias coming up and I am not sure how best to keep them standing tall and proud 🥰

We either win or learn. I’d say there’s such a good mixture of both. Good job!

You should create rows of flowers named Benjamin and Samantha, maybe near the kids play area you already started!

I’d say the dahlia experiment was a success!! I bet it was a pain cleaning all that winter mulch/protection off! Thank you Paul & Bethany! I would’ve like to have seen that. Looking forward to seeing all the pretty blooms! 😊♥️

@cynthiafisher9907

Жыл бұрын

I wonder if they just dragged the tarp to the new property and dumped it off?

I overwintered my dahlias in zone 5b and all came back! I used 12 inches of leaf mulch and then covered with tyvek house wrap we had laying around from a two-story addition project. We had a fairly mild winter and the dahlia patch is between a tall fence and a potting shed. So happy to not have to go through the indoor overwintering process.

@annehedlund7333

Жыл бұрын

Good thinking. Mine spent their time in paper mulch in the basement!

Laura, do you ever track your steps in a day? I’m sure we would all be astonished at how many you get in! 😆

Would you be willing to show your cut flower arrangements to show the products of your garden and your design work? I'd like to see more of that! Also, do you clean your pots between uses, or tap them empty and call it good, and stack to wait for the next plant? If you DO clean them, what do you use?

I can't thank you enough for bringing us along this gardening journey with you and Aaron! Can you show us how you are laying down the flagstone pathway?

This is going to be gorgeous 🎉Grew my first dahlia last year in a pot!! It was so beautiful! This year I have two pots one tuber in each! They’re going for it and I am already in love!

Laura, I got an email supposedly from you for a gift. I guess it was a hack. I didn’t respond because I think you said you didn’t do gifts. The dahlias look beautiful. I have 2 that look like they will be blooming by the end of the week. Have a great week. I love all those beautiful Dahlias. You gave me a vision for my own little cut garden so I do enjoy everything you shared. Pat in North Carolina.

Gosh that went quick! Wasnt it just the other day and nothing was growing and now you have blooms! 🤯

Thank you Laura I'm glad you saved some and grew them on in the green house. I hope you plant the seeds. I heard they for tubers. Amazing. Bless you Laura.

Question about watering - I understand watering the tubers in initially, but how will you mange the mix of plants and tubers until the new tubers have sprouted? Will you hand water the plants only, or will you allow your drip system to water them all? I try to be good, but I'm always so tempted to water those tubers before they sprout! Thanks again for everything you do, Laura! We all love you!

I live in zone 6b. We get a lot of rain and cold temperature's. I covered my Dahlias with one piece of cardboard and two inches of soil. They made it through our winter! I also had one that has out grown the other ones. Some are just stating to grow and some that are getting ready to bloom!

@selena6301

Жыл бұрын

hi helen .... do you live in pa ? ....i was just thinking about doing the same thing this year

Sure hoping someone finds those beautiful B-Man Dahlias for you guys! They can be in the South Garden, maybe.

Good morning

Yes, enjoyed the heck out of seeing the dahlia return! Such a success last year last year. The Cafe O was a surprise fav. Would have thought pink! .

Good morning Laura and Aaron! So happy to see the cutflower shed and orchard area looking so healthy. Overall the cutflower garden area has turned out both neat and tidy as well as beautiful when all is a mass of blooms. Hugs from N.C..❤️

Love all those beautiful flowers👍😊💜🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸

I noticed that they came up better in the middle than on the edges. Maybe plant your favorite varieties in the middle!

Do what my dad did with his…pot them up - a single bulb/tuber, in a slightly larger pot and plant that into the ground with the lip expose above the ground so you can lift them up after the flowers are spent/finished flowering.

Out of all the flowers, why did you fall in love with Dahlias? Love all your videos ❤

This was my first season planting dahlias! They are absolutely gorgeous. I am going to try to winterize them. Thanks for your encouragement.

God has blessed you with so much energy,I can’t believe how much you do everyday. Watching you is a pleasure 👍🌹💐🌺

Love to see the beautiful flowers bloom.❤

Every time I have dahlias, the second they start to bloom the wind knocks the whole plant over, regardless of how I have it tied up. This year I have sprayed the one Red Russian I have with silica and tied it up at various heights to keep the whole plant going kaput. Looks great so far, knock on wood, fingers crossed, etc. What is knocking my socks off at the moment are my lilies; Some are nearly nine feet tall, one ses to be mutated and looks like a rose, and another is two stems fused into one which is doing all kinds of crazy things with the leaves and flowers. Nasturtiums, marigolds, and petunias I grew from seed all started flowering this week. 👍👍

Dahlia bread: just because something is edible does not mean one should eat it. 😂

If I had a place in the garage to put them, I'd want to keep tubers in pots in the garage all winter and just see if they rot.

Very educational vlog today. I appreciate the pop up screen with the mature plant as you are describing the tubers. 🏵I believe Dainty Dress Diaries over wintered her dahlias this past winter as well. Waiting to see the results.🌺 I planted my first dahlia ever, Lavendar Perfection, from grocery store tubers. One is potted, one in the ground. Let's see how they do in coastal zone 8.🌸

I'm such a huge fan of GA. Beautiful flower gardens, as always. Say, what would you think about painting the T-post black so that they would kinda disappear. Just a suggestion. Always look forward to your videos. Much thanks.

I bet somebody will send B man her way. We all love her and know pain when fave plant doesnt make it

I left my dahlias in the ground over winter and I'm in a zone 6. I dug them up this year to move them, they were the size of a huge sweet potato. It was crazy to see how giant they got!

I also left my Dahlias in ground because our winters are so mild in last year's, past winter was even way more mild, we didn't get any snow, but it was also way above average rainy, my tubers rotted to last one, I'm not mad or sad, I'll take brake from Dahlias, I need it, tired of lifting and storing, all my Dahlias this year are three planted in pots, I'm not gonna lift them in fall, when frost kill them, I'll store them in garage in pots. There's so much varieties of Zinnias, so easy to grow and last longer as cut flowers, that will be my way until maybe in future again want to plant more Dahlias in ground 😅

Zone 7, we leave them in the ground and see what we get in the spring. So far we have some coming back for their third year. Added some new ones.

Hi Laura, I have an idea! You should continue the black picket fence between the orchard and the grass pathway. It would separate the spaces. Just a suggestion!

I'm in a zone 9. In April (autumn) was given a clump -- "1" pink dahlia. I got it home, divided it into 50! I potted them up because they said to do that in my zone. Put them in the shady spot where they would winter over. 2/3 of them have leaves now, here in winter (June). But, they are happy, so who am I to complain? The other half, who knows if they'll make it or not. Oh well, it's fun to experiment

It’s weird. I’m in the UK and you’re garden, on the whole, is way ahead of mine but my delphiniums have been flowering for at least a fortnight! Nature is wonderful and weird. 😁

@mariankay6482

Жыл бұрын

Hello, @EnglishMadeleine (beautiful name!) I grow in the "high plains" in the Texas panhandle (That's the top of Texas up by Colorado and New Mexico. Our weather is typically very similar to Laura's. They are a bit cooler because they are in a "high desert" area. They got a lot of rainy cool weather earlier this spring and it set their plants back about a month from their normal times. We started out windy and dry but in the lost 3 weeks have had a lot of rain and much cooler temps than normal. We are normally in the low to mid 90s by now and we are rarely reaching the 80s and it's been wonderful but it's slowed a lot of our plants down a bit, even with all the moisture because of not having our normal heat. Their is doing the same. You don't get a cold in England as we do or as Laura does. It takes a while for them ground temps to warm up from our (both here and in north eastern Oregon) cold winter. It doesn't take ad long, even with your cooler temps, for your ground to warm up and start producing. I have a dear friend who lives on Beccles. She is 83 years YOUNG and has the most beautiful little English garden. I am always amazed at her growth in the spring. Everything "wakes up" faster and her roses bloom, usually, around the same time as ours do and her perineals come up much earlier. Her spring bulbs are always ahead of mine. Normally, even though ours get a later start, the heat and sun cause them to grow on faster. All this to say, climate has a lot to do with it and it's always a little or a lot different from year to year. 🤣 Happy gardening! 😘

@EnglishMadeleine

Жыл бұрын

@@mariankay6482 Hello to you, too Normally I would completely agree with you but this last winter was exceptionally cold, with two spells of below freezing temps for 2-3 days and the cold winter weather didn’t end until the beginning of May and very slowly warmed up but somehow, by mid May, the delphiniums were already up about 18 inches. I’ve only lived here two years (Norfolk, SE England) so gardening here is new to me (I used to live in the North) and I’m learning as I go. Happy gardening to you, too. I wish I could grow big cacti and succulents outdoors as I presume you do, but it’s too wet.

@EnglishMadeleine

Жыл бұрын

And the delphiniums are now over 5 feet tall!

Would you ever get ducks?! I can imagine a little duck house in your fruit orchard! Ducks are so gentle in the gardens, unlike chickens! I got 4 runner ducks this spring, after watching floret have them! I have a duck house in with my fruit trees!

My dahlias came back I’m in zone 7. Can’t believe it.

What was your lowest temperature over the winter? That likely plays a major role in tuber survival.

I have a Dahlia cut garden this year, thanks to Laura! I planted some last year and enjoyed them so much that I dedicated a space just for dahlias this year!

First year for Dahlia for me, my purple is Gorgeous! Can’t wait to watch yours grow. In zone 8A so I ll be thinking about covering it by winter

I love Dahlias ❤️🥰❤️

Hi Laura! I just wanted to clarify some info you brought up about pinching. So pinching out the central growth point stops the production of auxin, a chemical that keeps the lower buds from leafing out and taking any enery away from the main leader. Now, what you may be interested in is pinching to encourage longer stems. Instead of the central point, you are supposed to pinch off the 2 lateral flower buds that most dahlias will have when they produce buds. By pinching tbose 2 smaller buds off allows all the energy to go that one main stem and bud. Thus creating the potential for much longer stem length overall. ☺️ I hope that makes sense and helps! I love dahlias, I found my passion for gardening while pregnant with my son ☺️ (who shares a bday with your little guy too, Jan 12th) and grew Arabian Night variety. Gorgeous, two toned depending on tempature (my experience). Ill send you some this fall ! 🌻💙🦋 Thank you for sharing your garden and family with the world. For me, you are a bright moment in what recently have been some of dimmer days. You and your family are truly blessed, fhank you for sharing your blessing and gift with the world. 🌻💙🦋

Covered my dahlias with 6" of chopped leaf mulch then covered with a hay tarp. Removed tarp in mid-April. All survived in Zone 7a.

CONGRATULATIONS!!! Boy, I for one did not think those Dahlia tubers would survive your winter freeze and just could not justify such a huge loss, both in terms of value and sweat equity. That experiment was risky, but you proved my thinking wrong. Especially, when you did pull out and put aside your favorite tubers and then loss most anyway. I'll bet your Dahlias put on the most spectacular show this year and cannot wait to watch it. Thanks again and keep challenging the ordinary.

Congratulations on the success of the dahlia experiment! I can't wait to see all the blooms this year!

Aha i don't think I'll bother pinching my dahlias now. I always thought that it would give you many more flowers. But you always have such floriferous dahlias!

I did not lift my dahlias this past year either. Of course I do not plant over 400 nor do I plant in rows I just placed eight around my garden. I live in zone 6 also. I however did not cover with mulch or anything else I just left them in the ground. We did have a fairly mild winter compared to usual. But I have six of the eight back. So that is exciting. I show everybody that comes by. You guys are so full of information and fun stuff. Thanks for everything you guys are doing. Very inspiring. Have a great day.

Laura and Aaron I know you guys have an iPhone so if you take a photo of a flower, plant or shrub maybe even a tree, at the bottom of the photo once taken there is a little ‘i’ icon with a star. If you press on that it will identify the plant. Just a tip to help in the future.

I think these are my most favorite thing you grow! I just love the details of dahlias and how stunning they ALL are! Just love them!!!! Can't wait to see them in arrangements!

I my goodness. The archers of beautiful landscape are amazing. The grass is gorgeous. You all have really made this land gorgeous.

Can't wait to see all the Delia's in bloom. Love the varieties you have chosen.

I wouldn't be surprised if one of your followers has a Benjamin dahlia. You never know if they'll share. I agree with other comments that it was a good experiment, successful. Love learning along with you. Couple nights ago I was sitting on my front porch and realized how much I love my yard this year!! Not so much because i knew better but I ended up with a nice array of color and variety. Also there is always something in bloom. One dyes off and another is starting!!! I watched bumble bees enjoying the flowers. Love it!!! 💜💙💚💛😎

I have to agree that the row crops are satisfying. The beauty of the whole area is clear due to Aaron’s artistic filming.

I live in a zone 6 and planted dahlias for the first time last summer. I didn't have time to dig them up and figured oh well, I'll plant something else next year. Our winter was SO MILD. I couldn't believe it when I saw my dahlias coming up. They are already throwing buds. At this time last year, you couldn't see any growth!

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To note, i didn't even cover them. Which is the surprising bit.

An issue with using the plastic to keep out the moisture is it also keeps in the moisture, next time you should use the fabric you use over your veggie beds when you get the odd spring frost.