Join us on our journey through the flower farm year. We are a family run cut flower grower in Cheshire, England. We grow sustainably with natural fertilizers only, peat free, low plastic, and chemical free. Our KZread channel gives practical advice on growing Dahlias and other plants for cut flower.
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Thanks for you incredible informative videos. Most grateful.👍
How do you keep the plastic cover from the wind blowing it off? I dont see it fastened to anything.
Can you replant dahlias in the same spot?
Hi thanks for your question. We replant in the same beds each year, although we rotate the varieties in any one spot. In instances of disease such as Virus or Gall, it is normal practice to avoid using the same spot, or attempt to replace the soil. Hope you have a great season.
Those 310s made my hand sore today, which never happens (I use my #2 all day a lot of days). Don't use WD-40 for preserving tools. 3-in-1 is good & cheap. Good saw & bit cleaner at Menards cleans the sap off super well. Or Goop.
Thanks for your comments Pamela.
Excellent video. Very helpful for beginners like me. Many thanks.
Thank you very much for your kind comment.
My first time having Dahlias in pots and they have finished producing flowers for this year leaving the seed pod. What do I do now with them and will they grow back next year?
Hi thanks for your question. Once each flower begins to fade you should remove it by cutting the stem below it. This will allow more flowers to come, and they should keep flowering right up to the first frost. If you let a seed pod form the plant will "switch off" and stop producing flowers. Cut away your seed pods now, and after a week or so your dahlias will start to produce flowers again. Good luck!
I pinched 5 of my dahlias and they all wilted and died within a week. The ones I haven't are growing beautifully. Makes no sense.
Hi, this is very odd indeed. Was there perhaps another common factor? For example they were all exposed to a high temperature near the time? Very odd.
My grandmother used to cut the "easy" tubers off and leave the "hard" to get to tubers all together in a clump, the clumps went into her "seed garden" and the single tubers went to "production" or for sale.
Hi Stephen, sounds like a great idea!
This should work fine with shade cloth too right? Great video tho definitely trying this out Also would flipping the conduit when you’re towards the end bring back your leverage? I’m no physics major but seems like it could work
Hi thanks for your comment. Yes I agree, it would support shade cloth too. The conduit lasts well held by canes and we don’t routinely do anything else.
That was SUCH a helpful video, thank you! I couldn’t understand why other people were picking their sweet pea flowers in U.K. so early, whilst my plants were only just starting to climb! I shall follow your advice and use the root trainers which I grow my runners in and also start them over the Winter! Many thanks!
Thank you Sara for your kind comment. Yes you can start all your hardy annuals in this way in autumn for early flowering in Spring. Good luck with your sweet peas!
I just planted a tuber in a container about 1 week ago, I’m glad I ran across your video!
Hi thanks! Hope it works well for you.
I have a silly question...is the pot tuber formed initially by taking a cutting, rooting it in a 4 inch pot and then growing that cutting through the season?
Hi Angela, thanks for your question. Yes! Exactly that. The pot is buried in and dug up at the end of the season, ready for storage. B
Thank you very much dude!! I have watched countless videos on pinching dahlias but your demonstration of it step by step on multiple plants gave me not only the knowledge but the courage to actually do it to my plants that I was afraid to cut because of there healthiness! Continued success and regards!
Thank you for your kind words, I am glad you found it useful. Hope your season goes well!
Good info, are you using ap potting soil as the compost,or seed starting mix?
Hi thanks for your question. We are mixing peat free with sifted topsoil here. Seed starting compost has very little fertiliser so not suitable, potting compost is more like it, but it’s composition can be so variable .
Thank you. 😊
And thank you!
Great informative video thank you!
Glad it was helpful, and thanks for taking the time to comment, it’s appreciated.
This was an excellent demonstration and educational for beginner dahlia growers like me. Thank you. Well done.
Thank you for your comment and support, it is appreciated.
best dahlia pinching video i have seen. simple, and so well exlpained. thanks so much for this!!!🙂
Thank you, it's appreciated! And good luck with yours.
What's the pipe size??
Hi, it's 12.5mm overflow pipe.
Ugh, the wood edges is so smart. I've hesitated to do these because they seem like a pain in the ass to deal with in hot months when you need to take them down.
Hi Mintgreen, yes it’s just a few minutes job to roll it up and carry it away, although ours are so long that it takes 2 people to carry.
I'm glad I've found your videos, (another new subscriber) the information will give me the confidence to try with tubers next time. This year I've raised ten Bishop's Children from seed, I'm looking forward to see what colours I'm going to get! Unfortunately I can't find any information about dahlias raised by seed. I have already pinched out the main stem and the side shoots are just forming their third set of leaves. My concern is that the main stems are not as robust as yours grown from tubers. I don't know if it's because of the type or that they are young plants. When would you recommend I stop pinching out?
Hi, I hope your Bishops Children do well. I must say I have no experience of growing from seed, but the principles of pinching out are the same as tuber grown plants. So long as they have enough time and conditions are good, the stems will bulk up nicely and you will have good sized plants. I would not automatically pinch out every secondary shoot as the end result will be a plant with maybe too many side shoots, and smaller flowers as a result. You will get a sense of where to pinch out, and where to let the shoot grow and produce a flower. Good luck with your adventure.
Do you have any advice on how to grow dahlias in pots/containers as I only have a courtyard type garden? What type of pots are best. Your advice would be appreciated. 😊
Hi thanks for your question. I can't offer advice based on experience as I don't grow them in pots. But I can offer some general advice on potential pitfalls. Firstly choose a variety that is small enough to grow in pots - I suggest nothing over 2ft high and only one plant per pot. Use as large a pot as possible - porous such as clay is best. Use a mineral based compost such as John Innes No 2, standard peat free composts will quickly dry out as dahlias are very thirsty. Lastly, in a pot you will need to add feed regularly as the small volume of compost will rapidly deplete of nutrients. A healthy dahlia in a pot is a thing of beauty - good luck!
@@MoorfieldFarmFlowers Thank you for your advice. I actually did not know that different composts dried differently.
Good ideas but I can’t see!
I'm sorry about that, thanks for pointing this out.
I pass the blades of my secateurs etc back and forth through a flame on my gas stove. Think that does the trick.
Hi thanks for your comment. Yes that works well. I hope you have a great season.
@@MoorfieldFarmFlowers We've had an awful lot of rain here, high on the Pennines of West Yorkshire, but now the sun is making an appearance, things are going well.
Your techniques for growing healthy dahlias are brilliant
Thank you!
Very beautiful thank you
Thank you very much.
Fab and informative video. Where do you put cuttings is this indoors or in a greenhouse?
Hi Beverlea. I use an indoor area with light and heat to get them started. Then later move them to usually a polytunnel to grow on. A greenhouse is ideal if heated. Hope yours are doing well !
Thank you so much for this video. This is my first year growing dahlias and while everyone is promoting growing them, you’re the first one to show the other steps except pinching the top! Really helpful 💕
Thank you Kate, I hope it all goes well for you.
Could you please tell the tunnel dimensions? Size of bed, pipe lengths etc. Thanks.
Hi thanks for your question. This bed is 8 meters in length, the pipes are 2meters long and it's 21.5mm overflow pipe. Hope this helps.
@@MoorfieldFarmFlowers What length are the stakes on the side? And what did you use to make the stakes?
Hi they are plain bamboo canes, about 60cm long - the length is not critical.
What if your dahlias are already planted in the ground? Do you still remove the weaker shoots over 3 or do you just pinch the center true leaves 3 up from the tuber? I’m in zone 9a and went straight in and planted mine 2 weeks ago and they’re about 1.5-2” high now.
Hi Denis, thanks for your question. It's usual to limit the number of shoots no matter how they are grown. I suggest 3 shoots but 5 or even 6 is commonly advised and that is fine. It is the same for pinching out, choose how far up each shoot you are going to pinch and do them all. Hope you have a great season.
Great video! To clarify if a side of the body is rotten, and I cut it out. Does the tuber have a chance? Or is it just the bottom you can cut out?
Hi Monnie, yes you can cut away any of the tubers which are rotting, so long as there is some healthy tubers remaining in the clump. I hope it works out for you.
@@MoorfieldFarmFlowers what about an individual tuber?
Ah, ok I understand you are referring to a single tuber. I would say a single tuber with some rot along the side it not salvageable.
Thank you , I have them all growing and about 8 inches high . I hope I can still pinch them for more blooms and sturdiness.
Hi, yes it will be fine at 8 inches. Good luck with them!
Thank you, very informative.
Thanks Julie, it's appreciated.
You are a well of information. I would do much better next year! Merci beaucoup!
Thank you Mary.
How long do you keep the tubers on the heat mats? I have woken mine on heat mats at 20c. Some have shoots about 1" tall in the 1'x2' seeding trays. would you recommend I move them off the heat mat after I pot them up into pots? Or maintain the heat even after potting up, until I harden off to transplant into ground? Your videos are a treasure trove of information!
Hi thanks for your question. It is useful to keep them warm after first potting up, this will help the roots to establish, a slightly lower temperature (15-16C) would be perfect, for about 2 weeks. Space becomes the issue if you are growing more than a small number, and leaving them without heat is satisfactory if needs must. Good luck!
That will be very useful. Tks!
Thanks Mary, it's kind of you to comment.
Mine look so bad after looking at yours! They are tall, skinny and leaf are drying!
Hi Mary, sorry to hear yours are not doing so well. I would need more information to be sure, but tall and skinny is usually due to not enough light in the early growth phase. Drying leaves is usually a water issue - if the pot is too small for example, the compost will dry out very quickly. If you want to post more details I can be more specific.
@@MoorfieldFarmFlowers thank you for your response. Not enough light make sense. I bought led lights and my tomatoes and celery are starting to look good now. The pot is big enough I think, 10x10x10 inches. It is the same one they were in when I bought them last year. And I clean it last fall. I’m new to this as I retired early and need to keep busy. I always want a vegetables and flowers garden but never had enough time. Perennials are easy but I have a lot to learn. Like to pinch my Dalhia. Well, I hope I don’t kill them and will do a better job next year. Now that I know they grow so fast, I will start them under light begging of April instead of March. Oh and my leaves are also curly… well thank a lot, I was not expecting an answer but I really really appreciate it. And I live in Quebec, Canada so I kept the tubes in vermiculite last winter.
Well done Mary you have the right approach, there is always more to learn for all of us. Good luck this season.
@@MoorfieldFarmFlowers just to let you know, I plant my dahlias outside on May 15th and my god it looks like they love the outside more than the inside! They are looking good by the day! The pinching is helping a lot. The leafs are not curling anymore, they look healthy (that is my impression since they look so much better). Now, I cannot wait to see the flowers blooming and appreciated them with my grand kids. Your videos were big help! I will continue to watch them! Thank and have a nice summer!
I’ve been taking cuttings following your guidance. It’s fun. They are doing well. One failed my fault. Some tubers seem to make too many sprouts and some not as much. I’m learning things and enjoying the process. Thank you again.
Thanks again Leslie, yes each variety is different in this way. I am glad you are enjoying your growing.
Did you have the tuber singles on a heat mat for three weeks before potting up?
Hi Ian, yes that is correct, heat is needed in the early phase when conditions would otherwise be too cool to initiate growth. Alternatively you could start later and use natural Spring heat in a greenhouse or polytunnel for example.
Thank you! I just started growing dahlias for my own garden and naturally I want to have lots of flowers. For this reason I hesitate to use single tubers but I´d rather use (and store) clumbs. At least one should assume that you get more (and earlier?) flowers from clumbs than from single tubers. Is this assumption right?
Hi Thomas thank you for your question. Yes you are correct, single tubers can be at some disadvantage, and need more time to produce a bulky flowering plant. But if you have heat and light during the early season (February in the Northern hemisphere), then you can produce a plant that is full size by the time flowering starts. I hope you have a great season!
I’m so confused. Some people say specifically not to use anything miracle grow or anything with any fertilizer in it. Everyone’s got a different story. While I appreciate this video, I’m confused, but I’ll just excuse experiment and what will be will be.
Hi thank you for commenting. I would be happy to try to help if you have a specific question about fertilizers.
@@MoorfieldFarmFlowers That is very kind of you. Currently, I have on hand, regular topsoil, a good potting soil with no peat, vermiculite and pearlite. I have to use large grow bags for my dahlias because I’m totally out of the large pots and garden space what mix of that soil do you think would work well? Thanking you very much in advance for your help.
Perlite, not pearlite
Hi, ok so once in growth your Dahlias will need some feed so your potting compost it likely to have this for the first few weeks. I would add either Vermiculite or Perlite at about 20% and you are good to go, the larger the bag the better. I hope they do well for you.
@@MoorfieldFarmFlowers I can’t thank you enough for this advice. And your timing is perfect. I was just researching once again about planting dahlias so I could pick up what I needed when I run my errands this morning. I will follow your advice and I certainly appreciate your help. Take care and thanks again!
Excellent video. Thank you.
Thank you Maureen, hope you have a great season.
Your video was great-very informative. Thank you! I especially liked how many times you showed where to cut off the shoots and stems . I learned a lot
Thanks Christine for taking the time to comment, it's appreciated.
Does pinching them out also delay the flowering?
Hi Christine, well yes inevitably it does prevent that shoot from producing it's flower. But then you get at least two flowers in its place. Good deal?
Thank you. This was such an informative video …the best !
Thanks Christine.
Super helpful, thank you for the clear demonstration!
Thank you for your thanks! It's appreciated.
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Thank you
I think I saw a green shoot on the dahlia 9 rows down in the front
Thanks Alice, I hope your season goes well.
Interesting video, but would help if the commentary was a bit less ponderous.
Thanks for your comment Chris.
Great video! Thank you for sharing this information.
Thank you Elle!