Hi Sadie .. re the wood shavings, while they will absorb a small amount of moisture, they are close to 'moisture-neutral'. The different types of wood...
Very much enjoyed...and so worth the effort - thanks for sharing Janet - formerly from Everett WA, now in Knoxville TN In a message dated 11/27/2009 10:06:20...
Divide now, and plant some divisions now??? - an experiment. Clumps get way too big to handle after two seasons. Five small clumps are easier to handle...
hello group; i am trying something different this year. since i am digging so late, i have no time to divide the clumps and do the saran wrap method. so i am...
A couple of pictures for your entertainment! Last Tuesday Walt finished digging the last dahlia- Wyn's Highlighter. He dug around 6,500 plants through wind &...
Hi everyone. Been talking about humidity problems while storing. My friend asks this: I was on that website you sent me before. I was looking for a big...
Sorry, do not know.  Ask Roger Walker as he gets a list of all the new introductions and who is introducing them. Good Luck Lynnie ... From: "LARRY TERESA...
Does anyone know if the yellow seedling from Marjorie Thatcher, shown at the National show, is being introduced this year? If so, who is introducing it? ...
I'm thankful to have several thousand clumps dug, divided, and now stored. I found some tubers had already started to rot from the "bottom" up--not from the...
Well you are brave to leave them in. good luck with that. Don't you worry that the worms will get them at least? We had some snow up our way last night. Karen...
Here in Elk Plain Washington I am not to worried about the ground freezing. I am keeping the rain off and plan on digging them in mid Feb. Maybe <G>...
Sorry, Sadie & all, I think I misunderstood the message! Let me try again. Re clumps being still in the ground with an inverted pot, you can still collect...
Oh Sadie; I've said little since Black Saturday and the dreadful fires but though it is still only Spring we've copped 6 successive days over 30C (all time...
we had a lousey October here...cold, wet, miserable...but November has been fabulous!!! FINALLY attempted to dig my dahlias and was surprised to see ALL were...
You're not alone -- I still have a long ways to go before being done. I'm curious as to whether the water that is already in the stalk when I cut them down is...
If all your plantings were in pots, you have an advantage over those of us who grow in the ground. If the pots are upside down, I wouldn't worry about rot...
hi group; was reading that some of you were experiencing rot on your tubers as you dug. i cut my dahlias down 2 weeks ago and then put pots upside down on the...
Is it possibly Akita No Hikari? Donna Lane in Norwood where the winds a whipping and rains are subsiding, a result of the tail end of the Hurricane....
Hi- I did mention in my second email that it was almost a B size. I am not sure it gets to 8 inches...more like 6 tops but thankyou for your answer and I will...
Must remind people to state the approximate size of flower. If about 8 inches in diameter, I believe it is Sarah Mae. ... From: Karen <ksbull@...> To:...
It is NOT urchin. To: dahlias@yahoogroups.com From: fleurtique@... Date: Fri, 13 Nov 2009 22:19:05 -0500 Subject: Re: [dahlias] need name Would it be...
Would it be Urchin? is it a BB? In a message dated 11/13/2009 5:41:26 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, ksbull@... writes: Hi- well I have put this dahlia up on...
Hi- well I have put this dahlia up on here once before and I am still looking fora name. I thought it was Aitara Rufus, but that one is a semicactus. Any...
Carolyn and C.H. Thanks for the input and feedback! Much appreciated..We'll get educated yet before it's all over. These discussion boards are great - Just...
Hello! I sent the message from Rolf with the subject END OF SEASON in which he described the cause for his gloomy look at dahlia tubers to my good buddy at...