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Carol promised you a gardening tip, and I get to deliver. Steve Meggos hosted a garden walk for a variety of garden clubs last night, including the Central States Dahlia Society. Steve is one of the best dahlia growers/hybridizers in the nation, while his brother Louis grows exemplary roses. What a talented family. Two of . . . → Read More: Beating The Japanese Beetle The time of dahlia anticipation has ended. The time of dahlia appreciation begins. Mike has about 100 dahlias in our garden. So many that they warrant their own Dahlia category on this site. The dahlia blooms you see here are just a promise of what is to come over the next few months. Mike . . . → Read More: Dahlia Bloom Season Begins Want this? Start with this: Or in our case, this: This preview brought to you at 7:30 AM by Carol, who promises that Mike or I will write more tonight! Transitioning, transitioning, transitioning… It is now 9 PM and it is Mike’s turn to make good on my promise of ‘more dahlia information tonight’. . . . → Read More: The Dahlia Garden In May Mike is hardening off his dahlias and calla lilies for the plant sales that start this weekend. Each day we drag a few hundred plants outside then back in. It’s been too darn cold this spring to leave them out overnight. Soon, many of his babies will be ready for their new homes. Here are . . . → Read More: Garden Club And Dahlia Club Plant Sales We’ve run out of places to put plants, so Mike is considering the microwave and refrigerator. Perhaps I’ve exaggerated a little. Just a little. Mike has potted up about 500 plants this spring. Some for us, and some for sales. There are about 350 dahlias, 60 calla lilies, 20 cannas, and some morning . . . → Read More: Dahlias Everywhere You can have dahlias blooming in your garden in August, even here in zone 5. Choose option #1 (do it yourself), or option #2 (don’t do it yourself). Mike’s do-it-yourself option If you followed the instructions in You Want Me to Plant My Dahlias NOW?, you are prepared for the task. You’ve got your dahlia . . . → Read More: How To Pot Up Dahlias To Get A Head Start You may want dahlias like these. Who wouldn’t? But if you read the first article on propagating, that might be too serious for you. After all, you can just go to the store, get a package of dahlia bulbs, and plop them in the ground in May. Or can you???? You can, if you are . . . → Read More: You Want Me To Plant My Dahlias NOW??? Today is being brought to you by the letters C, D, and E. Just like Sesame Street is a perennial favorite for kids (I couldn’t help myself, pun intended), propagating is a perennial favorite for men – at least for mine. D is for dahlias Mike is in the basement as we speak, happily nurturing . . . → Read More: C is for Calla Lily, D is for Dahlia, and E is for Elephant Ears Its been several weeks since Mike started his dahlia tubers, and all is well in our basement. Sprouts, sprouts, and more sprouts. This is our second tray full. They’re in oasis under plain old fluorescent lights. Pretty cool, huh? Here’s a sprout that will soon join its friends. Mike planted the tuber in potting . . . → Read More: Dahlia Time – There be sprouts! Hello from a dahlia grower and propagator! If you live in the Chicagoland area, it may be time to start growing the new lineup for your 2011 dahlia garden. This time of the year is reserved for those of us who propagate dahlias, sometimes turning 1 tuber into 10 or 15 plants. If you don’t . . . → Read More: Dahlia Time – Wake up Sleepyheads |
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