Dahlias and digital lessons
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Aunts Garden
- Nov 1, 2022
- 2 min
Planting Dahlias
An easy at a glance guide on planting dahlias
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Aunts Garden
- Aug 3, 2022
- 2 min
What to do with store bought tubers until planting?
As many of you are aware, it’s recommended we don't plant until labour weekend due to frost, rain and unexpected cold nights and hail,...
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Aunts Garden
- Mar 27, 2022
- 2 min
Autumn / Winter care -
Q: SHOULD I CUT BACK MY DAHLIA? A: Short answer, no. Like all bulbs and tubers, Dahlias get their energy for the new season in the year...
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Aunts Garden
- May 16, 2021
- 1 min
Tree dahlia cuttings
HOW TO GROW TREE DAHLIA CUTTINGS 1. plant them in full sun with shelter where you don’t have to move them . tubers grow HUGE & deep ,...
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Aunts Garden
- Apr 9, 2021
- 2 min
Collecting Dahlia Seeds
Collecting Seeds. With the resurgence of interest in dahlias, and because I’m currently harvesting seeds for the shop , I thought I’d pop...
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Aunts Garden
- Mar 23, 2021
- 1 min
Autumn dahlia care part two
Dahlia care update- it’s coming to the end of the season where our plants either have mildew or are looking straggly and leggy. It’s...
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Aunts Garden
- Mar 23, 2021
- 1 min
Autumn care for Dahlias
Q: SHOULD I CUT BACK MY DAHLIA? A: Short answer, NO! Like all bulbs and tubers , Dahlias get their energy for the new season in the year...
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Aunts Garden
- Mar 23, 2021
- 11 min
Dahlias and fungus
Article from Bob Romano Of the American Dahlia Association, on the treatment and description of common dahlia bacteria. After a few...
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Aunts Garden
- Mar 4, 2021
- 1 min
Storing Dahlias
if you are living somewhere where you cannot leave the dahlia tubers in the ground over winter, then some of these ideas might be of use....
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Aunts Garden
- Mar 4, 2021
- 1 min
DAHLIA Autumn care .
Dahlias benefit from a low-nitrogen liquid fertilizer (similar to what you would use for vegetables) such as a 5-10-10 or 10-20-20. You...
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Aunts Garden
- Jan 21, 2021
- 1 min
Summer care for dahlias
How to care for dahlias ,late summer. Step one. Stop fertilising now, if you fertilise too much it will all go into the leaves. What you...
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Aunts Garden
- Nov 26, 2020
- 1 min
how to make your cut dahlias last longer
How to make your cut dahlias last longer for bouquets and vases. The best time to cut all flowers, including dahlias, is in the cool of...
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Aunts Garden
- Oct 21, 2020
- 3 min
Yellowing dahlia leaves
Yellow leaves on dahlias are USUALLY down to one of three things. Read on to get an an idea of what can be the cause. If you notice your...
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Aunts Garden
- Oct 5, 2020
- 2 min
Pinching dahlias
Topping dahlias diagram and information courtesy of www.easytogrowbulbs.com Pinching or "topping" dahlias results in shorter, sturdier,...
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Aunts Garden
- Sep 13, 2020
- 1 min
DAHLIA Autumn and Winter care
If you want to uplift your tubers - it's not essential as long as you have good drainage - then here are some tips for how to go about...
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Aunts Garden
- Sep 13, 2020
- 1 min
DAHLIA fertilizers .
Dahlias benefit from a low-nitrogen liquid fertilizer (similar to what you would use for vegetables) such as a 5-10-10 or 10-20-20. You...
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Aunts Garden
- Sep 10, 2020
- 6 min
DAHLIAS- commonly asked questions
A few of the most frequently asked questions
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Aunts Garden
- Sep 2, 2020
- 1 min
dahlia's
One question I get all the time is- what do we do with our dahlias until we can safely plant them? As many of you are aware, we don't...
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Aunts Garden
- Aug 13, 2020
- 2 min
staking dahlias - which option to pick.
There's a number of ways to support dahlias, its really a case of picking what suits you best for your situation- like everything in...
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