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VIDEO: Harvesting Dahlia Tubers and How to Store Them for Next Year’s Garden
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As many of you have noted, breaking them isn't as smart as cutting them with a knife. It will protect the "eye" which is hard to see and is very small.
Actually, you can save the seeds from most Dahlias and plant them the following year, but they won’t grow true to the mother plant. Only the tubers will grow true to the parent.
Your channel is very helpful but I would say stick to what you know 🙂 I know it has already been said, but this really isn't the way to dig up or separate dahlia tubers. It made me cringe watching you break them off like that. There are plenty of other videos on YouTube showing how to do this properly and I hope this won't cause folks that are new to dahlias to ruin all of their tubers for next year!!
I put mine in the big paper grocery bags with some shavings and write the name, color and size on the bag and stick them in my basement on a shelf. Very few rot and I don’t worry about the moisture.
Might consider taking down this video, as the technique is totally wrong. Sorry!
Great video Hi Mrs. MI Gardner! Where will you store the tray of tubers? Thanks!
For best results next spring the dahlias should be exposed to a frost prior to pulling them up as this "closes the plant down " for the season. In my experience you should keep them intact for the winter and then divide them in the spring prior to planting. This does not leave open wounds over the winter!1
MI Gardener needs to remove this video & I honestly don’t know why it’s still up. It has very little correct info & should 100% NOT be followed.
If any of you would like to know about storing and propagating Dahlias, George at "the small gardening channel" has some great videos.
This is not the way to deal with dahlias. Seeds are absolutely viable, how else do you think there is so much genetic variety?? And please please do not just snap them off!! The eye is very close to the stem. You basically just killed your tubers. Please do all the COVID gardeners a favor and take down this video. Folks, go to American Dahlia Society website for correct information and videos
I NEVER comment on anything but I feel I have to here. I have watched your stuff for years and ordered seeds through you. But this video is full of misinformation and poor/incorrect demonstration that will lead to failure for others. I’d hate for people to lose the money and effort they wasted in their investment in this wonderful flower. I agree with others here that it would be irresponsible to leave this up for people to learn bad things from. Maybe leave this topic to the experts or until you are more seasoned in growing this particular flower? Otherwise I appreciate your knowledge and advice and approach to things in all your other videos.
The biggest question I needed answered is where to keep them over the winter. Unfortunately this was not answered. I remember my mother keeping them in her cold storage room, but I don’t have a cold storage room, I don’t even have a garage.
I disagree with Adrian S about taking down this video, but he is correct, a lot of misinformation. This can be used as a learning video. You need the tuber and part of the crown. Also Dahlia seeds are not sterile. Due to cross pollination you will not get the true plant. When growing from seed you may not get a good plant, if you do and the tuber reproduces a consistent plant then it can be named.
Also, very disappointing that you stated you learned this from Summer Dreams Farm. You should have at least read the care instructions on Michael's website before implying he taught you this.
You can grow dahlia from seeds. It may not be true to mother plant but actually that is how flower farmer sometimes grow. From seeds and than save tubers for variety they like
I can’t wait to get my dahlias next year!
Why is this video still up?!?! C'mon Luke you can't be this clueless?!?! WHAT ARE YOU DOING?!? Stop breaking them off! Do some actual research before you make a video about something you know nothing about. You're going to have ZERO dahlias next year out of these.
Consider doing research before you make a video. Dahlia seeds are not sterile!
May I recommend you watch Erin at Impatient Gardener's vlogs on storing Dalhias!!
Hopefully, we'll see all these tubers again in a year! Good job.
Sorry but you are doing everything wrong
I'm sad after watching your dahlia video. You were SO off on your dahlia harvesting techniques, it makes me question your knowledge on other things I may come to you for advice. I guess this video is a reminder to watch things with caution and watch a second opinion video from another source to make sure it is solid advice! Sorry ..
Every tuber needs an eye in order to be viable.
They are not sterile! They are just pollinated by other varieties so you won’t get the original one. They grow from seed easily and it’s a great way to discover new varieties.
You have to get the tuber , neck and part of the collar to grow new plants. You should correct your video or remove it. This video will lead people to fail at growing dahlias.
Love this guy but everything in this video is incorrect, please watch swan island dahlias for info on dahlias
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This video needs to be taken down. It is full of nothing but misinformation. If people follow your direction in this video, they are going to lose their investment in tubers ( they aren't cheap!), and limit their success the following year, assuming their tubers survive the winter. You need to do some research on grown, harvesting, and storing dahlias if you are going to be offering advice on how to manage anything about them. I now feel like I have to double check every piece of information in your videos. I don't have time to for that, and so I no loger watch your videos because I don't trust the information is accurate.