Dahlia Tubers?

WH431

Hi all,

new to Gardening and have a question:

Can i still plant Dahlia tubers and get some flowers this year?

My border prep took longer than i thought and i had to dig out a lot of Horsetail and Nettle roots to make space. Hopefully its not too late for Dahlia planting.

Many Thanks
WH :T

vervin

Yes you will get flowers . Put them in deep so the frost does not get them and leave them in ths ground for next year . Slugs like them so put pellets around when they show their leaves and enjoy.

gazza975526570

yeah its definely not too late - get some in!!

tidy_sum

I just planted mine last Sunday (10/05/09) and feel I could be a wee bit late too - I was reshaping my borders too.

Do you think it would be okay to leave the tubers in clay soil? I thought they might rot from the mostly constant dampness...

taskey

i have just bought some from the shop at 99 cent for 5. i too have damp clay type soil.

one of them had green shoots on already, so i have planted them and put a cut pop bottle over the one that has shooted already.

hopefully they will grow

Tracy

Money_Grabber13579

Yea they should be okay in clayish soil at this time of year provided it isn't raining all the time. However they might not have the nutrients and so might not flower terribly well. Have you tried adding some sharp sand to make a finer soil?

Dustykitten

I always start mine off in big pots - like the empty flower buckets from the supermarkets. I let them get to a good 6-10" high before planting out otherwise the slugs just eat the shoots as they are starting to emerge. I find they need a big whole dug and decent soil put in if they are to flower well in clay soil.

rhiwfield

Not sure mine will flower this year as started off from seed in late april..may have left it too late

Jake'sGran

I have grown about eight from seed, all pompoms and they are looking very healthy. I thought I might have to harden them off but glad I don't. Looking forward to seeing if I get any perfect ones for our show.