1.). Penhill watermelon. Check out the size.
2.). Flamethrower
3.). Large deck – 2024. I really liked the small red / white dahlias in containers. I did these again this year and they were beautiful.
4.). AC Ben – I have a dozen + of these to dig up still. 😬
5.). Half Pint
6.). Fabulous
7.). Jungleman. Note how huge it is.
8.). Middle garden – left / large garden far right rear. (2024). This year was better. ☺️
9.). Purplicious
10.). Korbs Highlights
11.). April Dawn
12.). Mikayla Miranda
13.). Soo…I think this was Baby Red last year, rinsed / split and getting ready for storage. (I like to store in “clumps.). Note. I started with one Baby Red Tuber a few years ago.
14.). I was packing tubers to send out tonight. And included many that had two – three, simply because I have too many.
15.). Example of one that was boxed. Somebody asked if they could buy 20 Ivanetti’s. I packed their box tonight and included thirty-ish. If they split in the spring, they (might) get close to 50.
16.) I think this is “I’m a hottie.” Note the bottom is broken. Big / long tubers can be tough to get out…especially with heavy clay soil.
But it’s still a viable tuber. What matters is the top / neck. Dahlia tubers are much more resilient than people realize.
17.) This is the junk that companies like Eden Brothers send out. It’s a mess. Many have broken necks. None of the roots are trimmed. Often they’re diseased.
18.). Ugh. Terrible. You can see it does have an “eye,” (aka a sprout). So it is viable. But gardeners deserve better.
19.). Here’s what companies like Swan Island sell. Single tubers…but you can see a visible eye in the spring. I’ve had good luck with swan island.
20.). This is a closeup of an “eye.” If more than one eye forms on a clump, you can separate the tuber off…and grow two plants. (Aka how I ended up with a thousand….). 🤪
Often, “eyes” are really difficult to see in the fall. I highly recommend dividing into singles in the spring because it’s so much easier.
Occasionally you get “blind tubers.” Meaning…they don’t “eye up.” It’s unfortunate…but it happens. :-/.
Hopefully helpful info for gardeners. ☺️
by Warm_Ice6114
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When you grow them in pots, do you dig them up in the fall as well? Easier to do I imagine.
Beautiful!!