06/23/2025
I always start my new dahlia tubers in pots. That way I can monitor them for disease before adding them to the dahlia beds. Do you see the crown gall on the plant on the right?
The nice thing about imported clumps is that only one of the tubers on the clump was infected. I split three upon arrival, planted them separately, and now I didn’t lose out on any plants. The rest are clean as a whistle.
This dahlia is ‘Hercules’ and is my favorite sandy, sparkly peach.
