Today was all about the Dahlia for me and planting out our tubers. Amazing things, we dig them up in Winter, once the leaves have turned black from cold and we store them indoors. We label carefully and spray them with green sulphur to help curb disease.
The day comes after the last frosts in May and we think about Dahlias again. Have any rotted throughout the Winter, have they still got a neck ? (without the stem attached to the tubers the Dahlia will fail).
Shrivelled, dry and ugly, how is it possible that such beautiful flowers will eventually come shooting from the ground?
Today I planted around 28 different Dahlias in our special Dahlia bed. We cane them, plant them up with bonemeal, label and water, water, water. Time to wake up the tuber and breathe life into it once more.
I cannot wait! Inspired, I shall dot some amongst my herbaceous borders at home and dream of the day I can cut the flowers for my house. ❤️
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