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Too early for dhlias?
Hello everybody
I've been lurking for quite a while and learning loads but now I have a question of my own. A few weeks ago I was walking round a garden centre and a dahlia display caught my eye. I ended up buying three packs of tubers - D. 'Weissensee', D. 'Esther' and D. 'Jeanne d'Arc'. I didn't really know what to do with them, but the book said to start them into growth in seed trays of multipurpose compost, so that's what I did. Anyway, fast-forward to today and Weissensee has put on about 15cm of top growth, Esther about 5cm and Jeanne d'Arc is just starting to sprout. Is it too early to plant these out yet? I'm concerned that they'll get hit by frost if I plant them now but on the other hand I put 2 tubers in each seed tray (3 for Weisensee, since that was what was in the pack) and if I leave them too long I imagine the roots will get all intertwined and I'll check their growth when it comes to putting them in the ground. I'm in Kent, by the way, so I've apparently I've got at least 3 weeks before the frost risk has passed. Many thanks for any insights Cheers Neil |
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