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Posted on Thursday, January 03, 2008 - 03:52 pm EST :   Last Buddysize PhotosCopy highlighted text to new message Edit Post Delete Post Print Post

I have some dahlias I saved from last summer and would like to replant them for this summer. They were plants that I bought at a nursery in the spring already well grown. Do you start them early indoors or just wait and plant out in the spring? We have such a short season that I'm afraid they won't get big enough to bloom if I don't pre start them inside.

I also have some begonia corms I saved too. Do they work the same as the dahlias?

Seil - Michigan, Zone "6"
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Posted on Thursday, January 03, 2008 - 10:58 pm EST :   Last Buddysize PhotosCopy highlighted text to new message Edit Post Delete Post Print Post

Begonia tubers should definitely be started earlier indoors - like February. They take a long time to start up.
I don't start dahlias indoors unless it's seed but I would rather leave that comment to the dahlia experts here. How short is your season?

Loretta - NJ, Zone "6"
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Posted on Friday, January 04, 2008 - 06:47 pm EST :   Last Buddysize PhotosCopy highlighted text to new message Edit Post Delete Post Print Post

I start all my dahlias in my green house, around the first of March. I plant out the last of April or first of May. We in the PNW have a lot longer growing period.
If I can give you any pointers, let me know.

Linda Washington State Zone 8
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Posted on Friday, January 04, 2008 - 11:08 pm EST :   Last Buddysize PhotosCopy highlighted text to new message Edit Post Delete Post Print Post

Our last frost date is May 15th and we usually have our first frost in October. I'd like to get them started early so that I'll get some blooms by Memorial Day. I'm trying to fill my pots this year without spending a fortune on buying annuals.

Thanks, Loretta, I'll pot the begonias up and put them under the lights soon then.

I don't have a greenhouse, Linda, but I do have grow lights and shelves I set up in the basement. I've been starting rose seeds for a couple of years now and I'm going to branch out with some other flowers this year. I've started veggies inside for several years but my goal now is to grow as mush as possible from my own seeds to cut down on the costs.

Seil - Michigan, Zone "6"
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Posted on Saturday, January 05, 2008 - 01:11 am EST :   Last Buddysize PhotosCopy highlighted text to new message Edit Post Delete Post Print Post

I have the same problem up here. last frost date is end of may. everything is in and out
from about mid may to the end of may but in
alaska frost can happen anytime (like summer solstis one year yep frost). any helpfull hints
on makeing them happy. I dont have a greenhouse
(yet) but lots of floresent lights and a dog barn to put them in. March? when first or last
part.

Lisa - fairbanks,alaska, Zone "?"
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Posted on Saturday, January 05, 2008 - 01:26 am EST :   Last Buddysize PhotosCopy highlighted text to new message Edit Post Delete Post Print Post

First or second week in March.
ONE HINT:: just dampen the soil and do not water much or they will rot.

Linda Washington State Zone 8
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Posted on Saturday, January 05, 2008 - 11:08 am EST :   Last Buddysize PhotosCopy highlighted text to new message Edit Post Delete Post Print Post

Oh, thanks, Linda. I do have a tendency to over water so I'll be careful.

Seil - Michigan, Zone "6"
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Posted on Sunday, January 06, 2008 - 07:17 pm EST :   Last Buddysize PhotosCopy highlighted text to new message Edit Post Delete Post Print Post

I am south of you in Pennsylvania, zone 5b. Memorial Day for a bloom even if started early is a dream. I wish you well. Let us know if it works. I wonder if the warmth of the outside soil makes a difference, too. My large dahlias don't bloom much before August. Still two months of bloom is as good as most perennials or bulbs.

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Posted on Sunday, January 06, 2008 - 08:37 pm EST :   Last Buddysize PhotosCopy highlighted text to new message Edit Post Delete Post Print Post

Dahlias do grow better if the soil temp is up around 50o.

Linda Washington State Zone 8
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Posted on Tuesday, January 08, 2008 - 03:51 pm EST :   Last Buddysize PhotosCopy highlighted text to new message Edit Post Delete Post Print Post

I don't grow them in the ground, just in pots, so I don't think the soil temp will be that cold. That's why I wanted to start them early so they could get a good jump before going outside.

Seil - Michigan, Zone "6"


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