Dahlia - growing and care, photo of flowers

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All dahlia varieties known to us are perennial herbaceous plants with hollow stems from 50 cm to 2 m in height. Dahlias - growing and caring for them has its own characteristics, an exciting activity for fans of these colors that come in various shapes and colors. The greatest love of florists are varieties of dahlias with terry flowers. Among them are distinguished pompon, decorative, chrysanthemum, feathery and other forms. Consider the secrets of planting, reproduction of dahlias by dividing tubers, cuttings, seeds.


Contents:
  • Growing dahlias part of klubnekorney
  • Growing dahlias from cuttings
  • Growing dahlias from seed
  • Planting and caring for dahlias, when and how

root portion of dahlias - a large extended shishkoobraznye tubers attach to the root collar, on which there are vegetative buds. On the tubers themselves, these buds are not. The death of the neck leads to the death of the whole plant.

In the flower garden the dahlia tubers are planted after spring frosts are bypassed. Shoots emerge from the ground very quickly. The first flowers open in July and lasts until frost.

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Growing dahlias from parts of tuber roots

Dahlias are easily propagated by dividing tuber roots, cuttings, grafts and seeds. For any of these breeding methods, the plants bloom in the first year. In vegetative propagation, all qualities are transferred from parents to offspring. With seed reproduction, the inflorescences of most plants are of poor quality.

The division of tuber roots is made after preliminary germinating them shortly before planting in the ground - it is easier to determine the best places for cutting. So do with overgrown tuber roots dahlias.

About a month before planting dahlias in open ground they are placed in boxes or boxes with sawdust. A layer of sawdust over tubers must be at least 5-6 cm. Dahlias are watered with warm water, not allowing the sawdust to dry. As soon as you notice that the eyes have turned, you can begin the process of division. In this case, proceed as follows.

Tuber dahlias should be divided into several parts, so that each had 2-3 peepholes. Cut from above with a sharp clean knife. The places of the cuts, sections are sprinkled with crushed activated carbon or sieved ash. Portions of the root and field are lightly dried and planted either in open ground or germinated in sawdust.

In the middle zone, dahlia roots are germinated in April, and in the Kuban region - in March. In the latter case, planted in open ground, they bloom in May and June.

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Growing dahlias from cuttings

Cutting is the most effective way to propagate dahlias. In this method, as early as January, tubers are previously germinated in sawdust, as described above. In March-April, when the emerged shoots reach a height of 5-7 cm, they are carefully broken off or carefully cut off with a knife. Best of all rooted cuttings that were cut with a piece from the root collar. In professional language, these processes are called sprouts with a heel. They better root, give stronger plants.

Then, on those places from which sprouts were cut, new ones grow, but they are not so strong anymore, their quality is much lower. You can, of course, also use them for breeding, if you want to propagate some rare variety. But more than two or three times to cut sprouts for rooting is not recommended.

Cutted with a heel cuttings are planted in a container with the ground, which is well shed with warm water before planting. Until such time as the sprouts hatch, containers are covered with glass or transparent film, not forgetting to periodically ventilate.

There is one secret when growing dahlias from cuttings: rooted cuttings should be transplanted into not very loose dishes - plastic pots, cans. Tubers at the same time formed plump, compact. And if left in boxes, the tubers will grow elongated, thin. The quality of plants grown from such tubers is not high.

It can happen that the sprouts intended for rooting have outgrown, grown too long. Do not despair - such sprouts need to root not in the ground, but in the water. After planting in open ground, these seedlings are no different from those that were obtained from sprouts of normal size.

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Growing dahlias from

seeds

Frequently asked questions about seed breeding of dahlias. Is it possible? Yes, but this is not a quick way, it is more likely that breeders use it to produce new varieties and hybrids. But ordinary growers can also use it. You can plant the seeds immediately in open ground, and you can grow seedlings first.

Seeds are planted in seedling boxes with nutrient soil flat, covering them from above with sand or loose soil for no more than 0.5 cm. Once the shoots have 2-3 true leaves, they are planted in open ground. The distance between seedlings is 5-7 cm.

The care of seedlings grown from seeds is not quite normal. First, the soil before planting seedlings are not fertilized. Secondly, in the process of growth do not give any dressings. Why create such spartan conditions? And in order for young dahlias to show how beautiful they can be, beautiful in the worst conditions. That's when they bloom, then choose the best, and the rest is better to remove from the flower bed.

Dahlias are planted in the spring, and the ground is planted in the fall in a bed where flowers will grow. Be sure to dig in the spade bayonet, not breaking lumps. After the first frost, fertilize the flower bed with decomposed humus and dig again.

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Planting and caring for dahlias, when and how

Dahlias are planted in Kuban usually in the second half of April, when the soil warms to a depth of 20-25 cm. They are planted so that the root neck is covered with earth at 5-7see

Show your imagination when planting and arranging dahlias of different varieties in a flowerbed. Consider the height.coloring of flowers. Dahlias with dark colors will look good next to varieties of lighter colors. Try to plant maroon next to white or cream, red - with yellow or pink, lilac in different shades.

There is nothing difficult in caring for dahlias. Varieties with tall stems necessarily require a garter. If you want to have large inflorescences, then 2-3 sprouts with buds are left on one bush, and the rest are removed. Many varieties have a tendency to pasynkovanyu, so that the flowers did not shrink, stepchildren pinch immediately after they appear. Remember to remove the lower leaves when they start to wither and dry.

During flowering the soil under the bushes of dahlias is watered abundantly, do not allow it to dry out. From the moment the buds appear and during flowering, the plants begin to feed. You can use special fertilizers for flowers, for example, Kemira plus or homemade liquid fertilizer - herbal extract.

Around October( in the Kuban) dahlias fade. This is the first signal to dig.

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