tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5721815363903316459.post1766891592292405515..comments2023-12-30T14:11:24.106-05:00Comments on Skillin's Garden Log: Dahlias!!Mike Skillin, Skillin's Greenhouseshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14939695157231149671noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5721815363903316459.post-40947475158520870682009-03-28T08:44:00.000-04:002009-03-28T08:44:00.000-04:00Hey Okie,Mike Skillin here. I don't know what Shel...Hey Okie,<BR/><BR/>Mike Skillin here. I don't know what Sheliah uses but I have had great success with 4" peat pots. I would recommend a great organic potting soil like Coast of Maine's Bar Harbor Blend. Usually one tuber per pot and start them soon!Plan on placing them outdoors in either the ground or in a large container around the end of May and then look out--great flowers well into the fall. <BR/><BR/>Feed frequently with a nice natural fertilizer like Neptune's Harvest Fish and Seaweed fertilizer OR use the Plant Tablets by Organica; put new tablets into the root system monthly!<BR/><BR/>Dinner Plate Dahlias of course are just super; they will most likely need staking once in the well established in the garden.Mike Skillin, Skillin's Greenhouseshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14939695157231149671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5721815363903316459.post-61062812985153477592009-03-27T21:33:00.000-04:002009-03-27T21:33:00.000-04:00Hi Sheliah, I would like to utilize your wonderful...Hi Sheliah, I would like to utilize your wonderful hint, but would like some suggestions on how to get started. What do you use for a pot to start Dahlias indoors, how many tubers to a pot and does it matter what kind of Dahlias? I am interested in the Dinner Plate Dahlias and would like to start some of those this year. Thanks, Okie TransplantOkie Transplanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17911186195849025155noreply@blogger.com