A few weekends ago I planted the dahlia seedling patch and thought I'd share a little behind-the-scenes of my process. It's always surprising how many babies you can squeeze into a space when you're growing them from seed. Each one of my rows fit about 850 plants!
If you have a copy of Discovering Dahlias, there are step-by-step instructions for growing dahlias from seed starting on page 84.
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https://www.floretflowers.com/discovering-dahlias/
VIDEO CHAPTERS
00:00 Intro
00:30 Growing dahlias from seed
00:53 Dahlia seedling patch layout, bed prep, and irrigation
01:20 Why we use drip irrigation
01:50 Plant spacing
02:32 Discovering new varieties
04:33 Laying seedlings out for planting
04:38 Planted beds
05:05 Seed mixes used
05:52 Weed control and plant support
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