Topic: Dahlia Tuber's

[Pickle]

Hi.
     I'm looking for dahlia tuber's if anyone has any spare.

Regards Pickle. :)

[kenkew]

Try the swap section. (Or Ebuygumbay)

[Baaaaaaaa]

Any particular flower colour/size, bushy or tall ?

[valmarg]

Havn't got any tubers, but have several packets of seeds that are surplus to requirements.  If sown this year they will flower, an you can choose varieties that you like to save as tubers for years to come.

valmarg

[Pickle]

 I did have a look on the swap section as you suggested Kenkew however this end of our 1st year in our home and as yet I have nothing to swap,I am putting in borders now so was hoping to fill them with colour this year whilst a more structured border could be planned .Then I will be in a position to make swaps on a fair basis.

Colour and size don't really matter as I say I have a large empty border to fill so im grateful for any type Baaaaaaaa, I want to create a border of colour for this season. The plan then is to put some onto the allotment next year. :D

Your seeds would be most gratefully accepted valmarg I will pm you my address many thanks for your offer.

   Pickle :)

[Emagggie]

If you have a Lidl nearby Pickle, they have bags of 8 tubers for 99p. (or they did last week, I'm assuming they have some left). Also have a look in 'search' about how to propogate from tubers now, before you plant them out.  ;)
Found the item but don't know how to link it, so I've copied it.

Place the tuber in a tray of compost in a bit of heat.

The cuttings are the shoots of the tubers.

Cut them off when about 2" long, dip in rooting compound and then place in a gritty cutting compost in pots to grow on.

The tuber can still be planted out to grow on as normal.

The thread was titled 'cheap dahlias' if you want to read tho whole thing.

[Pickle]

Cheers Emagggie I shoot down to Lidl now for a look see. I'll read the thread later. Thanks for the info. ;)

   Pickle.