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Q: I bought a number of dahlia tubers recently. When and how should I plant them? A: Dahlia tubers are best planted after the soil has warmed a bit, between mid-April and mid-May. In a sunny location ...

Let’s face it: dahlia tubers or plants aren’t exactly cheap to buy, especially when purchasing in bulk. This growing season, for instance, I spent close to $120 for eight new dahlia plants. While ...

I’ve always adored dahlias — in other people’s gardens. As much as their cheerful appearance intrigued me, there was something about the planting, staking, digging up and storing-over-winter routine ...

If you love colorful flowers then you probably love Dahlias like me. But for those of us that live where the winters get cold ...

Larry Smith of the Portland Dahlia Society advises planting dahlias at least 6 inches deep rather than the 2 inches recommended below. If you haven't grown dahlias, it's time you did. Oregon is, after ...

I have grown dahlias for a lot of years and I am still learning how to be successful at propagating this plant from tubers. Dahlias come in various nuances of colors, sizes, and forms and they bloom ...

This time-lapse shown growth stages of a dahlia plant from a tuber/bulb to blooming flowers. The dahlia bulb was planting in ...

Correction: This story has been updated to correct the spelling of Tom Milano's last name. Michael Genovese of Summer Dreams Farms in Oxford says gardeners sometimes are scared about growing their own ...

Dahlias tubers that are stored indoors in winter are susceptible to getting dried out. But if that happens, there are ways to save them by adding moisture.