If you are adding dahlias to your summer garden, make sure to consider planting tips and techniques for best blooming results. Providing the right care from the start makes all the difference in the growth of dahlia plants. Learn how to plant dahlia tubers, for beautiful summer blooms. Dahlias are stunning flowers which bloom from…
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How To Dig Dahlia Tubers: Lift, Divide, and Store
After your beautiful dahlias have finished blooming in fall, consider digging up the tubers to perpetuate your dahlia plants for seasons to come. This important process helps to protect the tubers over winter, as well as expand your stock. Learn how to dig dahlia tubers, to keep them safe and snug until they can be…
Winter Sowing In Milk Jugs- A Complete Guide
Winter sowing in milk jugs is a simple, sustainable gardening technique that allows you to start seeds outdoors during the winter months. This method leverages the mini-greenhouse effect created inside clear or translucent milk jugs, providing a protected environment for seed germination and early growth. Once you start using this method for your hardy annual…
How To Harden Off Plants Before Transplanting
Gardening enthusiasts often dedicate a significant amount of time and effort nurturing their plants, ensuring that they grow healthy and strong. One critical step in the process of transitioning plants from indoors to outdoors, or from a greenhouse to the open garden, is known as hardening off. Learn how to harden off plants, to prepare…
How To Stratify Seeds: Techniques For Successful Germination
Seed stratification is a preparatory process, which some seeds must experience before germination. Many species of plants, especially those native to temperate or cooler climates, produce seeds with dormancy mechanisms which prevent germination unless the conditions are right. Learn how to stratify seeds, to achieve successful germination of those dormant and hard to sprout seeds….