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chand198619 Jun 2023 16:33Hello everyone,
we inherited a dahlia in a pot with the new garden. Unfortunately, the pot had no drainage holes and we watered it too generously.
The above-ground part of the plant is dead. I dug it up to dispose of it, but the tubers are still firm and show no signs of rot.
What should we do now? Replant it at this time of year—will it sprout again? Store it (if yes, how)?
Or should it be discarded, despite its firm appearance?
we inherited a dahlia in a pot with the new garden. Unfortunately, the pot had no drainage holes and we watered it too generously.
The above-ground part of the plant is dead. I dug it up to dispose of it, but the tubers are still firm and show no signs of rot.
What should we do now? Replant it at this time of year—will it sprout again? Store it (if yes, how)?
Or should it be discarded, despite its firm appearance?
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KarstenausNRW19 Jun 2023 17:37chand1986 schrieb:
What happens next?1. Put the leftover parts into the organic waste bin 2. Buy a new, beautiful dahlia for 2.99–5.99€
3. Plant it
4. Enjoy the plant for the rest of the summer
5. Don’t water it too much ;-)
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chand198619 Jun 2023 18:34KarstenausNRW schrieb:
1. Put the leftovers into the organic waste bin
2. Buy a new, beautiful dahlia for €2.99–5.99 (about $3.30–6.60)
3. Plant it
4. Enjoy the plant for the rest of the summer
5. Don’t water it too much ;-)I started by drilling holes in the pot 😉.Dahlias need to be stored frost-free over the winter anyway, so you have to dig them up in the fall.
It certainly doesn’t hurt if you do it now. However, there’s no guarantee they haven’t been affected.
Personally, I would find it a shame to keep them in a pot just looking at soil when you can buy tubers for next to nothing that will be a real eye-catcher for the coming months.
I would also consider the time required not worth it.
It certainly doesn’t hurt if you do it now. However, there’s no guarantee they haven’t been affected.
Personally, I would find it a shame to keep them in a pot just looking at soil when you can buy tubers for next to nothing that will be a real eye-catcher for the coming months.
I would also consider the time required not worth it.
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motorradsilke19 Jun 2023 22:11KarstenausNRW schrieb:
1. Put the leftovers in the organic waste bin
2. Buy a new, great dahlia for €2.99–5.99 (about $3.20–6.40)
3. Plant it
4. Enjoy the plant for the rest of the summer
5. Don’t water it too much ;-) 1. Replant the tuber in a spot where it doesn’t matter if it sprouts again. I think it will.
2. to 5. as above 😉