Spring planting of dahlias is a tradition for experienced gardeners. This usually pays off very wellbecause they bloom faster, are stronger, prettier and simply please the eyes more often for a longer time.
If you dream of a garden full of phenomenal plants, you better get up from the couch and start planting dahlias in pots. But first check below how to grow dahlias and care for them after planting, to avoid making common mistakes.
to enjoy earlier flowering later. Growing them in the ground at this time of year would be a terrible idea, because the young shoots would simply freeze during frosts.
The right time to replant will be mid-May, when the weather outside is no longer threatening. Don’t know how to plant dahlias in a pot in March? First of all, choose an appropriate container for them, preferably one with a capacity of about 5 liters and drainage holes.
It is also crucial in growing dahlias a bright place and a substrate that must be fertile, permeable and slightly moist. A mixture of garden soil, compost and sand should work well.
When planting dahlias, place the tubers horizontally, trying to cover them lightly with soil to a depth of about 4 cm. After planting, it is important to care for dahlias, or rather one treatment – watering, but very sparingly. Their soil must be constantly slightly moist, not soaked.
When you notice the first shoots, you can start hardening off the plants by taking them outside for a few hours a day. Thanks to this, in May, when you plant them in the garden, they will be more resistant.
Outside you should choose for these a sunny position with fertile, permeable soil. Don’t forget to water and get rid of faded flowersto stimulate the dahlia to continue blooming.
You can use stakes to support taller varieties of dahlias. Later, when the flowers appear, it is also worth using mineral fertilizer for flowering plants every 2-3 weeks to make them really impressive.
