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Da hlia is in de ma nd for we dding s a nd e ve nts Ric ha rd Uva , PhD Se a b e rry F a rm F e de ra lsb urg , MD Ma rc h 2018 Da hlia s ha ve the c o lo r pa lle t fo r fo r fa ll e ve nts Da hlia s c a n g ive yo u the tre

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Da hlia is in de ma nd for we dding s a nd e ve nts

Ric ha rd Uva , PhD Se a b e rry F a rm F e de ra lsb urg , MD Ma rc h 2018

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Da hlia s ha ve the c o lo r pa lle t fo r fo r fa ll e ve nts

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Da hlia s c a n g ive yo u the tre ndy c o lo rs yo ur c usto me rs de sire .

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T he y wo rk we ll with “lo c a l” flo we r va rie tie s a s we ll a s ro se s

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And the y wo rk with c la ssic a s we ll a s g re e n tre nds

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Da hlia T

  • pic s

 Ca le nda r  Cutting s  So il pre pa ra tio n  Pla nting  Sta king  Pe st c o ntro l  Ha rve st  Dig g ing tub e rs

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Da hlia Orig in

 Hig hla nds o f Ce ntra l

Ame ric a a nd Me xic o

 Gro w b e st in c o o l,

sunny c o nditio ns

 No t ha rdy in USDA

Zo ne 7

 Na me d a fte r

Ande rs Da hl, Swe dish b o ta nist

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Da hlia s a re ho rrib le pla nts to g ro w in o ur c lima te …b ut o ur c usto me rs lo ve the m.

 Ama te ur b re e ding  we a k ste ms  sho rt va se life  E

xpe nsive to b uy

 no t winte r ha rdy/ suffe r summe r he a t  dise a se a nd inse c t pro ne  ha rd to dig a nd sto re  diffic ult to pro pa g a te

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Summe r a nd fa ll c o lo rs a re a va ila b le in da hlia , ma yb e to o ma ny c ho ic e s!

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T hink like Cra yo la to na rro w yo ur c ho ic e s. Ma ke a sma ll b o x o f c ra yo ns!

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Cho o se wise ly. Co lo rs yo u c usto me rs ne e d.

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Sa le s She e t fo r c usto me rs

A pic ture a nd de sc riptio n. We supply 13 va rie tie s in la rg e q ua ntity.

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Se a b e rry F a rm Pro duc tio n Ca le nda r

Ma rc h—b e g in c utting pro duc tio n in g re e nho use Ma y—pla nting o n the 10th. June —he a vy we e ding

  • -pre p c usto me rs fo r fa ll sa le s

July—sta king Aug ust

  • -sta rt pe st c o ntro l pro g ra m
  • -b e g in ha rve st

Se pte mb e r —ha rve st

  • -ta ke sto c k pla nt c utting s fo r ne xt ye a r (Se pt 1)

Oc to b e r—ha rve st No ve mb e r—dig a nd sto re tub e rs

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Cutting s

 At Se a b e rry F

a rm we pro pa g a te da hlia s b y c utting s in o ur g re e nho use .

 Cutting s c a n a lso b e purc ha se d. T

he K a rma Da hlia Se rie s a re the mo st c o mmo n c utting s a va ila b le a nd a re pro duc e d in the US b y Bo sg ra ff Gre e nho use in MI . & Bro ke re d b y Ge rma nia Se e d.

 Pla ntma ste rs (MD) a nd Wo lla m Ga rde ns (VA) a re

two lo c a l g ro we rs tha t pro duc e the ir o wn c utting s.

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Cutting pro duc tio n re q uire s fa c ilitie s

 Gre e nho use to ma inta in sto c k pla nts, the

so urc e fo r c utting s

 Mist b e nc h, sha de , b o tto m he a t, ho rmo ne to

a id ro o ting

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Sto c k Pla nts

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So il pre pa ra tio n

 We ma ke ra ise d b e ds to a id with c ultiva tio n a nd to

a c c o unt fo r so me lo w spo ts in the fie ld. Da hlia ne e ds g o o d dra ina g e .

 NUT

RI E NT RE COMME NDAT I ONS F OR COMME RCI AL CUT F L OWE R PRODUCT I ON, Unive rsity o f Ma ryla nd Co o pe ra tive E xte nsio n, No ve mb e r 2009, Re g ula to ry Cita tio n: COMAR 15.20.08.05

 Co nside r 2 – 3 wa y split a pplic a tio n o f N b e c a use o f

da hlia ’ s lo ng g ro wing se a so n.

 So il pH 6.5

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Pla nting

 Spa c ing typic a lly 3ft in the ro w fo r tub e rs

whe n individua lly sta ke d o r o fte n 2ft with c utting s in pa ire d ro ws o n pla stic .

 At Se a b e rry F

a rm we spa c e c utting s a t 1

  • ft. in the ro w with 4 ft. b e twe e n pa ire d

ro ws. T ig ht in-ro w spa c ing to b o lste r sta nd e sta b lishme nt fo r me c ha nic a l we e ding .

 F

  • r us c utting s a re e a sy to pro duc e , we

g ro w a lo t a nd spa c e the m c lo se ly.

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Spa c ing a nd T re llising

Spa c ing de pe nds o n fie ld o pe ra tio ns a nd

tre llis te c hniq ue s.

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Sta king --F lo rida T

  • ma to We a ve vs.

Ne tting

T e na x Ho rto no va Ne t Use synthe tic to ma to twine no t na tura l sisa l

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Pe st Co ntro l

 Ro o t dise a se s—ke e p po ts we ll dra ine d. I

n the g re e nho use we use Ro o tshie ld a nd Ba nro t fo r wa te r mo ld dise a se s.

 Da hlia g e t viruse s tha t we c a n’ t c ure . Disc a rd

sympto ma tic a nd stunte d pla nts.

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lo we rs a re e a te n b y T a rnishe d Pla nt Bug , Cuc umb e r Be e tle a nd Ca te rpilla rs; we use Bife nthrin a nd Co nse rve (Spino sa d)

 Po wde ry milde w is a b ig pro b le m, we use Chlo ro tha lo nil

a nd Phyto n 35 (Co ppe r Sulfa te Pe nta hydra te ).

 We use Diq ua t (Re wa rd ), a ‘ b urn do wn’ he rb ic ide

re g iste re d fo r o rna me nta l use a s a shie lde d spra y dire c te d a wa y fro m the c ro p.

Vir us symptom

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Ha rve st

 Cut whe n a lmo st

  • pe n.

 Sle e ve fo r

pro te c tio n.

 We pa ss b unc he s

thro ug h c hlo rine ta b le t tre a te d wa te r.

 T

he n ho ld in lo w sug a r pre se rva tive .

T

  • o

tig ht T

  • o
  • pe n
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Dig g ing T ub e rs

 We dig in No ve mb e r.  We split the c lumps

into 2-4 pie c e s.

 Pa c k dire c tly into

to te s a nd c o ve r with wo o d sha ving s.

 Sto re in c o o le r.  We dig with ‘ turn o f

the c e ntury’ te c hno lo g y…b ut whic h c e ntury!

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T ub e r pro pa g a tio n

 Mo st c o mmo nly b y tub e rs  Buds (e ye s) a re o n the

ste m

 Do rma nt b uds a re ha rd

to se e

 Divide rig ht a fte r dig g ing

  • r a fte r spro uting b e g ins

in spring

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Cra me r’ s Po sy Pa tc h (PA)—o n white pla stic in hig h tunne l to e xte nd se a so n (June 27, 2012).

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Wo lla m Ga rde ns (VA)– he ld a da hlia fe stiva l in la te summe r. Gro ws with liq uid fe rtilize r inje c te d unde r g ro und c lo th in pe rma ne nt

  • ve rwinte ring b e ds. Use s ne t a nd side

suppo rt.

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Ro n Pe te rma n (Sa lisb ury, MD)—c re dits pa rtia l sha de fro m the wo o ds fo r lo ng ste m g ro wth a nd q ua lity.

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Be lve de re F a rm, F a llsto n, MD, Willia m Ha rla n, use s to ma to sta king me tho d.

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Se a b e rry F a rm, F e de ra lsb urg , MD

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T ha nks to Chris Wie n fo r pre se nta tio n ma te ria ls. And tha nks to my de dic a te d da hlia ha rve st c re w.

Re fe re nc e s

 Ho w to Gro w Dahlias, Swa n

I sla nd Da hlia s. http:/ / www.da hlia s.c o m/ h

  • wto g ro wda hlia s.a spx

 T

he I nside r's Guide to Cut F lo we r Dahlias. K indle e Bo o k, L a ne Gre e r, ASCF G.

 Spe c ialty Cut F

lo we rs. Armita g e a nd L a ushma n, T imb e r Pre ss.