Dig on Dahlias

Thinking of taking some fall cuttings and overwintering? Join Joann and Allison interview Jesse Owen of Get Planted N.W. to learn how to successfully grow dahlias indoors through fall and winter. Jesse has over 15 years of experience in plant propagation and indoor growing and shares with us his experiences growing dahlias indoors. 

To find more information about Jesse's dahlias go to https://www.facebook.com/Getplantednw or www.getplantednw.com. 

Thrips, aphids, nematodes oh my! Join Joann and Allison interview Alison Kutz of Sound Horticulture. Alison discusses how to utilize beneficial insects and biological controls to manage pest and disease pressures in non-toxic ways.

To learn more about Sound Horticulture and what they have to offer, visit www.soundhorticulutre.com. Alison’s website provides very helpful information about pests and diseases as well as which biological controls you can use to reduce these pressures.

Join Joann and Allison interview Emily and Elyse from Idlewild Blooms.

Emily shares with us about her dahlia farm as well as how she utilizes her past profession in teaching dahlia growers how to run a more effiecent and effective website. 

You can find more information about Idlewild Blooms at www.idlewildblooms.com. 

Join Joann and Allison as we chat with Deanna Anthony with Bloomtown Flowers in Federal Way, WA. Deanna is a dahlia grower  and Growing Kindness member. 

You can find Deanna on Instagram at Bloomtown_Flowers or at her website https://bloomtown-flowers.myshopify.com. 

For more information about the Growing Kindness Project visit their website at www.growingkindnessproject.org. They believe:

"By starting where we are, using what we have, and doing what we can, we accomplish SO much. Every act of kindness has the potential to change a life. We never grow poor by giving. There is no better place than the garden to grow change."

— The Growing Kindness Team

This is the first of five interviews from the National Show. Stay tuned for the interviews with four more growers from across the US. 

Joann and Allison discuss how they are beginning to prepare for digging and dividing dahlias. 

Joann and Allison discuss Joann's first experience choosing and entering blooms for our local dahlia soceity parlor show. 

Joann and Allison briefly discuss the changes in the dahlia world pertaining to hybridizer compensation and also talk about Allison going to the Kitsap County Dahlia Society show. 

Joann and Allison discuss how to get connected and started with how to judge dahlias through the Northwest Federation of Dahlia Growers. 

Joann and Allison discuss different important tasks we do in our gardens during the month of July. 

Follow along as we continue our discussion with Cory Wynne of Wyn's Dahlias. During this episode Cory elaborate on how her and Walt grew and hybridized their introductions.