Maintaining dahlias and preventing pest damage!

[@anilecliao]

Hi Bri! Can you do a video of your favorite dahlias and ones that go well together in a bouquet? Thank you for all of your videos!

[@emmymartinez7497]

This video came at a perfect time to watch for my garden, thanks!

[@ericawentz2734]

Thank you, Bree! You inspired me to try dahlias for the first time & I planted 30 dahlias this year! My 3/4 acre garden in Pennsylvania zone 6B has a massive problem with little green leaf hoppers! How can I treat those without harming pollinators? I really appreciate your sustainable and organic methods!

[@ErinJ-i4i]

I enjoy your content so much! I have to say though I cringed when you took out that trimmer without leather gloves. I have cut my finger doing that exact same thing and I had on gloves thank God but they were not leather and it took weeks to heal.

[@katebarrett1924]

Thanks Bree - once again! Great info! I'm going to snip back some lower leaves on my dahlias. And I bought organza bags to try - seeing exactly how to use them was really helpful here in Ohio zone 6B!

[@Idontknowy2]

Thank you Kate

[@Idontknowy2]

Thank you Kate

[@claudiabozzo1635]

Another informative video. Thanks. I can appreciate all the work that goes into having a large flower farm. I only have a few dahlias and I find the copper rings work for me (cuz I have so few of them) the ones in my pots are the ones that the earwigs are munching on. I'm not sure what to do with those unless I put a deeper glass with soya and sink it into the pot.😊

[@grisespino5342]

I heard that rolled up moist newspaper is a goid earwigs trap. Dispose of them in the a.m.

[@bluelagoon-501]

i planted my tubers in may and its all foliage and no flowers yet! where are my flowers!! I have them in a large pot.. i water daily, fertilize, the whole nine yards!!! what else do i need to do!? thank you! love your channel !

[@scarrgo7110]

What size are your organza bags? Do you have a link? Thanks 🌺

[@julieescala2610]

Hey Bree - any suggestions for caterpillars? Many times i find my buds are already damaged even before they get to the organza bag stage. Thanks for the great content!

[@davedgibson]

My new Dahlia shoots/leaves i discovered this morning have all been eaten 😢 I think slugs might be the culprit? Will the tubers send up more leaves or are they damaged now? Will your soy sauce and vegetable oil traps work? Thanks.

[@Littlebitesofjoy]

Do you ever use buckwheat as a cut flower? And also, to avoid spreading disease, do you use alcohol on your hands before you trim bottom leaves of other plants or is that not necessary?

[@levanera]

I'm in 6b and the first blooms are starting to appear for me. Some leaf discoloration - maybe needs nitrogen, maybe a disease. I'll try some bloom booster and see what happens

[@victoriashi5680]

HELP! please! This year my dahlias tubers get attacked by pests that eat them up. All lush greens and flowering plants are dying and when I notice the droopy leaves, a lot of damage already happened under the surface. What should I do besides digging them up, cutting all damage and repotting? It stressed my dahlias and half of them didn't recover. Had to did all of them up 😢

[@grisespino5342]

How do you prep cut flowers from insects. I can't tell you how many times earwigs or spiders are hiding in the flower. I've also wondered about coleus as a filler? I don't see much on its use. It has a long vase life, comes in many colors and leaf sizes and shape and is pretty problem free? I'd love to hear your thoughts on it. Thanks

[@Blossomandbranch]

Just turn them upside down and give them a bit of a shake! Coleus is a great cut in terms of vase life but can be a bit hard to find on a long enough stem length for cutting.

[@marymccormick7806]

Tips for extended bouquet vase life Forget if you already touched base on this

[@ntur117]

Help my lisianthis look pitiful :(. Seeding I planted in containers are happy but the majority I put in my raised beds are so sad. I’m also in denver and this is my first time growing them :). Also trying clarkia. They are really taking off. I’m excited to see them bloom

[@llamawerkz]

Do you think those organza bags would keep deer from eating the blooms? There are some deer around that like my rudbeckia flower buds.

[@karenm5681]

Oooh! Test it and see! Let us know if it works!😊

[@christianetraub6805]

Grasshoppers are eating my dahlias. Any suggestions?

[@DalhiaSun]

Please tell me what those white rods are that you use for your hoops?

[@grisespino5342]

Pvc pipe. Bendable and inexpensive. You'll need to drive some rebar stakes in first to keep them in place.

[@Blossomandbranch]

Yup, PVC! We have another video showing how we construct these using PVC Or electrical conduit.

[@DalhiaSun]

@@Blossomandbranch oh that’s perfect thank you! It must have been really hard to get them to bend but I’ll give it a try.

[@Blossomandbranch]

The PVC bend quite easily by hand :)

[@essentialcomforts2166]

I ended up with scab insect on my dahlias. It was so disgusting I cut them down to the ground, lol.

[@breelinshea5930]

Just found worms in my gorgeous dinnerplates🤢🤢 help!!!

[@grisespino5342]

How do you prep cut flowers from insects. I can't tell you how many times earwigs or spiders are hiding in the flower. I've also wondered about coleus as a filler? I don't see much on its use. It has a long vase life, comes in many colors and leaf sizes and shape and is pretty problem free? I'd love to hear your thoughts on it. Thanks