Conquering the Great Dahlia Divide

[@peggyfrommanitoba7310]

Thank you for sharing your expertise on this subject! The timing was perfect, I’ll be using what I learned when I start dividing my tubers this weekend. Fingers crossed I don’t butcher them! 🌸

[@sierraflowerfarm]

Yay for good timing! Thank you for your kind words Peggy and you got this! Go slow and take your time! Make sure your tools are nice and sharp and have fun puzzling your way through! 🧡

[@tinalee3328]

Very helpful! You got soooo many - I think I will for sure order this variety for next year!!

[@sierraflowerfarm]

Yay! 👏👏

[@TheFragrantBunch]

Great video!! Just curious, what is the point of putting the tubers in water? I've never seen anyone do that before.

[@sierraflowerfarm]

Hi name twin! Thank you for your kind words! Putting the tubers in “water” something we go more into in our video The Great Dahlia Divide. The “water” is actually a heavily diluted bleach solution that we put the tubers in for a couple minutes to just help kill surface bacteria for better storage. Happy dahlia dividing! 🙂

[@TheFragrantBunch]

@@sierraflowerfarm Oh! Thanks for that tip! I just remembered reading your blog a while back about flower farming. It's awesome to see you post more videos on KZbin! :)

[@karie3]

I have never used the water/bleach solution before. I think it would help so much. What is the ratio? After you take the tubers out of the solution, how long will it take for them to dry again?

[@sierraflowerfarm]

We aren't too precise when we are in the throws of dividing and will usually just add a splash of bleach to a container of water, but the technical answer is 1 part bleach to 256 parts water.

[@karie3]

@sierraflowerfarm thank you so much for replying. I am getting so frustrated losing tubers to either winter rot or even worse when I purchase tubers from reputable companies and after the season, find out they have leafy crown gall. Now, after you take the tubers out of the solution, they will need to dry out again before storing, correct?