Hi Kerry! It is so nice to meet you and get to know you through such a lovely comment. I want to thank you so much for such kind words about the garden, she is my brother, my grandmother, and everyone I have loved throughout my life, in one little space. I call it my space with the largest beating heart. But I want to share with you how sorry I am that you are struggling with pests. Dahlias are easy to grow, but at the same time, like many flowers, a lot can go wrong. Know that I struggle in the garden many times, it is part of my journey and learning. I think I learn the most when things go wrong than when they go just perfect. I wish we lived near each other and I would share with you my tubers and try to help you. I understand not using pesticides, but I also try never to use any. Right now I have lost two boxwoods in my garden to a virus and it made me a little sad. But now I know so much more about them. I try to share the good and the bad, maybe I need to do more of the struggles. You have given me so much insight in your comment and I am so grateful. I lived in Florida many years ago and when I moved to Georgia I also grew moonflowers. They were so beautiful! Please keep believing and enjoy each step of your journey, you will have the most beautiful dahlias one day. Keep the dahlia plant clean of leaves on the bottom 6 inches and remove any extra stems. I leave only 3 stems so that plants can have air circulation and the energy can be directed to making flowers and not growing a ton of stems. If you are growing them against a wall, move them away from the wall to allow airflow. It also helps prevent pests and powdery mildew. I hope this helps you in some way. I lost so many dahlias this past winter that were left on the ground. But they were loved and new ones are being tested this year. Have a beautiful gardening weekend! Melba

Thank you! They are such amazing flowers. Do you start them indoors? I do and it works great. It is super simple to do, I will show it on the soon to come video. I will send good flower vibes that yours will bloom!🌸

You are so kind… Thank you so much. This tiny garden is loved and my little piece of peace and harmony.

@@cocoonraw Amen! I love love dahlias. I agree, this is my own piece of heaven on earth. I cant wait to gi to my garden eveyday

They add so much to a garden.

Thank you so much!🌸. Dahlias are the best…

Thank you, they are such special flowers.🌸

I live in zone 8b and our weather is less harsh than yours. We get a lot of rain and when we get snow or ice, it does not last long. I garden organic, but the only thing I use for dahlias is Sluggo for the slugs and beer traps. The slugs are bad here. I keep my dahlias clean on the bottom 6-12 inches by removing the leaves and that helps with pests and diseases. Regarding watering, I don’t water them too often, maybe a couple of times a week. We have cooler weather in the 70’s and 80’s. August it gets in the 90’s and I may water an extra time. The tubers hold a lot of water, even if the plant wilts a little, it will come back when it cools off at night by using the water held on the tubers. If you water on excess you can kill them because the tubers rot. Think of them as potatoes, they do not like it too wet or too dry. This article may help you with some of how to maintain your dahlias to flourish. cocoonraw.com/help-my-dahlias-are-not-blooming-my-favorites/ I hope the information helps you. Stay creative!

@@cocoonraw I see, we only get rain maybe February to April. Is getting very hot and is hard to know hot much water. My plants were looking sad , on facebook everyone said need water, i water them more and now I have lots of plants dying from rooted tubes. You know how much that hurts 🥲

@@Meny1973That is the most difficult to understand. Dahlias come from cooler weather, from the mountains in Mexico. They have a hard time with weather above 85 degrees. Dahlias will wilt to protect and conserve the water in the tubers. I wait until morning to see if they are still wilted before watering Most times they spring back up. Overwatering will quickly rot the tubers, so maybe try the morning trick and see if it works.

Hi! I purchased the Peaches n’ Cream from Summer Dreams Farm. I love that one that one so much!

@@cocoonraw do you have the bloomquin Ruby that’s a beautiful hot pink. I’m looking for it

@@Meny1973I don’t have that one, so sorry. But going now to the internet to check it out. 🤣. Right now is hard to find tubers, I usually wait for fall or early spring. Best of luck finding it!

@@Meny1973By the way, have you heard of dahlia addict? I go to that site a lot to find good resources for dahlias.

@@cocoonraw no, i have not heard about dahlia addict, i dont think we have it. Our collection is too small 😂