Potted Dahlia Update! Pinching, Mislabeling & More

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Hello! My name is Bethany and I grow things in my rooftop container garden in Chicago, zone 6a. I’ve been container gardening for four years and am by no means an expert, just someone who enjoys sharing their garden journey.
Today, I'm going to give you an update on how my dahlias are doing in the garden as well as follow-up on the dahlias I did and didn't pinch.
Varieties I'm Growing:
* Thomas A Edison
* Otto's Thrill
* Mikayla Miranda (the package said Emory Paul)
* Cafe Au Lait (the package said Penhill Watermelon)
* Firepot Decorative Dahlia
How I Stopped Killing My Dahlias video: • Growing Dahlias in Con...
Video showing how I planted these dahlias this Spring: • Planting Dahlias in Gr...
Fertilizers I Use:
~ Fox Farm's Tiger Bloom
~ Jack's Classic Blossom Booster
For daily updates, follow me on Instagram @chicagogardener

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@scott8838 2 жыл бұрын

Your wall of dahlia's is looking gorgeous 🌹🌹🌹

@ChicagoGardener 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you! I’m loving it.

@TheGardeningMe 2 жыл бұрын

I love garden experiments! Looking forward to seeing how the pinching compares in the end. I also planted a few new-to-me dahlia tubers this year but was delayed in getting them in the ground so no blooms yet. Fingers crossed they are what I actually purchased! 🙃

@ChicagoGardener 2 жыл бұрын

It’s almost like a game seeing if the blooms look anything like they’re supposed to 😆

@naturalroots 2 жыл бұрын

just subscribed. I have 3 dahlias from tubers and 1 from seed.so happy that I found you. 🤗

@ChicagoGardener 2 жыл бұрын

I’m glad you’re here!

@linakhoury6623 2 жыл бұрын

Hi 🌺beautiful and wonderful dahliias .

@marymary5494 2 жыл бұрын

Lovely blooms. This is super interesting to see the results of your pinching. I’m still waiting for my dahlias to bloom here in Ireland. Our weather has been so cloudy this year, we’ve have the occasional hour or so of sun here and there but thats all, really disappointing.

@ChicagoGardener 2 жыл бұрын

Oh no! Is that typical or abnormal weather for you?

@jaihomegardening2025 2 жыл бұрын

Very nice dahliya

@GardenDoodles 2 жыл бұрын

We grew some dahlias last year but they didn’t do much for us so we skipped this year. However, seeing how nice yours are, we now wished we had tried again.

@ChicagoGardener 2 жыл бұрын

I know that feeling, I did the same thing with sweet peas! For some reason, dahlia as have done really well in my garden but I’m hoping I haven’t jinxed it now for future years 😆

@miriamgrutz2132 Жыл бұрын

Beautiful

@ChicagoGardener Жыл бұрын

Thank you!!!

@minawanders 2 жыл бұрын

Someone said that if you put the pinched part of your dahlias in water it will grow roots. I tried it and it worked!

@ChicagoGardener 2 жыл бұрын

I accidentally broke off a stem with a bud yesterday and put it in water to see if I can keep it alive, so this gives me hope!!

@marymary5494 2 жыл бұрын

Oh wow, I didn’t realise that.

@yesidtac7863 2 жыл бұрын

Grandes rosas

@Sacred5mokE 2 жыл бұрын

Since you like growing flowers, I think you would be the perfect person to try to grow the awapuhi shampoo plant. You should research it. I think it would intrigue you.

@ChicagoGardener 2 жыл бұрын

I just looked it up and it looks to cool!

@HappyValleyDreamin 2 жыл бұрын

💕💕💕💕

@topfloor9889 2 жыл бұрын

far west burbs, first year Dahlia grower :)

@ChicagoGardener 2 жыл бұрын

That’s exciting! How are you dahlias doing?

@topfloor9889 2 жыл бұрын

@@ChicagoGardener Awesome. way better than i could have thought of. I definitely fertilize them heavy.

@alexk3352 2 жыл бұрын

Nicely done. Do the drips completely saturate the soil, every time they run? Also, how much sun do these dahlias get?

@ChicagoGardener 2 жыл бұрын

They get about 9 hours of sun and yes the drips saturate the soil! I have had to come out on very hot days and water with a hose in the afternoon if they need a second water, but luckily that hasn’t happened too often.

@joyj1219 2 жыл бұрын

Your dahlias are growing very nicely. I can’t say the same for mine, I live in zone 8b. My plants are pretty stunted and the leaves are yellow. I have aphids and I think spider mites. What do you use for pests and blood suckers like aphids? Thank you so much and great job 👏

@ChicagoGardener 2 жыл бұрын

I’m so sorry your dahlias aren’t doing well! This has been an abnormal year for pests so far, in that I’ve barely had any. I’ve had more wasps in the garden than ever and I think that has helped with pest reduction. I have seen some cucumber beetles and aphids and I’ll either manually remove them or use a hose for aphids but I also use captain jacks dead bug brew and Bt.

@joyj1219 2 жыл бұрын

@@ChicagoGardener thanks so much! What’s BT?

@flowerpixel 2 жыл бұрын

I didn't realize they made shorter dahlias! I copied your older grow bag Dahlia video and it's doing better than my in-ground. EXCEPT the heat is rough on everyone! I'm in Atlanta and yes in the 90s it's droopy looking. It's funny bc I'm actually trying to grow Cafe Au Lait identical to yours but I think American Meadows sent me the wrong kind. I need to fertilize mine. Ive collected rain water to give them but I'm not sure if it's helping. Also pinching is interesting because in Atlanta it's so freaking hot, maybe delaying the blooms isn't a bad idea. Either way I've learned next year I'm planting all but maybe 1 in a grow bag. And I'll copy you and just leave in a grow bag over winter.

@ChicagoGardener 2 жыл бұрын

I’m so glad the grow bags have worked out for you! The heat has been so bad this year, and was oddly much worse in June.

@user-kx9zr1lj2z Жыл бұрын

Здравствуйте! Я тоже выращиваю георгины. Мне у Вас понравился розовый с белыми краями. Желаю вам успехов. Я из России.

@privateperson5769 Жыл бұрын

Hi Bethany - So bother pinching or not ? Will you keep pinching/cutiing? When you say you pinched them? Did you just do one cut per plant ? I am growing for 2nd year this year - last year all got powdery mildew :(

@ChicagoGardener Жыл бұрын

I think I will punch again next year. I didn’t notice a huge difference with the amount of blooms but the ones I pinched seemed to be stronger and support themselves better, especially when we had strong winds.

@privateperson5769 Жыл бұрын

@@ChicagoGardener awesome Thank you :)