SEMDS Training Information
Integrated Pest Management – Keith Berven
Starting Dahlias Indoors – Gary Polencyk
Growing Dahlias from Seed – Don Reinhard
Labelling Dahlia Plants & Tubers – Sherree Kneller
Classifying Dahlias http://www.semds.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/Classifying-Dahlias-Jan-2017.pdf
Buying Dahlia Tubers http://www.semds.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Tuber-snob-20190119.pdf
Starting Tubers Indoors http://www.semds.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Start-Dahlia-Tubers-Indoors-20190216.pdf
YOUTUBE VIDEO SERIES – A SEASON OF GROWING DAHLIAS
Chapter 1 – Starting from seeds https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xgkmLoamhhI
Chapter 2 – Taking Cuttings https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w2pb3kNoxBk
Chapter 3 – Planting, Staking, & Topping https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MFsTrNN7B4g
Chapter 4 – Disbranching & Fertilizing https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VyYlu3F6ztQ
Chapter 5 – Disbudding https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9YIxZPa1kPk
Chapter 6 – Dividing & Storing https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0icqxGVnOlI
TIP SHEETS
Taking Tubers out of Winter Storage Tip Sheet http://www.semds.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/Preparing-Tubers-for-Planting.pdf
Preparing/Storing Tubers over Winter Tip Sheet http://www.semds.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/Preparing-and-Storing-Dahlia-Tubers.pdf
HELPFUL LINKS
The American Dahlia Society http://www.dahlia.org
ADS Classification Guide http://www.dahlia.org/guide/
Virus information
https://dahlia.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/VirusBrochureJune2015.pdf
https://dahlia.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/ADS-DMV_Symptoms_Slides.pdf
DAHLIA addict http://dahliaaddict.com/index.php
THE BIG LIST http://www.dahlias.net/dbiglist.htm
Greenhouse Megastore https://www.greenhousemegastore.com
Summer Dreams Farm http://summerdreamsfarm.com
The Helpful Gardner http://www.helpfulgardener.com/forum/
Invisible fence kits to help keep out deer, pets, etc. https://www.deerfencing.com/deer-fence-kits