RESCHEDULED DUE TO WEATHER

Date: Saturday, January 18 25, 2020

Time: 3:00 – 5:00 pm

Location: Bloomfield Twp. Library, 1099 Lone Pine Rd.

First SEMDS meeting of the year. See new ADS Dahlia introductions and learn how Dahlias are Classified. Bring friends interested in growing dahlias.

If you are lucky there will be a few final Dahlia blooms in your garden this season but it is time to plan for digging and storing your tubers for winter.

Check out SEMDS YouTube video on DIGGING, DIVIDING , and STORING Dahlia Tubers  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0icqxGVnOlI

Preparing/Storing Tubers over Winter Tip Sheet  http://www.semds.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/Preparing-and-Storing-Dahlia-Tubers.pdf

If in doubt, throw it out!  Learn more about Dahlia viruses from ADS  https://dahlia.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/VirusBrochureJune2015.pdf

https://dahlia.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/ADS-DMV_Symptoms_Slides.pdf

Date:  Saturday, October 06, 2018

Time:  3:00 – 5:00 pm

Location:  Telly’s Greenhouse at the Barn       3301 John R., Troy, Michigan

Live demonstration on digging, dividing, and storing tubers for the winter.

2018 Show Booklet

Discourage disease by keeping dahlia foliage as dry as possible. Water deeply once or twice a week, allowing the top inch of soil to dry out in between. Clip off the bottom 12” of foliage to encourage good air circulation.

Slugs and snails love eating young dahlia foliage. Sluggo Plus is an effective organic control when it is applied early and refreshed often. Earwigs are another troublesome dahlia pest. Like slugs and snails, they prefer cool, moist conditions and can damage buds, flowers and foliage. Keep the area around your dahlias clear of spent flowers and foliage, and avoid using leaves or straw as mulch. This will give earwigs fewer places to hide and breed.