SEMDS Training Information
SEMDS Judging Criteria – Contact Sherree Kneller if you have questions
Soil Testing (Interpreting Soil Test Results) – Keith Berven
Integrated Pest Management – Keith Berven
ADS Classification and Handbook of Dahlias – Sherree Kneller
Growing Dahlias from Seed – Don Reinhard
How Dahlias Qualify as ADS New Introduction – Keith Berven
Labelling Dahlia Plants & Tubers – Sherree Kneller
Classifying Dahlias – Keith Berven (updated 2025)
Starting Tubers Indoors – Gary Polenychko, Sherree Kneller (updated 2025)
YOUTUBE VIDEO SERIES – A SEASON OF GROWING DAHLIAS
Chapter 1 – Starting from Seeds
Chapter 3 – Planting, Staking, & Topping
Chapter 4 – Disbranching & Fertilizing
Chapter 6 – Dividing & Storing
TIP SHEETS
Topping, Disbudding, Disbranching – Article by Richard Parshall
Taking Tubers out of Winter Storage Tip Sheet Taking Tubers out of Winter Storage Tip Sheet
Preparing/Storing Tubers over Winter Tip Sheet
HELPFUL LINKS
Colorado Dahlia Society THE BIG LIST
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