Dig on Dahlias

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Joann and Allison: Dig, Divide, Dry, Pack and Repeat! Oct 30, 2024

Join Joann and Allison talk about how they have been digging and dividing their dahlias. We discuss some of the things we did differently this year and how they worked out in our gardens.

ADS Nationals Wenatchee: Adrienne with Tah-Dahlia! Oct 22, 2024

Join Joann and Allison interview Adrienne of Tah-Dahlia! at the ADS National show in Wenatchee, WA.

Adrienne shares with us how she grows dahlias in Colorado's challenging climate as well as an exciting collaboration with a local potato grower to do tissue culture with a special dahlia.

Find about more about Adrienne and her beautiful flowers on instagram at @Tah-Dahlia!.

ADS Nationals Wenatchee: Amy Matteucci with La Vida Dahlia Oct 15, 2024

Join Joann and Allison interview Amy from La Vida Dahlia (previously Rock Yard Blooms).

Amy shares her excitment over attending her first dahlia show! She went big traveling to the 2024 ADS Nationals! Amy also dives into the challenges of growing dahlias in New Mexico.

You can find more information about La Vida Dahlias on social media, @LaVidaDahlia and her website www.lavidadahlia.com.

Joann and Allison: Seed Collection Oct 08, 2024

Joann and Allison discuss how they are collecting seed now as well as how they are planning to collect seed for the 2025 season.

Jesse Owen of Get Planted NW Interview Oct 01, 2024

Thinking of taking some fall cuttings and overwintering? Join Joann and Allison interview Jesse Owen of Get Planted N.W. to learn how to successfully grow dahlias indoors through fall and winter. Jesse has over 15 years of experience in plant propagation and indoor growing and shares with us his experiences growing dahlias indoors.

To find more information about Jesse's dahlias go to https://www.facebook.com/Getplantednw or www.getplantednw.com.

Allison Kutz of Sound Horticulture Interview Sep 24, 2024

Thrips, aphids, nematodes oh my! Join Joann and Allison interview Alison Kutz of Sound Horticulture. Alison discusses how to utilize beneficial insects and biological controls to manage pest and disease pressures in non-toxic ways.

To learn more about Sound Horticulture and what they have to offer, visit www.soundhorticulutre.com. Alison’s website provides very helpful information about pests and diseases as well as which biological controls you can use to reduce these pressures.

ADS Nationals Wenatchee: Emily Fontes with Idlewild Blooms Sep 17, 2024

Join Joann and Allison interview Emily and Elyse from Idlewild Blooms.

Emily shares with us about her dahlia farm as well as how she utilizes her past profession in teaching dahlia growers how to run a more effiecent and effective website.

You can find more information about Idlewild Blooms at www.idlewildblooms.com.

ADS Nationals Wenatchee: Deanna Anthony with Bloomtown Flowers Sep 10, 2024

Join Joann and Allison as we chat with Deanna Anthony with Bloomtown Flowers in Federal Way, WA. Deanna is a dahlia grower and Growing Kindness member.

You can find Deanna on Instagram at Bloomtown_Flowers or at her website https://bloomtown-flowers.myshopify.com.

For more information about the Growing Kindness Project visit their website at www.growingkindnessproject.org. They believe:

"By starting where we are, using what we have, and doing what we can, we accomplish SO much. Every act of kindness has the potential to change a life. We never grow poor by giving. There is no better place than the garden to grow change."

— The Growing Kindness Team

This is the first of five interviews from the National Show. Stay tuned for the interviews with four more growers from across the US.

Joann and Allison: Prepping for the Great Dig Aug 27, 2024

Joann and Allison discuss how they are beginning to prepare for digging and dividing dahlias.

Joann and Allison: Go to the Parlor Show! Aug 13, 2024

Joann and Allison discuss Joann's first experience choosing and entering blooms for our local dahlia soceity parlor show.

Joann and Allison: Dahlia World Changes and Kitsap County Dahlia Society Show Aug 06, 2024

Joann and Allison briefly discuss the changes in the dahlia world pertaining to hybridizer compensation and also talk about Allison going to the Kitsap County Dahlia Society show.

Joann and Allison: Introduce Dahlia Judging Jul 23, 2024

Joann and Allison discuss how to get connected and started with how to judge dahlias through the Northwest Federation of Dahlia Growers.

Joann and Allison: July Garden Tasks Jul 09, 2024

Joann and Allison discuss different important tasks we do in our gardens during the month of July.

Cory Wynne (Wyn's Dahlias) Interview Part 2: Hybridizing Jul 09, 2024

Follow along as we continue our discussion with Cory Wynne of Wyn's Dahlias. During this episode Cory elaborate on how her and Walt grew and hybridized their introductions.

Cory Wynne Interview Part 1 Jun 18, 2024

During this interview with hybridizer Cory Wynne, we discuss how she began her journey as a dahlia grower. Cory shares her methods of growing dahlias and equally important her relationships within the dahlia community.

Joann and Allison: Listen to how we prepare and prep our gardens and tubers for planting. Jun 04, 2024

Dig on Dahlias Introduction May 14, 2024

Joann and Allison introduce Dig on Dahlias.

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