Dahlia Tips & Techniques from a Pro Exhibitor for Waking, Dividing, Taking Cuttings & Sowing Dahl...

It's Friday 4 April 2025 and if you're a dahlia-fan then this is the episode for you. Join me as I share everything I learnt this beautifully sunny morning from my dahlia mentor, Richard Bailey, including tips and tricks for success with these beautiful plants.  Richard is a prize-winning dahlia exhibitor and a Vice President of the National Dahlia Society in the UK. He's been exhibiting for years with much success, having learnt from some of the most eminent UK dahlia exhibitors himself. Richard is very generous with his time and he loves nothing more than sharing his dahlia knowledge with enthusiasts. I'm very grateful for his expertise and delighted to share it with you in this episode.  What Richard knows is just as applicable to growing cut flowers as exhibiting:  to produce the most beautiful and high value blooms you need to know the techniques that the pros use.  In this episode, join me to hear valuable hints and tips for growing dahlias. What You’ll Learn in This Episode: ✅ How to wake up your dahlia tubers after their winter sleep  ✅ To sieve or not to sieve compost? ✅ Why dahlias need bottom heat and darkness to wake up (not light) ✅ How to take dahlia cuttings  ✅ Checking for gall on dahlia crowns: what to look for and how to deal with it ✅ Sow dahlia seeds and see what new colours appear!  🌻 Follow & Stay Connected! If you like what you hear, please follow the podcast so you never miss an episode. If you enjoyed this episode, please leave a review – it really does help more flower lovers find the show.  Follow me on instagram @henhillcutflowers (https://www.instagram.com/henhillcutf...) for a behind-the-scenes look at life on my cut flower plot. Join me on my journey through a year of growing and selling cut flowers. I'm going to give you the low-down on what it's really like, how I'm getting started, what you do and don't need, what I do when and why, the successes and failures, and just about everything in between. All in real time. With guest appearances from my chickens every now and then.