1 00:00:00,320 --> 00:00:02,740 Welcome to the Sunshine Gardening podcast. 2 00:00:03,279 --> 00:00:05,059 I'm your host, Kristen Hildebrand. 3 00:00:05,679 --> 00:00:08,960 In today's episode, we'll discuss the beautiful world 4 00:00:08,960 --> 00:00:09,699 of dahlias. 5 00:00:10,400 --> 00:00:12,480 Join us as we explore the art of 6 00:00:12,480 --> 00:00:12,980 cultivating 7 00:00:13,279 --> 00:00:15,139 these stunning flowers in Kentucky 8 00:00:15,515 --> 00:00:17,454 with Dennis Morgason, our guest. 9 00:00:17,914 --> 00:00:21,214 As the Washington County Horticulture Extension agent, 10 00:00:21,595 --> 00:00:25,275 Dennis has extensive knowledge and experience in growing 11 00:00:25,275 --> 00:00:25,775 dahlias. 12 00:00:26,315 --> 00:00:29,689 He'll share his expertise with us from planting 13 00:00:29,750 --> 00:00:31,609 tips to nurturing strategies 14 00:00:32,149 --> 00:00:34,469 so that you can grow these beautiful flowers 15 00:00:34,469 --> 00:00:35,929 in your Kentucky garden. 16 00:00:36,469 --> 00:00:39,369 So put on your gardening gloves, and let's 17 00:00:39,509 --> 00:00:40,250 dig in. 18 00:00:40,789 --> 00:00:43,210 Welcome to the Sunshine Gardening podcast. 19 00:00:43,664 --> 00:00:46,625 This gardening show will equip and inspire avid 20 00:00:46,625 --> 00:00:49,024 gardeners with tips and tricks to help them 21 00:00:49,024 --> 00:00:51,664 navigate the gardening world. The show will also 22 00:00:51,664 --> 00:00:55,424 highlight specific growing requirements for seasonal plants, so 23 00:00:55,424 --> 00:00:57,850 the sun will shine brighter over their Kentucky 24 00:00:57,909 --> 00:00:58,409 garden. 25 00:00:58,950 --> 00:01:02,009 And now, here's that ray of sunshine, garden 26 00:01:02,070 --> 00:01:05,769 enthusiast, and horticulture extension agent, Kristen Hildebrand, 27 00:01:06,069 --> 00:01:09,689 with the University of Kentucky Cooperative Extension Service. 28 00:01:10,469 --> 00:01:13,444 Joining us today on the Sunshine Gardening podcast 29 00:01:13,444 --> 00:01:14,825 is Dennis Morgenson. 30 00:01:15,125 --> 00:01:17,125 How are you, Dennis? I'm pretty good. How 31 00:01:17,125 --> 00:01:19,604 about you? I'm good. I am so excited 32 00:01:19,604 --> 00:01:22,004 to talk about dahlias. I think they are 33 00:01:22,004 --> 00:01:24,729 such a stunning bloom. What are your thoughts 34 00:01:24,729 --> 00:01:26,329 about it? Oh, I love them. I think 35 00:01:26,329 --> 00:01:28,409 they're really easy to grow. There's a few 36 00:01:28,409 --> 00:01:30,729 problems, but not many. And they are absolutely 37 00:01:30,729 --> 00:01:32,090 gorgeous and they come in a lot of 38 00:01:32,090 --> 00:01:34,890 different shapes and sizes and colors. Very good 39 00:01:34,890 --> 00:01:36,409 plant for us to grow and we can 40 00:01:36,409 --> 00:01:38,250 keep them from year to year if we 41 00:01:38,250 --> 00:01:40,924 do a few things correctly. They're not hardy. 42 00:01:40,924 --> 00:01:42,924 They are a tropical plant, but they do 43 00:01:42,924 --> 00:01:44,924 produce a tuber that we can save. I 44 00:01:44,924 --> 00:01:46,844 like that fact, you know, that we can 45 00:01:46,844 --> 00:01:48,444 save it, and that way that we can 46 00:01:48,444 --> 00:01:50,204 just store it a certain way. And hopefully, 47 00:01:50,204 --> 00:01:52,385 we'll get into that a little bit later 48 00:01:52,444 --> 00:01:53,505 in the podcast. 49 00:01:54,030 --> 00:01:56,430 But I wanted to ask you, with these 50 00:01:56,430 --> 00:01:58,209 blooms, the dahlia blooms, 51 00:01:58,590 --> 00:02:01,409 what can listeners kinda do to help maximize 52 00:02:01,549 --> 00:02:04,049 that bloom size and the color vibrancy 53 00:02:04,590 --> 00:02:06,670 in their gardens? And you may wanna elaborate 54 00:02:06,670 --> 00:02:08,590 a little bit more about soil pH here, 55 00:02:08,590 --> 00:02:11,085 but I know that you've grown dahlias before 56 00:02:11,085 --> 00:02:13,245 in your garden, and so we're getting the 57 00:02:13,245 --> 00:02:15,004 best of both worlds. You know, you have 58 00:02:15,004 --> 00:02:17,564 the research based information side, but you also 59 00:02:17,564 --> 00:02:18,784 have personal 60 00:02:19,165 --> 00:02:21,645 knowledge and experience with growing dahlias too. So 61 00:02:21,645 --> 00:02:24,120 I'm just curious from both those perspectives, what 62 00:02:24,120 --> 00:02:25,879 do you have to share? Well, I guess 63 00:02:25,879 --> 00:02:28,280 the biggest thing about maximizing bloom is pick 64 00:02:28,280 --> 00:02:30,680 the correct variety. The dinner plate types will 65 00:02:30,680 --> 00:02:31,900 have the largest blooms. 66 00:02:32,520 --> 00:02:35,080 Usually in Kentucky, it's a little bit too 67 00:02:35,080 --> 00:02:37,294 hot to get the largest bloom you can 68 00:02:37,294 --> 00:02:39,855 get. Usually tell people, like, 1 year I 69 00:02:39,855 --> 00:02:42,175 actually had dinner plate size, but we had 70 00:02:42,175 --> 00:02:44,254 a really cool July. Even with the tropical 71 00:02:44,254 --> 00:02:46,094 plants, when it gets really hot, the blooms 72 00:02:46,094 --> 00:02:47,775 don't size up as well. I tell them 73 00:02:47,775 --> 00:02:49,955 that we're gonna go more for saucer size 74 00:02:50,014 --> 00:02:51,870 in Kentucky instead of dinner plate. 75 00:02:52,169 --> 00:02:54,650 And then Kelvin Fuddlite is a yellow dinner 76 00:02:54,650 --> 00:02:56,569 plate, and that one's gonna give you the 77 00:02:56,569 --> 00:02:58,409 biggest bloom out of just about anything you 78 00:02:58,409 --> 00:03:01,129 can buy readily and plant in your garden. 79 00:03:01,129 --> 00:03:02,669 It's a really good variety. 80 00:03:03,064 --> 00:03:06,104 And now as far as maximizing that flower 81 00:03:06,104 --> 00:03:08,264 size, we do need the correct cultivar, the 82 00:03:08,264 --> 00:03:10,905 correct weather. And usually we're gonna pinch our 83 00:03:10,905 --> 00:03:12,185 values. We're gonna talk about that in a 84 00:03:12,185 --> 00:03:14,344 minute. I know, but if you let that 85 00:03:14,344 --> 00:03:15,944 first bloom come up on that dinner plate, 86 00:03:15,944 --> 00:03:17,564 that's gonna be your biggest flower. 87 00:03:17,870 --> 00:03:19,549 The side branching ones will not be as 88 00:03:19,549 --> 00:03:21,150 big. There's something to keep in mind that 89 00:03:21,150 --> 00:03:22,769 you're just wanting really huge flowers. 90 00:03:23,150 --> 00:03:25,409 Yes. And when you look at the catalogs 91 00:03:25,709 --> 00:03:28,669 of dahlias, they're like so many colors or 92 00:03:28,669 --> 00:03:29,729 so many shapes. 93 00:03:30,204 --> 00:03:33,324 They're just very, very different and unique in 94 00:03:33,324 --> 00:03:34,764 what that you have to offer. And I'm 95 00:03:34,764 --> 00:03:36,764 glad you talked about the dinner plate dahlias 96 00:03:36,764 --> 00:03:39,484 because I know that growing up at my 97 00:03:39,484 --> 00:03:41,564 home, we always had the dinner plate dahlias, 98 00:03:41,564 --> 00:03:43,330 and those were so pretty to put in, 99 00:03:43,330 --> 00:03:45,889 like, a bubble size vase and then just 100 00:03:45,889 --> 00:03:47,169 add a little bit of water. And it 101 00:03:47,169 --> 00:03:48,930 looked like a water lily. It was so 102 00:03:48,930 --> 00:03:51,409 large. Right. They're pretty. They're really nice. I 103 00:03:51,409 --> 00:03:53,409 have a picture somewhere, but with plate next 104 00:03:53,409 --> 00:03:55,330 to it just where I I could prove 105 00:03:55,330 --> 00:03:56,985 that I didn't have one that big once. 106 00:03:57,305 --> 00:03:58,705 Oh, yeah. Well, maybe you might wanna share 107 00:03:58,705 --> 00:03:59,865 it with me later and I'll add it 108 00:03:59,865 --> 00:04:00,764 to the show notes. 109 00:04:01,064 --> 00:04:04,264 Will you kinda maybe elaborate on maybe which 110 00:04:04,264 --> 00:04:06,344 ones that you have found successful in the 111 00:04:06,344 --> 00:04:08,025 garden? I know you kind of mentioned a 112 00:04:08,025 --> 00:04:10,425 few things just in that opening statement, but 113 00:04:10,425 --> 00:04:12,680 maybe you found some other cultivars that work 114 00:04:12,680 --> 00:04:15,041 well. There's some other cultivars. Usually there's a 115 00:04:15,041 --> 00:04:17,403 bishop, like it's a bishop series, but it's 116 00:04:17,403 --> 00:04:19,764 a smaller red flower, but the plant has 117 00:04:19,764 --> 00:04:22,126 the purple leaves and it gets about 3 118 00:04:22,126 --> 00:04:24,487 to 4 foot tall, but it will bloom 119 00:04:24,487 --> 00:04:26,849 heavily as long as you keep it deadheaded 120 00:04:26,849 --> 00:04:28,615 the entire summer. It's one of the easier 121 00:04:28,615 --> 00:04:30,875 ones to grow. And then a lot of 122 00:04:30,935 --> 00:04:33,414 Tahitian sunset is a cactus flowered one, it's 123 00:04:33,414 --> 00:04:35,334 really easy to grow. There's just so many 124 00:04:35,334 --> 00:04:36,935 out there. Most of them need the same 125 00:04:36,935 --> 00:04:39,094 conditions no matter what size they are. But 126 00:04:39,094 --> 00:04:41,014 the Bishop series, I think it's closer to 127 00:04:41,014 --> 00:04:42,709 the wild type, and I think that's why 128 00:04:42,709 --> 00:04:43,910 it does so much better than a lot 129 00:04:43,910 --> 00:04:46,230 of the other types. Interesting, I didn't know 130 00:04:46,230 --> 00:04:49,350 that. You said Bishop series? Yes. Okay. Don't 131 00:04:49,350 --> 00:04:51,449 hold me to that name, but that's close. 132 00:04:51,750 --> 00:04:53,610 Okay. I have heard of Yeah. 133 00:04:53,990 --> 00:04:55,930 I have heard of that other one before 134 00:04:55,990 --> 00:04:59,884 and those cactus, dahlias, they're really interesting. They're 135 00:04:59,884 --> 00:05:01,985 more pointed at the ends of the blooms. 136 00:05:02,045 --> 00:05:04,764 Kinda like the cactus flower zinnias. They look 137 00:05:04,764 --> 00:05:06,685 more like that, the little rose petals and 138 00:05:06,685 --> 00:05:08,365 spiky on the ends. But you can get 139 00:05:08,365 --> 00:05:10,305 up to 2 tone colors. You can get 140 00:05:10,524 --> 00:05:12,064 single flowers, doubles, 141 00:05:12,500 --> 00:05:14,819 large flowers, little flower, whatever you want. There's 142 00:05:14,819 --> 00:05:16,580 a dahlia out there for you. And it 143 00:05:16,580 --> 00:05:17,960 seems like the dahlias 144 00:05:18,660 --> 00:05:21,779 are very desirable from a florist standpoint, and 145 00:05:21,779 --> 00:05:23,460 you're gonna elaborate a little bit more about 146 00:05:23,460 --> 00:05:25,860 planting. But generally, for us here in Kentucky, 147 00:05:25,860 --> 00:05:27,460 we get them in the fall. Is that 148 00:05:27,460 --> 00:05:30,115 correct? Starting in summer, going into fall, and 149 00:05:30,115 --> 00:05:31,795 then they really could size up and color 150 00:05:31,795 --> 00:05:33,795 up better later in the season. If you're 151 00:05:33,795 --> 00:05:35,795 looking for those perfect flower, that's usually when 152 00:05:35,795 --> 00:05:37,795 you're gonna get them. That's usually why they 153 00:05:37,795 --> 00:05:40,355 have the actual shows where they bring their 154 00:05:40,355 --> 00:05:42,160 blooms in and have a show to see 155 00:05:42,160 --> 00:05:44,399 who's got the best, whatever. That's usually in 156 00:05:44,399 --> 00:05:47,120 the fall. That's usually in the fall. Yeah. 157 00:05:47,120 --> 00:05:49,439 Well, I know they are beautiful in weddings. 158 00:05:49,439 --> 00:05:50,740 I know they're very desirable 159 00:05:51,040 --> 00:05:53,439 for other functions as well. So I was 160 00:05:53,439 --> 00:05:55,459 just curious to kinda know what cultivars 161 00:05:55,759 --> 00:05:58,115 work good for you. Now I know you 162 00:05:58,115 --> 00:06:00,935 mentioned that dahlias are more of a tropical 163 00:06:01,074 --> 00:06:01,895 type plant. 164 00:06:02,355 --> 00:06:04,675 What are the essential steps that we probably 165 00:06:04,675 --> 00:06:06,754 need to go through here in Kentucky for 166 00:06:06,754 --> 00:06:09,014 preparing the soil for planting of dahlias? 167 00:06:09,419 --> 00:06:12,459 Okay, they like a nice loose, humus soil, 168 00:06:12,459 --> 00:06:14,300 like every other plant that we grow around 169 00:06:14,300 --> 00:06:17,419 here in Kentucky, but I'm sure you're down 170 00:06:17,419 --> 00:06:19,579 in Warren County, you've got plenty of clay 171 00:06:19,579 --> 00:06:21,514 soil down there just like we do. So 172 00:06:21,514 --> 00:06:23,514 whatever organic matter you can mix in is 173 00:06:23,514 --> 00:06:25,835 gonna help loosen that soil. It's also gonna 174 00:06:25,835 --> 00:06:27,595 help keep that soil from being too wet 175 00:06:27,595 --> 00:06:28,955 because if it gets too wet, I mean, 176 00:06:28,955 --> 00:06:30,714 these are a tropical tube, but they can 177 00:06:30,714 --> 00:06:33,194 rot pretty easy, but any kind of aged 178 00:06:33,194 --> 00:06:35,514 manure, organic matter, peat, any of that's gonna 179 00:06:35,514 --> 00:06:37,330 be nice to mix up with that clay 180 00:06:37,330 --> 00:06:39,170 soil to help loosen it up. It's also 181 00:06:39,170 --> 00:06:40,529 gonna make it easier for you to dig 182 00:06:40,529 --> 00:06:42,210 them in the fall. The looser the soil, 183 00:06:42,210 --> 00:06:43,889 the better off you're gonna be. And then 184 00:06:43,889 --> 00:06:46,529 you're gonna want to, after these plants are 185 00:06:46,529 --> 00:06:48,529 starting to sprout, come to the ground, then 186 00:06:48,529 --> 00:06:50,050 you put your mulch on, but don't put 187 00:06:50,050 --> 00:06:51,345 it on before that. And then the mulch 188 00:06:51,345 --> 00:06:53,264 is gonna help even out your water situation. 189 00:06:53,264 --> 00:06:54,785 In the summer, you're gonna need a nicer 190 00:06:54,785 --> 00:06:56,625 plant and a bigger root system. I like 191 00:06:56,625 --> 00:06:59,024 all those tips that you had there for 192 00:06:59,024 --> 00:07:01,264 really preparing the soil, and I don't think 193 00:07:01,264 --> 00:07:03,345 I'd really thought of the fact that you 194 00:07:03,345 --> 00:07:04,704 do want it loose so that way when 195 00:07:04,704 --> 00:07:06,730 you do lift them, that way you can 196 00:07:06,730 --> 00:07:08,649 store them and that's a lot easier at 197 00:07:08,649 --> 00:07:11,449 that point as well. What time frame are 198 00:07:11,449 --> 00:07:13,470 we looking at for planting dahlias? 199 00:07:13,850 --> 00:07:16,490 We're gonna plant these here anywhere from mid 200 00:07:16,490 --> 00:07:18,735 to late April up into May. If I 201 00:07:18,735 --> 00:07:20,574 were you, I would, you're a little bit 202 00:07:20,574 --> 00:07:22,654 warmer down there, I'd probably just wait until 203 00:07:22,654 --> 00:07:24,814 May 1st. That soil temperature needs to be 204 00:07:24,814 --> 00:07:27,475 60 degrees or above at least to activate. 205 00:07:27,855 --> 00:07:29,455 And if you plant them too early, you're 206 00:07:29,455 --> 00:07:31,160 gonna run a risk of rot. So you 207 00:07:31,160 --> 00:07:32,680 may as well just wait until we get 208 00:07:32,680 --> 00:07:34,040 our warm weather and then go ahead and 209 00:07:34,040 --> 00:07:36,279 plant it. And you're probably if you overwintered 210 00:07:36,279 --> 00:07:37,800 any of them, you're gonna see little growth 211 00:07:37,800 --> 00:07:41,079 already starting by now probably. Mhmm. What kind 212 00:07:41,079 --> 00:07:43,079 of plant spacing are we looking at? Because 213 00:07:43,079 --> 00:07:46,045 some of these can be fairly large. Generally, 214 00:07:46,105 --> 00:07:48,345 it's 18 inches on the larger types, and 215 00:07:48,345 --> 00:07:49,865 it's a lot closer on the little dwarf 216 00:07:49,865 --> 00:07:51,384 ones. They wanna do about a foot tall. 217 00:07:51,384 --> 00:07:53,305 Also, back to the soil, we're gonna have 218 00:07:53,305 --> 00:07:55,865 to do an extension PSA, get a soil 219 00:07:55,865 --> 00:07:56,279 test, 220 00:07:57,480 --> 00:08:00,120 and then you'll know what your soil needs, 221 00:08:00,120 --> 00:08:01,959 but the organic matter is always gonna be 222 00:08:01,959 --> 00:08:03,819 good. Just don't overdo 223 00:08:04,199 --> 00:08:06,279 the organic matter, say the manure or something 224 00:08:06,279 --> 00:08:07,720 like that, because then you might just get 225 00:08:07,720 --> 00:08:09,595 a lot of growth and not as many 226 00:08:09,595 --> 00:08:11,194 flowers. So you've got to even that out 227 00:08:11,194 --> 00:08:12,894 to make sure you don't over fertilize. 228 00:08:13,274 --> 00:08:15,615 And generally with these blooms, phosphorus 229 00:08:15,995 --> 00:08:18,235 is good for the root establishment part. And 230 00:08:18,235 --> 00:08:20,970 then the potassium, basically the levels that show 231 00:08:21,050 --> 00:08:22,810 in your soil test will probably be able 232 00:08:22,810 --> 00:08:24,410 to indicate what kind of blooms that you're 233 00:08:24,410 --> 00:08:26,730 looking at. Right. And it just depends on 234 00:08:26,730 --> 00:08:28,649 where you are and what your soil types 235 00:08:28,649 --> 00:08:30,889 are. And maybe you're living in a new 236 00:08:30,889 --> 00:08:32,909 house and that soil has been just obliterated 237 00:08:33,049 --> 00:08:34,730 from building. You're gonna have to add more 238 00:08:34,730 --> 00:08:36,684 organic matter, really loosen that up, get that 239 00:08:36,684 --> 00:08:39,725 going. What are your thoughts, Dennis, on raised 240 00:08:39,725 --> 00:08:42,365 bed situations? Is that a good location for 241 00:08:42,365 --> 00:08:45,004 Dahlias? Yes, it's a good location as long 242 00:08:45,004 --> 00:08:46,204 as you can get in there and dig 243 00:08:46,204 --> 00:08:48,044 them in the fall, but that'll make it 244 00:08:48,044 --> 00:08:49,804 a lot easier probably for you to amend 245 00:08:49,804 --> 00:08:51,870 that soil in that location if you've got 246 00:08:51,870 --> 00:08:53,790 really hard clay or something like that. And 247 00:08:53,790 --> 00:08:55,790 these are fine for raised beds. You will 248 00:08:55,790 --> 00:08:57,790 have to stake the tall varieties because they 249 00:08:57,790 --> 00:09:00,269 will fall over, so all the larger flower 250 00:09:00,269 --> 00:09:02,590 types are going to be staked. It may 251 00:09:02,590 --> 00:09:04,190 be a bamboo stake, it may be a 252 00:09:04,190 --> 00:09:06,110 tomato cage, it may be whatever you want 253 00:09:06,110 --> 00:09:07,684 to use just to hold them up off 254 00:09:07,684 --> 00:09:09,445 the ground. I was gonna say it seems 255 00:09:09,445 --> 00:09:12,085 like even for wind damage, just by staking 256 00:09:12,085 --> 00:09:13,605 them, like you said, with a couple of 257 00:09:13,605 --> 00:09:16,004 those different materials or options that you have 258 00:09:16,004 --> 00:09:16,904 readily available 259 00:09:17,285 --> 00:09:19,840 can be really helpful. Because even in the 260 00:09:19,840 --> 00:09:22,720 summertime, we do have some storms that depending 261 00:09:22,720 --> 00:09:25,200 on your location, the wind Well, not August. 262 00:09:25,200 --> 00:09:27,519 We usually have few rounds of thunderstorms with 263 00:09:27,519 --> 00:09:31,120 pretty strong winds. And dahlia stems, they haven't 264 00:09:31,120 --> 00:09:33,504 grown them before, are hollow inside. So that's 265 00:09:33,504 --> 00:09:35,345 not a solid stem, so that's why they 266 00:09:35,345 --> 00:09:37,824 can blow over pretty easy. There's even a 267 00:09:37,824 --> 00:09:40,404 giant tree dahlia in South America 268 00:09:41,024 --> 00:09:43,264 that the Aztecs used to use to drink 269 00:09:43,264 --> 00:09:44,865 out of. I'm telling you how big that 270 00:09:44,865 --> 00:09:47,660 dahlia stem was down there. The value well, 271 00:09:47,660 --> 00:09:50,240 actually, they found them growing with the Aztecs. 272 00:09:50,299 --> 00:09:52,299 They were planting them and growing them. So 273 00:09:52,299 --> 00:09:53,980 they've been around a while and cultivated by 274 00:09:53,980 --> 00:09:56,059 humans for a while. Yeah. I like that 275 00:09:56,059 --> 00:09:58,620 history that you gave us too. Now going 276 00:09:58,620 --> 00:10:00,379 back to the staking just for a second, 277 00:10:00,379 --> 00:10:03,075 do you recommend staking as you plant or 278 00:10:03,075 --> 00:10:03,894 do you recommend 279 00:10:04,434 --> 00:10:06,195 doing that a little bit later after they 280 00:10:06,195 --> 00:10:06,934 get established? 281 00:10:07,235 --> 00:10:08,995 You can wait until they get established, but 282 00:10:08,995 --> 00:10:11,715 honestly, if you're like me, if you don't 283 00:10:11,715 --> 00:10:13,554 go ahead and put something out there at 284 00:10:13,554 --> 00:10:15,600 the time you plant, you're gonna forget about 285 00:10:15,600 --> 00:10:17,600 it. Plants will start growing and you're gonna 286 00:10:17,600 --> 00:10:18,720 be like, well, that's fine. And then we'll 287 00:10:18,720 --> 00:10:20,480 have a windstorm and your plants fell down. 288 00:10:20,480 --> 00:10:22,000 Got a bloom that's big as a saucer 289 00:10:22,000 --> 00:10:24,240 or dinner plate, that plant needs something to 290 00:10:24,240 --> 00:10:25,919 support. But I'd like to go ahead and 291 00:10:25,919 --> 00:10:27,360 just put something out there just like when 292 00:10:27,360 --> 00:10:28,799 you plant a tomato, go ahead and put 293 00:10:28,799 --> 00:10:30,899 a stake there or a cage or whatever. 294 00:10:31,174 --> 00:10:32,774 And that way, you've already got that taken 295 00:10:32,774 --> 00:10:34,714 care of, you know, for the growing season. 296 00:10:34,934 --> 00:10:36,855 Yeah. I'm kinda in the same boat as 297 00:10:36,855 --> 00:10:38,375 you, Dennis. You know, I have the best 298 00:10:38,375 --> 00:10:40,534 of intentions, but time does get away from 299 00:10:40,534 --> 00:10:42,375 you. And so it's better just to go 300 00:10:42,375 --> 00:10:43,975 ahead, I feel like, and do it all 301 00:10:43,975 --> 00:10:45,919 at one time that fits my schedule. 302 00:10:46,320 --> 00:10:47,519 One time, and that way you don't have 303 00:10:47,519 --> 00:10:49,039 to worry about it again later on and 304 00:10:49,039 --> 00:10:51,039 then end up with a mess. Yeah. We 305 00:10:51,039 --> 00:10:52,959 want you to be successful, so maybe just 306 00:10:52,959 --> 00:10:54,240 go ahead and do it as you're doing 307 00:10:54,240 --> 00:10:56,399 it. I do have a question. You mentioned 308 00:10:56,399 --> 00:10:58,695 the soil test there. Go ahead and get 309 00:10:58,695 --> 00:11:00,454 the soil test done. Don't guess, and we 310 00:11:00,454 --> 00:11:02,695 can give you specifically what you need for 311 00:11:02,695 --> 00:11:04,934 your soil depending on where you're located at. 312 00:11:04,934 --> 00:11:06,954 But what about additional fertilizer? 313 00:11:07,254 --> 00:11:09,834 Do dahlias need extra fertilizer? 314 00:11:10,250 --> 00:11:12,329 They're heavy bloomers, so they're gonna need additional 315 00:11:12,329 --> 00:11:14,809 fertilizers. And usually we'll do something like and 316 00:11:14,809 --> 00:11:16,169 I know people don't wanna do a soil 317 00:11:16,169 --> 00:11:18,730 test. I don't know why people just I 318 00:11:18,730 --> 00:11:20,730 don't know. But anyway, if you don't do 319 00:11:20,730 --> 00:11:22,649 a soil test and know exactly what you 320 00:11:22,649 --> 00:11:25,285 need, I recommend a half a cup of 321 00:11:25,285 --> 00:11:27,065 triple 10 at planting 322 00:11:27,365 --> 00:11:29,125 and then a month later and do that 323 00:11:29,125 --> 00:11:31,605 each month until August and then stop because 324 00:11:31,605 --> 00:11:33,205 there's no reason to get a lot of 325 00:11:33,205 --> 00:11:33,785 new growth 326 00:11:34,245 --> 00:11:36,325 later in the summer, whenever you're just gonna 327 00:11:36,325 --> 00:11:38,159 have to cut that plant back. And that's 328 00:11:38,159 --> 00:11:40,240 because if you get too much nitrogen in 329 00:11:40,240 --> 00:11:40,740 there 330 00:11:41,120 --> 00:11:42,480 later in the fall, I mean, you go 331 00:11:42,480 --> 00:11:44,240 to dig those tubers won't keep as well, 332 00:11:44,240 --> 00:11:46,320 they get kind of funky and fleshy. Yeah, 333 00:11:46,320 --> 00:11:48,159 we wanna make sure we have those beautiful 334 00:11:48,159 --> 00:11:50,080 blooms later on. We don't wanna have all 335 00:11:50,080 --> 00:11:53,695 that growth. So I appreciate the recommendation there 336 00:11:53,695 --> 00:11:54,754 on the fertilizing. 337 00:11:55,375 --> 00:11:56,894 And so that way we kinda know about 338 00:11:56,894 --> 00:11:58,815 what to expect, what to have on hand 339 00:11:58,815 --> 00:12:01,054 when we need it. Now I know you've 340 00:12:01,054 --> 00:12:04,674 already mentioned about pinching and disbudding 341 00:12:05,054 --> 00:12:05,554 dahlias. 342 00:12:06,120 --> 00:12:08,200 So what are your general rules of thumb 343 00:12:08,200 --> 00:12:10,299 on those techniques and why they're so important? 344 00:12:10,519 --> 00:12:12,600 Basically, what we're trying to do is increase 345 00:12:12,600 --> 00:12:14,440 the size of the plant, the branching, and 346 00:12:14,440 --> 00:12:17,160 that's gonna give us more flowers, especially on 347 00:12:17,160 --> 00:12:19,160 the regular types that have the smaller flowers 348 00:12:19,160 --> 00:12:20,539 and you're not trying to maximize 349 00:12:21,084 --> 00:12:23,264 one big large flower just for you to 350 00:12:23,565 --> 00:12:24,304 show off. 351 00:12:25,164 --> 00:12:26,924 But, we like to pinch the top one. 352 00:12:26,924 --> 00:12:28,845 It's about a foot tall. Just pinch that 353 00:12:28,845 --> 00:12:30,764 top bud out, and then we'll get side 354 00:12:30,764 --> 00:12:32,845 branching, and then you can let those side 355 00:12:32,845 --> 00:12:34,524 branches grow and you get a lot more 356 00:12:34,524 --> 00:12:36,600 flowers later. It's also gonna keep the plant 357 00:12:36,600 --> 00:12:38,840 a little bit shorter, which is also going 358 00:12:38,840 --> 00:12:41,240 to help it from not flopping as much 359 00:12:41,240 --> 00:12:43,080 later on and it might keep you from 360 00:12:43,080 --> 00:12:45,080 having to shake as much as you might 361 00:12:45,080 --> 00:12:47,800 otherwise. It's just good for the plant and 362 00:12:47,800 --> 00:12:48,940 for flower production. 363 00:12:49,304 --> 00:12:50,825 Okay. I know that that might be a 364 00:12:50,825 --> 00:12:53,384 new term for some people maybe listening to 365 00:12:53,384 --> 00:12:55,465 us, and so I know that that can 366 00:12:55,465 --> 00:12:56,845 be very helpful, especially 367 00:12:57,384 --> 00:12:59,705 long term. Now I know as we go 368 00:12:59,705 --> 00:13:02,184 according to the season that we have on 369 00:13:02,184 --> 00:13:03,959 growing and it can be very different from 370 00:13:03,959 --> 00:13:05,980 year to year. We run into pests, 371 00:13:06,439 --> 00:13:08,699 and they can be a problem for dahlias. 372 00:13:09,079 --> 00:13:11,079 Can you kind of elaborate on what pests 373 00:13:11,079 --> 00:13:13,159 that you've noticed have been a problem for 374 00:13:13,159 --> 00:13:15,639 Kentucky gardeners when they grow dahlias and how 375 00:13:15,639 --> 00:13:18,584 they can mitigate those or help control? In 376 00:13:18,584 --> 00:13:20,345 the spring, you could have a slug problem 377 00:13:20,345 --> 00:13:22,504 when these first are starting to grow. And 378 00:13:22,504 --> 00:13:24,024 if you notice that, then you're gonna have 379 00:13:24,024 --> 00:13:26,105 to control the slugs. You can get slug 380 00:13:26,105 --> 00:13:28,345 bait and sprinkle around, and that usually takes 381 00:13:28,345 --> 00:13:30,024 care of them in one night. It's actually 382 00:13:30,024 --> 00:13:32,440 got the active ingredient that the brand name 383 00:13:32,440 --> 00:13:35,000 is 7. It's carbaryl in it. Now if 384 00:13:35,000 --> 00:13:36,759 you're wanting to go more of an organic 385 00:13:36,759 --> 00:13:39,240 method for these, you can take on a 386 00:13:39,240 --> 00:13:41,240 coffee can and bury it down to the 387 00:13:41,240 --> 00:13:42,839 top of the can and just put some 388 00:13:42,839 --> 00:13:44,735 beer in it, and that malt will cause 389 00:13:44,735 --> 00:13:46,014 them to come to it and they'll fall 390 00:13:46,014 --> 00:13:46,674 in a drown. 391 00:13:46,975 --> 00:13:48,975 Doesn't have to be alcoholic beer. It could 392 00:13:48,975 --> 00:13:50,735 be a near beer. It's just the malt 393 00:13:50,735 --> 00:13:52,575 that they're coming for. Those are the 2 394 00:13:52,575 --> 00:13:54,894 easiest ways to get rid of slugs. Other 395 00:13:54,894 --> 00:13:57,169 pests you're gonna have every year, 396 00:13:57,789 --> 00:13:59,649 you're gonna get Japanese beetles. 397 00:14:00,029 --> 00:14:02,210 They're gonna be on your blooms every year. 398 00:14:02,269 --> 00:14:03,710 There only one way to get rid of 399 00:14:03,710 --> 00:14:05,230 those, if they're on the bloomer, that's to 400 00:14:05,230 --> 00:14:06,509 pick them off in the morning and put 401 00:14:06,509 --> 00:14:08,830 them in soapy water. Usually, in the mornings, 402 00:14:08,830 --> 00:14:11,355 while it's still dewy, they're cool and wet 403 00:14:11,355 --> 00:14:13,915 and they can't fly as easily. But you 404 00:14:13,915 --> 00:14:16,394 can't spray an insecticide on those blooms for 405 00:14:16,394 --> 00:14:19,054 Japanese beetles because we don't want to kill 406 00:14:19,274 --> 00:14:21,915 the pollinators. They generally don't bother the foliage 407 00:14:21,915 --> 00:14:23,915 much, it's usually the flowers they go for. 408 00:14:23,915 --> 00:14:25,409 So another thing is you just go 409 00:14:27,889 --> 00:14:28,316 out and cut them while the Japanese beetles 410 00:14:28,316 --> 00:14:29,089 are in season and bring your flowers indoors 411 00:14:29,089 --> 00:14:31,009 and enjoy them indoors. The last thing that 412 00:14:31,009 --> 00:14:33,169 usually will get on are thrips. And this 413 00:14:33,169 --> 00:14:35,409 is really a vein for people that like 414 00:14:35,409 --> 00:14:37,589 to show their flowers at shows and things, 415 00:14:37,764 --> 00:14:39,845 because when those little thrips scratch and eat 416 00:14:39,845 --> 00:14:41,845 at that bloom, it makes a pink spot 417 00:14:41,845 --> 00:14:42,824 and turns color. 418 00:14:43,365 --> 00:14:45,684 And that if you're in a class to 419 00:14:45,684 --> 00:14:48,084 show flowers, then that bloom is no good. 420 00:14:48,084 --> 00:14:49,464 Those are gonna be insecticidal 421 00:14:49,845 --> 00:14:51,524 soaps or something like that to get rid 422 00:14:51,524 --> 00:14:52,184 of those. 423 00:14:52,519 --> 00:14:55,480 Generally, you could also, if you're wanting perfect 424 00:14:55,480 --> 00:14:58,279 blooms, you could cover the plants with the 425 00:14:58,279 --> 00:15:00,679 mesh, they have a mesh nail that's like 426 00:15:00,679 --> 00:15:02,919 Remade fabric, but it's got a tighter mesh 427 00:15:02,919 --> 00:15:04,919 and little insects can't even get through it, 428 00:15:04,919 --> 00:15:06,774 but light goes through. That's just for people 429 00:15:06,774 --> 00:15:08,575 who wanna show homeowners, we don't mind a 430 00:15:08,575 --> 00:15:10,414 few little big spots and a white flower 431 00:15:10,414 --> 00:15:12,174 once in a while. Yeah. We, 432 00:15:12,894 --> 00:15:15,534 look elsewhere. We're not as that judge that 433 00:15:15,534 --> 00:15:16,834 wants that perfect bloom. 434 00:15:17,134 --> 00:15:18,654 Now I had a quick question while you 435 00:15:18,654 --> 00:15:20,909 were talking there, and it relates to the 436 00:15:21,069 --> 00:15:21,569 harvesting 437 00:15:22,029 --> 00:15:22,690 of dahlias. 438 00:15:23,069 --> 00:15:25,949 Is there any specific tips that you have 439 00:15:25,949 --> 00:15:28,750 for dinner plate versus some of the smaller 440 00:15:28,750 --> 00:15:30,750 ones, or is there a good hard fast 441 00:15:30,750 --> 00:15:32,529 rule that you go by when harvesting? 442 00:15:32,909 --> 00:15:34,769 If you wanna harvest the flowers 443 00:15:35,384 --> 00:15:37,625 indoors, there is a thing that can help 444 00:15:37,625 --> 00:15:39,384 them last a lot longer. And if you 445 00:15:39,384 --> 00:15:40,745 don't do this, they won't last very long 446 00:15:40,745 --> 00:15:42,665 at all indoors. When you cut them, you 447 00:15:42,665 --> 00:15:44,665 bring them in and you put that stem 448 00:15:44,665 --> 00:15:46,745 in a bucket of hot water. I'm talking 449 00:15:46,745 --> 00:15:48,904 a 160 to a 180 degrees. That's pretty 450 00:15:48,904 --> 00:15:50,919 hot. That is hot. You're just gonna set 451 00:15:50,919 --> 00:15:53,320 them in there, just that cut stem part, 452 00:15:53,320 --> 00:15:55,080 and let them sit until that water cools 453 00:15:55,080 --> 00:15:56,679 on its own. And what that does is 454 00:15:56,679 --> 00:15:58,600 that sets the flower and they'll last 4 455 00:15:58,600 --> 00:16:00,840 to 6 days after that. So they last 456 00:16:00,840 --> 00:16:02,754 a lot longer. It's kinda similar to what 457 00:16:02,754 --> 00:16:04,195 we do with poppies when we bring those 458 00:16:04,195 --> 00:16:05,794 in and they actually burn the stem with 459 00:16:05,794 --> 00:16:08,134 a lighter, that latex that seals the plant. 460 00:16:08,355 --> 00:16:10,035 That's kinda the same thing with these dahlias 461 00:16:10,035 --> 00:16:12,434 and they last longer. Yeah. Well, I don't 462 00:16:12,434 --> 00:16:14,195 know if a lot of people realize the 463 00:16:14,195 --> 00:16:15,894 hot water helps them 464 00:16:16,200 --> 00:16:18,300 last longer, but anything that we can do 465 00:16:18,600 --> 00:16:21,420 to help prolong the life of our bloom 466 00:16:21,480 --> 00:16:23,720 is really good, especially when we can enjoy 467 00:16:23,720 --> 00:16:24,220 it. 468 00:16:24,759 --> 00:16:27,320 I do have a question, like whenever you 469 00:16:27,320 --> 00:16:28,460 harvest your dahlias, 470 00:16:28,804 --> 00:16:30,245 what are you doing with yours? Are you 471 00:16:30,245 --> 00:16:32,164 making arrangements or are you just bringing them 472 00:16:32,164 --> 00:16:34,804 inside? I'm making arrangement. It may be a 473 00:16:34,804 --> 00:16:36,964 bunch of different things mixed with dahlias. I 474 00:16:36,964 --> 00:16:38,324 know in the fall when I know it's 475 00:16:38,324 --> 00:16:40,004 gonna be a frosted breeze, I will cut 476 00:16:40,004 --> 00:16:42,220 every bloom I have and have bouquets all 477 00:16:42,220 --> 00:16:44,220 over the house until I just didn't enjoy 478 00:16:44,220 --> 00:16:45,740 them because you know that's the end of 479 00:16:45,740 --> 00:16:48,540 the season. But generally I mostly keep my 480 00:16:48,540 --> 00:16:51,340 flowers outdoors because I mean, I like to 481 00:16:51,340 --> 00:16:53,660 look at them outdoors too. Yeah, you definitely. 482 00:16:53,660 --> 00:16:54,779 If you don't have a wood test that 483 00:16:54,779 --> 00:16:56,059 I know is gonna ruin it that day, 484 00:16:56,059 --> 00:16:57,455 I'll go ahead and cut them. I was 485 00:16:57,455 --> 00:16:59,934 gonna say, they're always really fun to see 486 00:16:59,934 --> 00:17:02,815 outside when you're actually watching it grow. I 487 00:17:02,815 --> 00:17:05,134 feel like, especially when you've started it at 488 00:17:05,134 --> 00:17:07,214 a younger plant size and then you get 489 00:17:07,214 --> 00:17:09,430 it on it to bloom size too. I 490 00:17:09,430 --> 00:17:11,509 was just curious because I have seen some 491 00:17:11,509 --> 00:17:14,410 designers with dahlias, they've taken pumpkins 492 00:17:14,789 --> 00:17:16,789 and cored out the middle. I just was 493 00:17:16,789 --> 00:17:18,630 curious what Dennis did. Yeah. You can use 494 00:17:18,630 --> 00:17:20,150 them in any way you would use any 495 00:17:20,150 --> 00:17:22,664 other flowers pretty much, cut flowers, not dried 496 00:17:22,664 --> 00:17:24,184 flowers, and then they won't do that. But 497 00:17:24,184 --> 00:17:26,984 fresh flowers, they're good. Yeah. I love it. 498 00:17:26,984 --> 00:17:29,544 Now to kinda end on what we're talking 499 00:17:29,544 --> 00:17:30,684 about today with dahlias, 500 00:17:31,224 --> 00:17:34,204 are there some, like, challenges or advantages 501 00:17:34,505 --> 00:17:36,579 of growing dahlias in Kentucky that you feel 502 00:17:36,579 --> 00:17:37,559 like is definitely 503 00:17:38,099 --> 00:17:40,339 why gardeners would wanna have dahlias in their 504 00:17:40,339 --> 00:17:40,839 garden? 505 00:17:41,220 --> 00:17:42,740 I think they're good because we have a 506 00:17:42,740 --> 00:17:44,980 long growing season compared to a lot of 507 00:17:44,980 --> 00:17:45,639 the country. 508 00:17:46,019 --> 00:17:48,019 And these are tropical plants, so they get 509 00:17:48,019 --> 00:17:49,539 a good long growing season here and we 510 00:17:49,539 --> 00:17:51,139 get a nice long bloom time out of 511 00:17:51,139 --> 00:17:53,075 them. The other thing I think is 512 00:17:53,375 --> 00:17:54,815 you can dig these year to year and 513 00:17:54,815 --> 00:17:56,494 they will multiply and you will have some 514 00:17:56,494 --> 00:17:58,015 to give away too. And as long as 515 00:17:58,015 --> 00:18:00,575 you store them properly, you'll have them. Another 516 00:18:00,575 --> 00:18:02,015 way to store them is in the fall 517 00:18:02,015 --> 00:18:03,454 when we have our first freeze, you just 518 00:18:03,454 --> 00:18:06,095 go out, cut that foliage back, dig that 519 00:18:06,095 --> 00:18:06,595 tuber, 520 00:18:07,039 --> 00:18:08,480 and it's gonna be a bunch of tubers 521 00:18:08,480 --> 00:18:10,240 and they've gotta be connected to that main 522 00:18:10,240 --> 00:18:12,319 stem. Because if a tuber breaks off and 523 00:18:12,319 --> 00:18:13,359 it doesn't have a piece of that main 524 00:18:13,359 --> 00:18:15,599 stem, it will never grow, not like a 525 00:18:15,599 --> 00:18:17,679 potato. But you just dig that whole thing 526 00:18:17,679 --> 00:18:19,359 up, try to shake most of the soil 527 00:18:19,359 --> 00:18:20,720 off and bring it in and put them 528 00:18:20,720 --> 00:18:23,285 in like a wood basket with peat in 529 00:18:23,285 --> 00:18:24,884 it. And they do a lot better if 530 00:18:24,884 --> 00:18:26,085 they have a little bit of some kind 531 00:18:26,085 --> 00:18:28,644 of semi moist and I say semi, I 532 00:18:28,644 --> 00:18:30,325 mean, I'm pretty much the same as what 533 00:18:30,325 --> 00:18:32,325 you buy at storage, it's dry, but it's 534 00:18:32,325 --> 00:18:34,005 not like it's in the air. So it's 535 00:18:34,005 --> 00:18:36,450 got something covering it. You can also try 536 00:18:36,450 --> 00:18:38,609 newspaper if you wanna put over them, and 537 00:18:38,609 --> 00:18:40,289 then they just gotta stay in a cool 538 00:18:40,289 --> 00:18:43,170 dry place wherever it doesn't freeze. So other 539 00:18:43,170 --> 00:18:45,170 than that, that's easy. Actually, I have somebody 540 00:18:45,170 --> 00:18:47,329 that brought 2 of those large cattle tubs 541 00:18:47,329 --> 00:18:50,224 that mineral comes in, He grows some dahlias 542 00:18:50,224 --> 00:18:51,904 that Elena gave him years ago and every 543 00:18:51,904 --> 00:18:52,724 year they multiply. 544 00:18:53,184 --> 00:18:55,184 So I've got 2 tubs sitting in our 545 00:18:55,184 --> 00:18:57,024 project room that's been in there all winter 546 00:18:57,024 --> 00:18:58,544 and they're still good. So when I have 547 00:18:58,544 --> 00:19:00,144 my dahlias class, people will get some of 548 00:19:00,144 --> 00:19:02,179 those too. So we're gonna spread those around. 549 00:19:02,639 --> 00:19:04,559 I like that. I like that. And I 550 00:19:04,559 --> 00:19:06,319 have several of those laying around my house. 551 00:19:06,319 --> 00:19:07,460 So, yeah, 552 00:19:08,000 --> 00:19:09,519 I was gonna say, I do have a 553 00:19:09,519 --> 00:19:11,919 cattle farmer. So anyway, I love that we've 554 00:19:11,919 --> 00:19:14,019 talked about dahlias. You've basically 555 00:19:14,319 --> 00:19:17,105 started us at the beginning, talked about cultivars, 556 00:19:17,725 --> 00:19:20,525 soil, everything all the way to harvest too, 557 00:19:20,525 --> 00:19:23,005 and especially pests to watch out for. If 558 00:19:23,005 --> 00:19:24,705 folks were to have questions 559 00:19:25,164 --> 00:19:26,305 about growing dahlias, 560 00:19:26,684 --> 00:19:29,184 is there a certain like publication or resource 561 00:19:29,325 --> 00:19:29,825 or 562 00:19:30,279 --> 00:19:31,880 maybe a website to go to that would 563 00:19:31,880 --> 00:19:34,039 be helpful? Probably. I mean, they can always 564 00:19:34,039 --> 00:19:35,640 search. I used to tell people they can 565 00:19:35,640 --> 00:19:38,599 search Google and then put Cooperative Extension behind 566 00:19:38,599 --> 00:19:40,200 it and ask, but you're gonna get a 567 00:19:40,200 --> 00:19:42,680 lot of publications from, may not be UK, 568 00:19:42,680 --> 00:19:45,000 but you can get some around states close 569 00:19:45,000 --> 00:19:47,525 to us. Also the American Dahlia Society, and 570 00:19:47,525 --> 00:19:49,045 you can just type that into a search 571 00:19:49,045 --> 00:19:50,744 engine and that'll pop right up. 572 00:19:51,125 --> 00:19:53,205 And they have what they call a Dahlia 573 00:19:53,205 --> 00:19:55,605 University, which is just their little site on 574 00:19:55,605 --> 00:19:57,365 their site with all the information and things 575 00:19:57,365 --> 00:19:58,964 that you can go to get educational and 576 00:19:58,964 --> 00:20:00,680 research. I love that. I didn't know they 577 00:20:00,680 --> 00:20:01,820 had a Dalet University. 578 00:20:02,279 --> 00:20:03,580 That's what I called it. 579 00:20:03,960 --> 00:20:06,200 Yeah. Well, I hope that folks that are 580 00:20:06,200 --> 00:20:08,119 listening felt like they got a little bit 581 00:20:08,119 --> 00:20:10,920 of Dalet University here. So, Dennis, thank you 582 00:20:10,920 --> 00:20:13,035 so much for being on the podcast, and 583 00:20:13,035 --> 00:20:14,795 I do wanna put a plug in. You 584 00:20:14,795 --> 00:20:17,835 were on the podcast several episodes ago, but 585 00:20:17,835 --> 00:20:19,275 if you wanna go back and listen to 586 00:20:19,275 --> 00:20:20,654 the one on peonies, 587 00:20:21,275 --> 00:20:23,195 that's in an earlier episode if you wanna 588 00:20:23,195 --> 00:20:25,914 keep on scrolling down. I certainly appreciate you 589 00:20:25,914 --> 00:20:27,914 being on the podcast, and we hope to 590 00:20:27,914 --> 00:20:30,420 have you back for another future episode on 591 00:20:30,420 --> 00:20:31,160 cut flowers 592 00:20:31,619 --> 00:20:34,839 again later on. I'd be happy to. Thanks. 593 00:20:35,619 --> 00:20:37,859 As the petals fold on this episode of 594 00:20:37,859 --> 00:20:39,400 the Sunshine Gardening podcast, 595 00:20:39,940 --> 00:20:43,015 we thank our guest, Dennis Morgason, for sharing 596 00:20:43,015 --> 00:20:45,575 his expertise and joining us on the podcast 597 00:20:45,575 --> 00:20:46,075 today. 598 00:20:46,535 --> 00:20:48,934 We hope you've enjoyed our deep dive into 599 00:20:48,934 --> 00:20:50,555 growing dahlias in Kentucky. 600 00:20:51,174 --> 00:20:53,515 Remember, with some care and attention, 601 00:20:53,815 --> 00:20:56,955 your dahlia garden can become a stunning sight 602 00:20:57,309 --> 00:21:00,349 whether you are an experienced gardener or just 603 00:21:00,349 --> 00:21:00,849 starting. 604 00:21:01,390 --> 00:21:03,390 Thank you for tuning in. To view the 605 00:21:03,390 --> 00:21:05,170 show notes for episode 29, 606 00:21:05,789 --> 00:21:08,369 visit me over on the blog at warrencountyagriculture.com. 607 00:21:11,335 --> 00:21:13,975 Now before we close the show today, please 608 00:21:13,975 --> 00:21:17,035 consider leaving a review on your favorite podcast 609 00:21:17,174 --> 00:21:17,674 platform. 610 00:21:18,295 --> 00:21:21,414 Your reviews help us reach more people and 611 00:21:21,414 --> 00:21:22,475 grow our community. 612 00:21:22,934 --> 00:21:24,855 We would also love to hear from you 613 00:21:24,855 --> 00:21:26,154 if you have any questions, 614 00:21:26,455 --> 00:21:26,955 feedback, 615 00:21:27,470 --> 00:21:30,450 or suggestions for future podcast episodes. 616 00:21:31,150 --> 00:21:33,490 Thank you for listening to the Sunshine Gardening 617 00:21:33,549 --> 00:21:34,049 podcast. 618 00:21:34,589 --> 00:21:37,009 Make sure to visit us on Facebook 619 00:21:37,309 --> 00:21:39,570 at the Sunshine Gardening podcast. 620 00:21:40,214 --> 00:21:43,174 Stay tuned for more gardening tips, tricks, and 621 00:21:43,174 --> 00:21:43,674 inspiration. 622 00:21:44,214 --> 00:21:46,554 Until next time, happy gardening. 623 00:21:47,575 --> 00:21:50,294 Thanks for listening to the sunshine gardening podcast 624 00:21:50,294 --> 00:21:51,515 with Kristen Hildebrand. 625 00:21:51,894 --> 00:21:54,214 If you enjoyed today's content, make sure to 626 00:21:54,214 --> 00:21:56,609 hit the subscribe button wherever you get your 627 00:21:56,609 --> 00:21:59,330 podcast to catch future segments of the Sunshine 628 00:21:59,330 --> 00:22:00,309 Gardening podcast. 629 00:22:00,849 --> 00:22:03,650 Gardeners keep on digging and learning more about 630 00:22:03,650 --> 00:22:06,369 gardening so the sun shines brighter over your 631 00:22:06,369 --> 00:22:07,430 Kentucky garden. 632 00:22:07,734 --> 00:22:11,095 The Sunshine Gardening podcast with Kristen Hildebrand is 633 00:22:11,095 --> 00:22:14,054 a production of the University of Kentucky Cooperative 634 00:22:14,054 --> 00:22:15,194 Extension Service.