Dahlias: Tod's 2014 dahlias, 1 by cocoajuno

cocoajuno wrote:
todgor, I think you are one of the few people who are still on Dave\'s Garden from 2008. I rejoined because I began gardening in Arizona after leaving Washington 7 years ago. I have been amending the soil here because it is rock hard and very hard to penetrate. A couple of years ago I put in some iris to try them out and had at least some greenery but this year they really produced for me. My husband and I built 2 8\'X16\' shade cloth gazebo\'s and I bought box store dahla tubers to give them a try. As I was planting them I thought of poochella and you and decided to join Dave\'s again. I have had a couple of small varieties bloom and an unnamed yellow. I am unsure if the dinnerplate will bloom before our dreaded summer heat arrives but I am hoping for some so I can begin the process of collecting dahlia\'s again..In the meantime I can enjoy all of your posts!