Shiva Grows

[shiva82]

I had some of these last year as well. It was interesting enough but not very efficient use of space food production wise for me and not super amazing tasting either. Gonna pass on it this year.

i will let them grow wild outside then . lol. plant them out in june. sound like a possible space waster. i have two types of beans , french beans of some kind and ones for the polytunnel, heirloom italian stringless foot long beans . peas i have' petit pois 'and a victorian and now heirloom giant type of pea . i'm terrible at remembering names

 

[GreenestBasterd]

6 dahlias i placed into soil , they will be grown out the normal way in dirt , and the best saved . i will clone from those too , if i can . and one dahlia i will propagate indoors in 'pon' contained and take cuttings . i need a bigger propagator really , but this is just experimenting and reminding myself of what to do . if , or as i see growth i will place the tuber into a larger pon bed . the pon may be too strong for the tuber too. vermiculite on its own is usually used as substrate for this method . heat mat on its lowest setting and max humidity i'm opting for.... rotten tubers all round lol, hopefully growth shoots

Remnants of the great dahlia wipeout a few years back.

 

[GreenestBasterd]

Rude not to pull in and have a few. It would be quite un-Australian of me…

 

[GreenestBasterd]

 

[shiva82]

Rude not to pull in and have a few. It would be quite un-Australian of me… View attachment 18978770

rude not to indeed . its good for you in moderation . especially guiness

 

[shiva82]

Remnants of the great dahlia wipeout a few years back. View attachment 18978765 View attachment 18978766 View attachment 18978767 View attachment 18978768

heavenly

 

[goingrey]

You guys eat the dahlia roots or just grow them ornamentally?

 

[shiva82]

the master plants i will allow to grow big into bushes. the competition flowers will be from clone. single flowers

 

[shiva82]

vaseline rub the stem below the prize flowers is a good tip for keeping climbing bugs off your prize

 

[shiva82]

You guys eat the dahlia roots or just grow them ornamentally?

bacon , egg and dahlia roots is a common meal in the uk

 

[shiva82]

i'm slacking again. i was meant to be at work for 8 am. it is 7 am and i'm smoking a reefer .

 

[shiva82]

can you eat dahlia roots? new to me that @goingrey

 

[goingrey]

Yup

Growing Edible Dahlias

How to grow and use edible dahlia (Dahlia x pinnata and Dahlia coccinea), a root crop native to the highlands of Mexico that produces crisp, sweet tuberous roots.

www.cultivariable.com

 

[shiva82]

Yup

Growing Edible Dahlias

How to grow and use edible dahlia (Dahlia x pinnata and Dahlia coccinea), a root crop native to the highlands of Mexico that produces crisp, sweet tuberous roots.

www.cultivariable.com

interesting. so not all dahlias have edible roots . i can't imagine they taste too nice. maybe i should try

 

[goingrey]

I believe they're all edible

 

[shiva82]

 

[goingrey]

Finish that reefer man

 

[shiva82]

'growing edible dahlias' suggests to me there is dahlias that are not edible . maybe it is how i write

 

[goingrey]

'growing edible dahlias' suggests to me there is dahlias that are not edible . maybe it is how i write

Yea it's confusing but he does explain himself "The only difference between edible dahlias and common garden dahlias is perception, but I use the term edible dahlias a lot, simply to aid people in finding the right information."

 

[shiva82]

this guy breeds dahlias for the tubers flavour , and not so much the flowers https://www.motherearthgardener.com...ias are not usually,from the store or nursery.