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25.01.2022 Lest we forget. : Peter Mason

22.01.2022 JOBS FOR OCTOBER Planning and planting time! Work out what you want to plant this year. If you want to show your blooms try to plant at least two and possibly f...our of the same variety to give you a chance to select multiple perfect blooms for the shows in late summer. Planting can take place from late October right through November the two weeks either side of the Melbourne Cup in the first week of November is a good guide. It is a good idea to re dig the patch and incorporate a complete fertiliser about two weeks before planting. Don’t put fertiliser in the planting hole but make sure the fertiliser is incorporated into the soil before planting. Plant your stakes in the ground first and label them as you plant. It is very easy at this stage to mix up the tubers. Look for the eye or shoot on each tuber and plant the tuber on its side ie horizontally with the eye about 50mm from the stake and about 10cm deep with the eye slightly higher than the tail. Big or small tuber? Interestingly the smaller tuber is better because it will develop its own root system far quicker than the big tuber which continues to draw from its stored food. As the weather warms up, the plant with its own independent root system will be more resilient than the plant growing from the big tuber. Snails love new dahlia shoots so protect the emerging plants from snails. If your soil was well-prepared there is no need to use fertiliser until at least four sets of leaves are evident. After that regular fertilising and watering is necessary. Chook pellets around the plants combined with foliar feed throughout the growing season is recommended. TUBER SALE MEMBERS ONLY Unfortunately, Covid restrictions has limited the way we can conduct tuber auctions this year. Members, please check your latest eNews alert for details on how to buy tubers via the society, at great prices. Not a member yet, that's ok.... see our webpage for details on how to become a member and be part of the wider dahlia family! All welcome. http://www.dahliasaustralia.org.au/victorian_dahlia_society Bloom: Devon Pazazz #dahliasocietyofvictoria #dahlia #dahlias #Tubersale #gardening #gardeningaustralia #dahliaseason #Grownnotflown

17.01.2022 Our friends at Portland Dahlia Society Victoria have released their 2021 tuber sale catalogue! http://www.portlanddahliasocietyinc.com.au/?page_id=22

15.01.2022 Flashback: Wayne and Jill McCosker with the Grand Champion Light Accord and Reserve Champion Formby Supreme at the Northern Districts Horticultural Society Inc Colour on Parade Wavell Heights.

15.01.2022 Who else loves a dahlia delivery in the mail

15.01.2022 Happy Monday folks! I hope your day was spent in the garden. Queensland Dahlia Society member Anatasia Murdoch certainly did, her propagator has been on for a month and the cuttings were taken today. Spring is here folks and well done Anatasia!

13.01.2022 JOBS FOR JUNE If you are planning on digging and dividing your dahlia clumps, June is a good guide for digging up and storing your tubers, but any time over the... winter is fine unless your soil is particularly heavy and wet, in which case do it earlier. If you don’t dig and divide your tubers, next year’s plant will produce many stalks from the clump and you will have a lot of greenery and not many flowers. Some home gardeners dig and divide every two years. Some growers with well draining soil can leave the tubers in the ground until Spring and dig, divide and replant in the same operation. It is advisable to do this only if you are sure your ground drains well. You can leave the clumps covered in soil for some time before you are ready to divide the tubers. Alternatively, as you dig them up, wash each clump, allow it to dry and the divide the tubers. Each tuber must be attached to a piece of stalk as this is where the eyes will form. This is called the neck’ of the tuber. Be very careful when handling clumps not to break the necks of the tubers. It is very easy to get your tubers mixed up, so ensure you label your clumps /tubers as you go. Labelling is essential as it is very easy to get tubers mixed up. Store the tubers in a damp (not wet) medium like potting soil mixed with sawdust or damp coir. Fill a box with about 50mm of the medium, place the tubers in the box and cover with another 50mm of damp medium. Tubers should not dry out and need to be kept damp, not wet, to avoid rot. For more info on digging and dividing please check out how Alf Hardingham from Portland Dahlia Society does this task. http://www.portlanddahliasocietyinc.com.au/?page_id=252 Be sure to LIKE our social media pages to be kept up to date with all future dahlia society news. Happy Winter! Bloom: Kiara Julia #dahliasocietyofvictoria #dahlia #dahlias #dahlialove #dahlialovers #dahliaseason #dahliaaddict #dahliagrowers #dahliaflowers #growyourown #grownnotflown #gardeningtips #garden #gardens #flowersoffacebook #prettyflowers #slowfloralstyle #dahliaflower #dahliabouquet #gardening #dahlien #GardeningAustraliaMag #flowermagic #flowerpic #justbefloral #flowerphoto #inspiredbyflowers #slowflowers

12.01.2022 Coming live from our annual Christmas party today and tuber swap. Pictured here is Steven Wedd (President) and Peter Mason a proud dahlia society member and the man featured in our how to videos! Right, where’s that Christmas feast

09.01.2022 Lorelie from Florelie Seasonal Flowers has found a whopper! We can’t even imagine the clump this has come from. If you’ve got a tuber or a clump that is huge don’t forget to post your pic on our competition details post! P.S. if you’re buying tubers this year, Lorelie has an awesome tuber sale around August and is also a specialty flower grower thank you for the pic, it sure is a beaut! https://instagram.com/florelieseasonalflowers https://florelie.com.au

09.01.2022 Queensland Dahlia Society member and Brisbane local Peter Mason getting ready to plant his tubers from Jenny at Country Dahlias and Club Creek Bulb Farm.

09.01.2022 The shade sales are up at the McCosker’s in Stanthorpe.. that must only mean one thing

08.01.2022 Queensland Dahlia Society member Peter Mason giving us a run down on how he stakes his dahlias. Peters moved to Brisbane from Inverell and grows predominantly ball dahlias including ones he’s bred himself. We’re looking forward to more videos and seeing him at the shows early next year

08.01.2022 Australia's biggest dahlia tuber and dahlia clump competition. It's that time of year folks, where the flowers are sparse but work is plentiful. To keep us motivated as we dig, divide and prep our beds for the 2021-2022 season we're looking for the biggest dahlia clump and individual tuber that you have dug up this year. The biggest dahlia clump overall and single biggest individual tuber will be judged. All entries will be judged by our Social Media Coordinator and a member ...from our committee. Please provide clear photographic evidence with your clump or tuber alongside a measuring tape so the size can be clearly seen. Entries can be made via Instagram by tagging #Queenslanddahliasociety, via direct message or posted to our Facebook page on the competition post. Competition is open to anyone in Australia until COB on the 29th of July. Entry must be from a tuber clump dug up in 2021. Winners will be announced on the 30th of July. First prize in both sections is a tuber kindly donated by Wayne McCosker of Stanthorpe, current Treasurer of QDS and reigning QDS State Grand Champion. Any entries will be used with thanks on social media channels and QDS newsletter. No purchase or payment of any kind is necessary to enter or win. This competition is in no way sponsored, endorsed or administered by, or associated with Facebook or Instagram. Thank you and good luck!

07.01.2022 Something different today! Please enjoy this presentation on Queensland bred dahlias from our Secretary Steven Wedd who presented this at the 2015 conference.

04.01.2022 Got to love a dahlia delivery. This one was from our friends at Portland Dahlia Society Victoria !

03.01.2022 To water in or not to water in - that is the question. Should dahlia tubers be watered when first planted? This question has been asked by a relatively new grower because there appears to be a difference of opinion. *Jenny Parish of Country Dahlias in Victoria says don’t water until shoots are at least 15cm high.... * John Menzel from Winkie Dahlias in his book says you must water them in. * From Stanthorpe Wayne McCosker says don’t water yet Barry Murphy says water. * Col McLaughlin from Caboolture suggests watering at planting to settle soil about the tuber, but then none till shoot appears above ground. * The Wedd's from Coorabell don't water until shoots are up. * Caitlyn Mason from Toowoomba and Peter Mason from Brisbane (cue below video) do water in. There doesn't appear to be a definitive answer. Perhaps it is dependent on soil type as this can vary immensely. The answer might be to experiment in your own patch to see what works. https://www.instagram.com/tv/CG3p73EBr2a/

02.01.2022 A great day had at our annual Christmas party generously hosted by Wayne and Jill McCosker. Thank you again to the McCosker’s

01.01.2022 We’re looking for Australia’s biggest clump, biggest tuber or boogie prize: funniest looking dahlia clump / tuber you’ve dug up! Send your entries in folks.