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Could you please tell me what the growth on the bottom of this dahlia plant is? I ordered the tuber online. It was a Gallery (border) variety. ...
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Grown on recently dug dahlia tuber #733957
Asked November 15, 2020, 1:23 PM EST
Could you please tell me what the growth on the bottom of this dahlia plant is? I ordered the tuber online. It was a Gallery (border) variety. It had no problems on the stalk or foliage during the growing season, but when it was dug, the clumpy grown was all over the bottom of the stalk.
I threw the tuber in the trash bin and disinfected my shovel with 1 to 10 bleach. I also drenched the soil with the bleach solution. Did that do harm or help?
Should I avoid growing things in the same spot next spring?
I threw the tuber in the trash bin and disinfected my shovel with 1 to 10 bleach. I also drenched the soil with the bleach solution. Did that do harm or help?
Should I avoid growing things in the same spot next spring?
Johnson County Kansas
Expert Response
Not sure what that is but getting rid of it was a good idea. I would avoid that spot especially for more dahlias if . If it happens again, send a sample through your local Extension office to our lab on campus. See https://www.johnson.k-state.edu/ for contact info.
Ward
Ward
I sent this question to the Washington State Extension Service, as they have many commercial and societies growing dahlias. Could you please forward this onto them? Thanks Ward!
I forwarded the question to the Extension Service in Washington State University.
Thanks very much Ward!
Thanks very much Ward!
