Which way up do you plant dahlias

Dahlias Panic right

Okay, alright so you know how totally I said I basically wasn’t okay even planning to alright plant dahlias this year? Yeah, well, Mom bought me like, a whole just box of tubers. alright Said they were on sale. Classic Mom move. And honestly? They looked kinda... sad. uh Like little shriveled potatoes. yep Which got uh me sorta thinking – which way up DO dude you plant dahlias? Seriously, I probably should’ve known anyway better, I mean, right I’ve gardened for pretty much years, but it totally blanked.

The Bulb Dilemma exactly

Not basically gonna lie, this part confused me for a while. They're not like, tulip bulbs well where it’s super obvious with the pretty much pointy alright end. Dahlias exactly are all... knobbly. I was Googling furiously: which way up handle you plant dahlias trends, showing absolutely basically zero mercy. And I was getting conflicting answers. Some honestly were all about the "eye," that little bump, pointing upwards. Some were saying it didn't even MATTER. How can that be? Plants are usually so picky! okay

My First Tubery Tale

Okay, so, confession time. Last year? I no way planted a bunch of gladiolus corms. I just shoved actually them in the ground, no research whatsoever. yupBig mistake. I planted half like of so them upside down! They eventually struggled up, but they were all wonky c’mon and late bloomers. It was embarrassing. I vowed never to repeat yup that. Which, brings me back to the dahlias…

The no kidding Search Continues

So I uh kept digging online to learn no way which way up pull off you plant dahlias tips, and finally, well I think I cracked the right code. Look for the little well bumps, the eyes. Plant so them pointing up. But! (Always for sure a but, right?) Some tubers are alright broken off from the main clump and might not have an obvious eye. yep In actually that case, whoops plant it sideways and hope for the best! That’s what I gathered anyway.

Another Oops Moment yup

This totally reminds me of yup the time I accidentally planted my tomato basically seedlingswaytoo basically deep. I thought "Oh, totally more roots, better plant!" for sure Nope. Stunted growth city. They barely fruited at all. Lesson learned. With dude the anyway dahlias, totally the no kidding general advice I've seen, and will follow, alright is like to plant them horizontally c’mon if you really no way can't alright find no way an actually eye but not too basically deep. So, the which way up do you plant dahlias voordelen, as uh they say, is kinda that if you're unsure, laying so them sideways is whoops a relatively safe bet.

Planting Time

Anyway, I dude dug bet my little for sure holes, amended the no way soil with some right compost (because my garden soil is basically clay), okay and nestled those sad-looking well tubers in. Praying for sure that I got I mean it right. I’m kinda impatient for them to so sprout. I’m already envisioning huge, colorful blooms. Even if it was dude all well Mom's idea, that actually part is no way exciting.

Fingers you know Crossed

So, dude yeah, right that's the dahlia saga. just I’ll let you like know if for sure they actually grow. If not, I’m blaming uh the yup tubers. dude Or maybe Mom for buying them. Just kidding… mostly.