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Miniature Dahlia "Vasilisa" (mix)
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Miniature Dahlia "Vasilisa" (mix).
Magnificent, annual "babies" with large inflorescences are a real selection masterpiece and a gift for dahlia lovers!
They are good and compact: they can be grown in containers on the balcony and window, in flowerpots on loggias and verandas, and admired daily.
Compact bushes, only up to 15 cm high, with early pinching they turn out voluminous and lushly flowering. The inflorescences are spectacular, of various shades, 6-7 cm in diameter.
Flowering continues from July until frost. Prefers sunny, wind-protected areas with loose, fertile soil. Can also grow in partial shade.
Sowing seeds for seedlings is carried out in March-April. At a soil temperature of +18 °C, shoots appear in 7-14 days. They are planted in balcony boxes after the end of spring frosts at intervals of 15 cm.
Agrotechnics.
Dahlias prefer open sunny places, protected from the wind, but with good air circulation. Planting them under the canopy of large trees is unacceptable - in such places they bloom poorly and do not form viable root tubers. The optimal soil for dahlias is rich, humus-rich garden loam. They grow best on slightly acidic and neutral soils.
In Estonia, plants grown in boxes or pots are planted in open ground at the end of the first ten days of June, when the danger of late frosts has passed.
Dig a hole the depth of a bayonet shovel, drive in a stake 130-150 cm long to tie up the future "bush", put rotted manure in the hole, 20-30 g of superphosphate, mix everything well with the soil, water generously and plant the tuber with a lump of earth. The root collar should be 2-3 cm below the soil level. Further care consists of regular watering, weeding, loosening, and fertilizing.
For abundant flowering, some of the shoots are removed, leaving only 1-2 stronger ones. From June, side shoots are removed (2-3 times), removing all lateral shoots that appear in the leaf axils.
Fertilizing is carried out no earlier than 7-10 days after planting, after thoroughly watering the plant. For this (3-4 times with an interval of 10 days), it is better to use mullein infusion (1:10), adding superphosphate and nitrogen fertilizers (20 g per 10 l of water) to it. You can also feed dahlias with mineral fertilizers: ammonium sulfate, ammonium nitrate (10-15 g per bush).
You should not get carried away with nitrogen fertilizers, as this reduces the intensity of flowering, stimulates excessive leaf development and the formation of large, but unstable in winter storage tubers.
From August 15, 2-3 additional feedings with phosphorus and potassium fertilizers should be carried out. With the onset of cold weather at the end of August, dahlias are hilled to a height of 10-12 cm to protect the root collar from frost damage.
Magnificent, annual "babies" with large inflorescences are a real selection masterpiece and a gift for dahlia lovers!
They are good and compact: they can be grown in containers on the balcony and window, in flowerpots on loggias and verandas, and admired daily.
Compact bushes, only up to 15 cm high, with early pinching they turn out voluminous and lushly flowering. The inflorescences are spectacular, of various shades, 6-7 cm in diameter.
Flowering continues from July until frost. Prefers sunny, wind-protected areas with loose, fertile soil. Can also grow in partial shade.
Sowing seeds for seedlings is carried out in March-April. At a soil temperature of +18 °C, shoots appear in 7-14 days. They are planted in balcony boxes after the end of spring frosts at intervals of 15 cm.
Agrotechnics.
Dahlias prefer open sunny places, protected from the wind, but with good air circulation. Planting them under the canopy of large trees is unacceptable - in such places they bloom poorly and do not form viable root tubers. The optimal soil for dahlias is rich, humus-rich garden loam. They grow best on slightly acidic and neutral soils.
In Estonia, plants grown in boxes or pots are planted in open ground at the end of the first ten days of June, when the danger of late frosts has passed.
Dig a hole the depth of a bayonet shovel, drive in a stake 130-150 cm long to tie up the future "bush", put rotted manure in the hole, 20-30 g of superphosphate, mix everything well with the soil, water generously and plant the tuber with a lump of earth. The root collar should be 2-3 cm below the soil level. Further care consists of regular watering, weeding, loosening, and fertilizing.
For abundant flowering, some of the shoots are removed, leaving only 1-2 stronger ones. From June, side shoots are removed (2-3 times), removing all lateral shoots that appear in the leaf axils.
Fertilizing is carried out no earlier than 7-10 days after planting, after thoroughly watering the plant. For this (3-4 times with an interval of 10 days), it is better to use mullein infusion (1:10), adding superphosphate and nitrogen fertilizers (20 g per 10 l of water) to it. You can also feed dahlias with mineral fertilizers: ammonium sulfate, ammonium nitrate (10-15 g per bush).
You should not get carried away with nitrogen fertilizers, as this reduces the intensity of flowering, stimulates excessive leaf development and the formation of large, but unstable in winter storage tubers.
From August 15, 2-3 additional feedings with phosphorus and potassium fertilizers should be carried out. With the onset of cold weather at the end of August, dahlias are hilled to a height of 10-12 cm to protect the root collar from frost damage.
