Over the past few weeks I have been digging, curing and packing up Dahlia Tubers for winter storage. Once I see how many tubers we have, I start making edits to the store as to what will be available. This year we are excited to bring to you new varieties we haven’t had in the […]
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Flower Farmers Journal: Dahlias, Digging, Curing and Storing
This fall we created 3 videos about how we dig, cure and store dahlia tubers (you will find below). Every person has there own little tips and trends, here are a few of ours. Everyones storage facility is different and you need to figure out what works for you. Trial & error is unfortunately the […]
Flower Farmers Journal: Low Till Farming
As many of you may know, “no till” farming is the new phrase being thrown around. If you grow root crops or dahlias that involve digging and uprooting lots of earth and many old weed seeds, no till is not an option, but lower till is. At The Painted Tulip I am working on being […]
Flower Farmer’s Journal: Lovely White Dahlias We Grow
White dahlias may not be the most exciting but they are much-needed for weddings and funerals. I try to pick out different shape, sizes and styles of the hardest workers or the most interesting whites. Small World This is a Pom, white to blush. She is so cute, about 1 inch. She is great […]
Flower Farmer’s Journal: Burgundy Dahlias We Grow
At the Painted Tulip I am currently growing 48 varieties of dahlias. Dahlias now take up half my annual fields and we are prepping a new field for 2020 so I can grow more. Our dahlia tuber store online has been a great success I am very grateful to all you who have purchased from […]