Seeding Dahlias When Nature Fails
President Alf from the Portland Dahlia Society Inc, reveals How to Take Seeds from Dahlias when there are insufficient bees around to do the job for you.
Alf is working with Cactus Dahlias.
He shows examples of pollen just starting to ripen, a pod done 3-4 days ago, and a pod done a couple of weeks ago (which is nearly ready to pick).
Heavy dews can rot the seeds. So you can cut the stem, put it in water and into a hot-house to finish the process. The pod will mature with the water and warmth of the hot-house.
Then you can break open the pods when they get to a strawberry-colour, remove the seeds and dry them on paper.
Alf then goes on to show you:
How to Hand Pollinate your Dahlia Buds
How to determine when a pod is ready to seed
How to Dry your Seeds
How to Store your Seeds
For more tips from Alf for growing Successful Dahlias you can see more here
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