Planting tubers- after all danger of frost has passed, plant your tubers in the ground or raised beds in a full sun location and space them 12 inches apart and 5-6 inches deep, with the eye or sprout facing up. If soil is a little moist at planting time, watering is not recommended until sprout appears above ground, as tubers can rot easily if they havnt started growing.

Pinching- is not required but is recommended for getting the most blooms. When dahlia plants are about a foot tall, you can pinch back the center stalk so that there’s 4-5 sets of true leaves left. The plant will then send out more bilateral stems instead of putting all its energy into the center stalk.

General info

Dahlias thrive in full sun areas and generally speaking only need watered every couple days, though this is weather and location dependent!

Staking is necessary for some varieties.

In most zones, it’s best to lift/dig the tuber clumps in the fall to be stored in a cool spot for the winter, to prevent them from freezing. Tuber clumps can then be divided for many more plants and flowers the following year!!