Thanks Tiffany! I've lived here 6 years now, and started the gardens upon moving in (well, a couple of months beforehand actually). The soil is dark and loamy, but does have a fairly high clay content- just enough to make for good moisture retention. I typically only use compost to amend the soil, but did toss some granular organic fertilizer around those beds in early summer. I mulch those beds too. I'm so bad for over crowding, and there are several heavy feeders in those beds, so that's about the only place I fertilize (except for some targeted fertilizing on Japanese Irises and certain Roses). I plan to lift all the Dahlias this fall. I'm sure they need dividing anyway, and I feel we're due for a "normal" winter- whatever that is, LOL.
I've only rooted a Dahlia cutting once, but it rooted quickly and easily. What are you rooting them in (soil, sand, etc)?
