Hi, all,
Here's my story of weirdness. This past spring, I ordered three dahlia bulbs of the semi-dinner plate variety. I received them and them promptly forgot about them completely. My wife was going through some stuff and found them... last month (end of September). She opened them and to her surprise (and my shock) two of them looked like they had a shot. She potted them up and put them in a south-facing window.
Color me surprised when they came up and started going gang-busters. So OK, now I have two young but thriving dahlias and we're only two days away from Halloween.
Here's my situation: I live in zone 6A, where the daylight fades dramatically as we head towards winter. I'm assuming I'll throw a grow light above these two plants and that that will sustain them through the cold and long nights. My biggest concern is about how long these plants can keep going in one unnaturally long "growing" season. If I still have vibrant plants in May and I set them outside, can they safely handle it or do I need to force them into dormancy, so that I don't "exhaust" them?
Thanks for any ideas or suggestions you may have!
