Thank you, John Morton and JoAnna Hansen-Morton
John is our outgoing president, after 30 years!! If your dahlias look like this, it's time to remove them. Or at least cut them back.
As the gardens are slowing down, don’t do any more fertilizing but do try to control mildew and pests. The tubers are forming, and we do not want the plants to be suffering while the tubers are forming. We want happy tubers so we can have Blue Ribbon winning blooms next year. Click here for a tutorial on digging and dividing your dahlias The dahlia show was scheduled for
September 9 and 10 at the San Leandro Library on Estudillo. It's over! June meeting ....
Curtis (with the straw hat) showed how to pinch the top and disbud. Super helpful!
Chris explained more about disbudding.
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It's a new page!!San Leandro Dahlia Society is a group of people who love dahlias and want to share that love with the world. Well, at least with the people in the East Bay. Our members come from the San Francisco area, around San Leandro, and as far away as Brentwood and Modesto. We share successes and failures as well. What's happening in your garden? Let the experts help you solve some of the garden problems. This little critter is a very BAD BUG!!! It's called diabrotica or cucumber beetle. They are herbivores, meaning they eat our plants, especially our dahlia flowers. There is no easy way to get rid of them. Early in the morning you can do hand to hand combat and squash them, one by one before they start to fly. Insecticides don't seem to work. If one flower is full of them, cut the flower and stick it in a bucket of water. Diabrotica don't swim.
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Many of our members are using a cover crop to enrich the soil. When it starts to flower, they will cut it down and cover it. It will decompose into wonderful compost. So they say! We meet on the third Tuesday of each month at 7 pm at the Church of Christ 601 MacArthur Blvd. San Leandro Our meetings include some business and a great program to encourage, demonstrate, or teach methods of raising more beautiful dahlias. Dahlia related questions are always welcomed. Our next meeting will be March 19 at 7:00 PM. Topics include ... AGENDA• Opening remarks- Ellen Muir Introduction of visitors and members • Approval of minutes and treasurers report • Planting -Diane, Kristi • Raffle -Chris Dix, Quamrun • Mentoring program - Curtis • Garden questions -Ellen • Biochar -Jeff • Cherry Festival -Peggy • Tuber Sale -Ellen • Closing and announcements -Ellen 2024 Dues will be due in April. $10 for SLDS $30 (individual) or $35 (family) for American Dahlia Society ($40 or $45 total for both) Dues are now from May 2024 - April 2025. Click here to go to the membership form |