planting time!! ...How do I plant tubers? This will give you step by step directions.
We meet on the third Tuesday of each month at 7 pm at the Church of Christ 601 MacArthur Blvd. San Leandro (EXCEPT IN JUNE!! - JUNE 28 AT LAKESIDE PARK, OAKLAND) 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. May 20 agenda:
•Opening Remarks Chris Dix • Introduction of visitors Chris Dix • Approval of minutes Chris Dix • Treasurers report Frances Kawaguchi • Tuber sale Debriefing All • Cherry Festival Julia Cronin and preparation Siobhan Moher • Alameda County Fair Frances Kawaguchi and Santa Clara county Fair Garden Status All • Q &A All • Announcements & Closing Next meeting June 28, 2025 at 10AM at the Lake Merritt Garden Center tax id 33-2733554
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Congrats to Frances who won this beautiful quilt at the Pacific Southwest Dahlia Conference in san Luis Obispo!!
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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UPCOMING EVENTS:
Evergreen Nursery (postponed) April 15 - meeting April 19 -10 - 2 Tuber and Cutting Sale May 20 - meeting June 7 - S.L. Cherry Festival June 28 -10 AM hands-on meeting at Garden at Lake Merritt Lakeside Park 666 Bellevue Ave. Oakland, CA 94610 July 15 - meeting August 30-31 - Dahlia Show Our June 2024 meeting was like this, only different .. different location ... Casa Peralta.
At our 2023 June meeting .... Curtis (with the straw hat) showed how to pinch the top and disbud. Super helpful!
Chris explained more about disbudding.
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. |