Rainy weather continues, dahlia tuber sprouts are showing in pots!

This year I'm planning on having dahlia blooms a lot earlier than last.  Thanks to the cold rainy weather last year and the terrible summer wedding flowers had to be cancelled and bouquets were late into the stand.  This year I hope to plant earlier with the ones that I now have planted in pots (80 to a 100), cover them at night with an "upside-down" pot at night and uncover them during the day.  What do you think?  Will it work?

I've been updating the website on a regular basis.  Yesterday, March 29, was the most recent update.  Orders are still coming in, and I'm working hard during the day and sometimes at night filling orders.  Everyone (well, most...) have been very nice when contacted about their order.  I don't sub unless I have permission.  The orders are going well! 

Tomorrow is the last day for International orders to be placed!!

March 15, 2011 is the last day tubers can be ordered from the garden.  Inspection will be done on Thursday by Tobin Gilbert from the Washington State Department of Agriculture.  He will be issuing Phytosanitary Certificates to go with each order Thursday.

Snow photo from a couple of days ago...

We've had intermittant snow the past week.  The official record last Friday was 9.5 inches.  I keep checking on the dahlias and they are doing fine.  The temperature has been in the mid-20's but the little space heater in the potting shed keeps it at 40 degrees.  I've started one flat of dahlia tubers and about 8 flats of a variety of flowers and vegetables--all are kept on a heating cable at 70 degrees.