Dahlia tuber orders will be accepted AFTER Sept. 15, 2011

Hopefully, by the middle of September the majority of the dahlias will be blooming for everyone.  I will be working on updating the dahlia website with more new photos of the newest additions from several USA garden as well as more from France and the Czech Republic.

August 10, 2011 -- Dahlias are blooming!!

Every day there are more blooms to see in the garden... FINALLY!!!

With the warmer weather the dahlias are growing much better.

The corn is more than 6 feet tall and forming ears and tassels. 
The peas and green beans are also 6 feet tall and still growing!

I opened the garden today for U-Pick Vegetables.  There is
finally something to pick!

The garden got a new work horse today!!

Lots of running around to do on the farm!  This will make it easier and quicker.  The dahlias are beginning to bloom... I picked two bouquets today.  One was of purples and pinks and the other was yellows, reds and oranges.  Very nice to finally have the dahlias blooming.

The vegetables are starting to present themselves too!  Will soon be opening the U-Pick Veggie garden for fresh organically grown vegetables.  We've been eating broccoli, zucchini and using lots of herbs for seasonings.  Fun!!  Have a great day!

Corn is knee-high, dahlias are blooming...

The corn is doing nicely so you can expect corn-on-the-cob to pick as the season progresses.

 Long range view of veggie garden.  Beans, peas, beets, spinach, swiss chard, zucchini and all kinds of summer squash, along with onions, cucumbers, and a ton of herbs!

 Strictly tomatoes (all kinds) in this hoop house.

Peppers (all kinds), cantelope (mini), and eggplant in this hoop house.
And the dahlias:

This is a minature called "Thumbalina,"  and is a real cutie.  I don't know how many tubers it will put on since it's so small... less than a foot tall!!

 This photo is shot from one angle, while the one below if from another angle.

All-in-all, I'm very pleased with how the dahlias are growing this year--even with the cooler weather.  We've been told some "nice" warm weather is just around the corner.  The dahlias and veggies will both love it!!

Have a Great 4th of July!!

Middle of June... seems like early April... cold, windy, rainy

Today we planted more than 150 potted dahlias, some already forming buds for blooms!  They look really terrific along-side all the new one popping up all over the place.  Now, it's time to keep the weeds under control... and that's a big job!

We planted 10 rows of corn for corn-on-the-cob.  Art planted it while I planted zucchini (s) and all kinds of summer squash, beets, spinach, all kinds of herbs, sugar snap peas, beans, fava beans, carrots, etc.  So much fun to watch the seeds sprout and grow.  Art also planted 7 long rows of potatoes--blue, red and kennebec.  Won't be long and the U-Pick will be open for veggies!!

June 1st and planting dahlias everyday...

Alauna Clair Obscure (Michel Robert - France)

Alauna Luna (Michel Robert - France)

Alauna Violeterra (Michel Robert - France)

Mas Michael  (Czech Republic - Masopust)

Mas Pride  (Czech Republic - Masopust)

Radegast

Sorbet

Oh, this weather!  It is just colder this year that last year at the same time.  I started planting last week.  It started raining on Friday and rained all day long.  Getting back at it today!

Got a box from France on Friday with 18 new varieties!!  How exciting for me.  Some are by French hybridizers, also from Russia, Latvia, Austrailia, and Holland.  Will be planting those today.  I have 30 pots of dahlias that came from Svatopluk Masopust of the Czech Republic already planted in pots and growing.

It's May 16, 2011, and the rain poured down for the last 24 hours!!

 Alpen Flathead

 Ben Huston

 Barbarry Glamour

 Blue Bayou

 Honka -- An Orchid Dahlia

Coral Frills

The forecast is for sun Wed., Thurs. & Fri.  I'm hoping to start planting dahlias!  They are so ready to be planted.  There are about 200 pots of planted tubers in the greenhouse and hoop house -- they too are ready to be planted!