Instead of a monthly meeting for October, we offer two in person workshops to help teach you how to dig and store your tubers. 

Ron Miner's House
Date: October 18th at 10:00 am
Address: 8431 Tulip Ln. Chagrin Falls, OH 44023
Phone: 440-667-5085

Jess Becker's house (read carefully for full details)
Date: October 25th at 10:00 am.
Address: 3050 Lincoln Blvd. Cleveland Heights, OH 44118 
Phone: 720-233-8713 (texting is best)

We’ll kick things off with a hands-on demonstration, and afterward, I’ll invite everyone to dig tubers directly from my beds to take home — I won’t be moving them this spring, so it’s a great chance to give them a new home.

I’ll also have a variety of garden supplies available for anyone who’s interested.

We’ll be accepting donations for both the tubers and the equipment, with all proceeds earmarked to support future cut-flower activities for the society. Suggested donations for clumps start at $10.

Please wear appropriate footwear and clothing as both yards can be muddy if it's wet out. 

Handout from this event

Instead of a monthly meeting for October, we offer two in person workshops to help teach you how to dig and store your tubers. 

Ron Miner's House
Date: October 18th at 10:00 am
Address: 8431 Tulip Ln. Chagrin Falls, OH 44023
Phone: 440-667-5085

Jess Becker's house (read carefully for full details)
Date: October 25th at 10:00 am.
Address: 3050 Lincoln Blvd. Cleveland Heights, OH 44118 
Phone: 720-233-8713 (texting is best)

We’ll kick things off with a hands-on demonstration, and afterward, I’ll invite everyone to dig tubers directly from my beds to take home — I won’t be moving them this spring, so it’s a great chance to give them a new home.

I’ll also have a variety of garden supplies available for anyone who’s interested.

We’ll be accepting donations for both the tubers and the equipment, with all proceeds earmarked to support future cut-flower activities for the society. Suggested donations for clumps start at $10.

Please wear appropriate footwear and clothing as both yards can be muddy if it's wet out. 

Dr. Keith Berven

How to Achieve the Best Possible Soil for Growing Dahlias

• Soil Science - soil structure (mineral and organic components), plant nutrients (macro and micro; cations and anions), Cation-Exchange Capacity), and how plants take up nutrients. 
  

• Soil Parameters - included in a typical soil test including: a description of the soil, organic matter content (%), soil pH, soil CEC, percent exchangeable bases (potassium, magnesium and calcium) and soil nutrient levels (phosphorus, potassium, magnesium, calcium). 

• Optimum Levels for growing dahlias

Dr. Berven, PhD is Associate Professor of Biological Sciences at Oakland University, Detroit MI. Keith is also an avid dahlia grower and on the board of the Midwest Dahlia Conference.

Setting up an Irrigation System. Zoom.

Casey Reischl is a member of the Monterey Bay Dahlia Society in California. he has cultivated a wide range of plants for nearly 20 years. He says his irrigation experience comes from those years of trial and error, mistakes, and success, and it is adaptable to home gardeners and commercial-scale growers.

Casey will be speaking on the basics of drip irrigation, planning, and designing a system, components of a drip system, and soil types. He will also share resources that he wishes were available when setting up his first system.