Pests on Dahlias: How to Deal with Them Without Chemicals (And What to Do When They Don't Bloom)

Dahlia expert, head gardener and gardening consultant Steve Edney on how to choose dahlias, how to control dahlia pests without using chemicals and what to do when dahlias don't flower. From Canterbury Cathedral, England, where he has created a dahlia border to match the stained glass windows.

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00:00 Welcome
00:08 Steven Edney
00:09 Canterbury Cathedral cloisters
00:22 Blue Boy Dahlia
00:28 How to create an outstanding perennial border:    • Create an outstanding perennial borde...  
01:11 How to choose dahlias
02:38 Dahlia 'Senior's Hope'
02:54 Dahlias 'GH Lammerse' and 'Belfloor'
03:15 from l-r: Dahlias 'Chat Noir', 'Senior's Hope' and 'Sarah Raven'
03:30 Dahlia 'Lovely Eyes Loulou'
04:47 Unknown pompon dahlia and 'Chat Noir'
05:10 Dahlia 'Pooh Swan Island'
05:22 How to deal with pests on dahlias without using chemicals?
06:13 Snails and slugs are the number one dahlia pest - how to deal with them
06:52 Organically approved slug pellets containing ferric phosphate: https://amzn.to/39efdrh (affiliate link)
07:30 Encourage wildlife into your garden to increase the creatures who eat slugs and snails
08:02 How to deal with earwigs on your dahlias
09:53 Why isn't your dahlia flowering?
11:22 If you get flower buds that form but wither and never turn into flowers...
11:38 Maxicrop Seaweed extract: https://amzn.to/3khVoWg
11:46 Flower colour playlist:    • WOW FACTOR PLANTS FOR BEAUTIFUL FLOWE...  

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