How to grow and propagate Dahlias with specialist grower Chris Michalopoulos! скачать в хорошем качестве

How to grow and propagate Dahlias with specialist grower Chris Michalopoulos!

This week we visit the wonderful Rippon Lea Estate in Melbourne where specialist Dahlia grower Chris Michalopoulos manages the incredible collection of these beautiful and popular plants in the gardens there. Chris has decades of experience growing, propagating and breeding Dahlias - including Dahlia 'Stephen Ryan'! So grab some drinks and a snack because in this video we'll learn literally everything you need to know about growing these amazing and adaptable flowering pants; we'll look at spoil preparation, pollination, propagation from seed, cuttings and divisions, when and if you need to lift tubers, pot culture, dead heading, preparing for dormancy, creating show blooms and lastly...the best way to cut the flowers!! And for our Northern hemisphere viewers, a guide to our seasons so you understand what we're talking about seasonally! The seasons in Australia: Autumn: March - April - May Winter: June - July - August Spring: September - October - November Summer: December - January - February You can find out more about visiting Rippon Lea Estate here: https://www.ripponleaestate.com.au/ And as we explain in the video, for security reasons we're not naming any of the varieties we look at as unfortunately there have been thefts of named varieties from the garden. Many thanks to Chris and the team at Rippon Lea Estate for having us and being so generous with their time. And if you'd like to find out more about Dahlias see if there's a Dahlia society in your area, in Victoria you can visit https://dahliasocietyofvictoria.org.au/ for more information.