June Digest 2024
Dear Dahlia Friends,
Happy June! Please read below for a note from our President, information about rabbit manure for sale, and a link to the DSO storefront to purchase fun merchandise for your summer gardening adventures.
Hope you are all having a wonderful start to the growing season!
Meg
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A Note From Our President
I’m sure everyone has been busy getting their tubers in the ground and getting ready for the season.
In my garden, I actually have my first bloom coming up (I prestarted inside), so I expect to see my dahlias sooner than I had hoped for. That being said, I still have some tubers I need to get into the ground along with seedlings that are just sitting in their trays. So if you haven’t planted yet, know that you aren’t behind and there is still plenty of time.
We’ll have our regular meeting on June, 21st at 7:00 pm. I’m still confirming the speaker but as soon as I hear I’ll be sure to send a note out.
For anyone new to growing, I’ve pulled together some resources for you to help with some early growing tips:
https://www.dahlia.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Early-Season-Dahlia-HInts-web.pdf
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eGAVaqUIDbE (pinching dahlias from Santa Cruz Dahlias)
https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=4381537238576125 (pinching dahlias from Floret - please sanitize your snips between each plant!)
Pest Maintenance (https://youtu.be/r4cYUrqASHY) (LeeAnn from Coseytown Flowers)
Until then, happy gardening!
Jess
Rabbit Manure
Tom Sabrey who is our Cuyahoga County Fair contact has rabbit manure for sale for whoever is interested. It is excellent fertilizer for plants. He has it stored in garbage bags and says there is a good amount in each bag. He sells it for $1 per bag. Contact Tom at rabbitman83@aol.com (mailto:rabbitman83@aol.com.) if you are interested. Pickup is at his house in Strongsville.
DSO Merchandise
Want to get some DSO swag and donate to the club at the same time? You can check out our online store where we have a number of clothing & accessory options for you. The DSO gets a small portion of each sale.