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janxd.bsky.social @janxd.bsky.social

Yes! Gift from my son today. I have pulled roots and had mixed success, but they are such beautiful flowers with endless variations, they are hard to resist. Picture of blooms from a couple of years ago. Planted the roots that I pulled last fall, but they didn't look promising. We'll see.

Dahlia blooms in reds, orange, and pink. Shaggy, pom pom, and star shaped
may 11, 2025, 6:37 pm • 6 0

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L. Ní Shuilleabhain @lyndasull.bsky.social

They’re beautiful! I have 7/8 in my own garden; they’re only starting to grow, which is early but we had a warm spell here in Cork (Ireland) so hopefully they’ll bloom in a month. The slugs love them, I use beer traps and broken seashells to deter them.

may 11, 2025, 8:09 pm • 2 0 • view
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janxd.bsky.social @janxd.bsky.social

P.S. I truly dislike slugs.

may 12, 2025, 7:18 pm • 0 0 • view
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L. Ní Shuilleabhain @lyndasull.bsky.social

Major phobia of mine

may 13, 2025, 8:43 am • 1 0 • view
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janxd.bsky.social @janxd.bsky.social

Have a jar of beer. I pick them off the garden and put them in.😰🤢

may 13, 2025, 2:51 pm • 0 0 • view
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L. Ní Shuilleabhain @lyndasull.bsky.social

😂 I think I’d have a nervous breakdown if I had to pick them up 😂

may 16, 2025, 1:28 am • 1 0 • view
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janxd.bsky.social @janxd.bsky.social

Lol, well, of course, gloves are a must. Also helps if they have recently decimated a plant I have been nursing along or one I am impatiently waiting to bloom. Last year they ate a whole lupine,in one night, the whole beautiful plant. That morning, I went hunting. 🤣🤣🤣

may 16, 2025, 1:34 am • 0 0 • view
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janxd.bsky.social @janxd.bsky.social

Wish they were hardy enough to survive winters here in the ground! I do love them.

may 12, 2025, 7:15 pm • 0 0 • view