FAQ

Q: When is your sale?
A: My first tuber sale will be held in mid-March.

Q: When will my order ship?
A: Your order will ship when temperatures are moderate enough to safely ship them. This varies from region to region. All tubers will be shipped no later than Mother's Day.

Q: Do you combine shipping?
A: Yes. I will combine shipping on orders placed on the same day. I will provide instructions on how to receive combined shipping the week of my sale.

Q: What is your tuber guarantee?
A: I guarantee you will receive a viable tuber with at least one eye. 

Q: What is your cutting guarantee?
A: Cuttings are not available at this time.

Q: What measures do you take to prevent the spread of disease?
A: We have dozens of pruning snips to use in our garden when harvesting flowers. We use one set of snips per plant and then soak them in a 10-1 water to bleach solution for 60 minutes following use.

Our garden is not open to the public.

We go to great lengths to mitigate the damage done by the pests that contribute to the spread of viruses including the use of beneficial insects. Any dahlia that shows signs of a virus is immediately quarantined and disposed of.

More on viruses:

Our farm has been inspected by the Washington Department of Agriculture. Though this does not guarantee that virus is not present in our garden, it ensures that a second set of eyes has scrutinized the dahlias looking for visible signs of virus. Any plants the inspector had suspicions about were culled immediately.

Though testing is very expensive, we have begun testing some of our dahlia stock. We are sending random samples to a west coast university for TSV and TSWV testing. If a plant tests positive for either virus, we cull it immediately. If the dahlia is free from TSV/TSWV, it is then tested for DMV. We hope to eventually test all of our plants for viruses so that our stock is as clean as possible. Tested stock will be noted on the product page before our tuber sale. This is not performative. We are not charging more for tested stock and make no claims regarding the plant's long-term health. 

Q. What about gall?

We grow our dahlias in grow bags to help limit the chance of the spread of these bacterial diseases. Because it can take 2 years for gall to develop, there's always a risk when you bring new stock into the garden. None of the tubers we have posted for sale have exhibited any signs of either leafy or crown gall.