Join Joann and Allison interview Adrienne of Tah-Dahlia! Adrinne is back on the podcast and gives us an update on her meristem and tissue culture experiment with Hapet Old Charm.

You can find her first interview here: https://digondahlias.libsyn.com/ads-nationals-wenatchee-adrienne-with-tah-dahlia

To follow Adrienne's dahlia journey, follow her Instagram account @tahdahlia.

Join Joann and Allison interview Joe Morse of Wood Lily Farm. Joe recently married into a family of dahlia giants and is taking on growing the legacy of his wife's late grandfater Lewis Bloom. Lewis has many introductions under the Bloom prefix that Joe is working hard to find and grow out. Joe didn't stop there and has been on the hunt for nearly lost varieites of the past.

You can find out more about Joe on instagram @WoodLilyFarm.

Join Joann and Allison interview Ellen Frost. Ellen owns a local flower cooperative, Local Color Flowers, shares a weekly newsletter and hosts an online community of growers called FlowerMore. Ellen shares with us how dahlia growers can effectively market themselves to local florists.

To find out more about Ellen, visit www.ellenfrost.com or on instagram @ellenfrostflowers. While you're there, don't forget to sign up for her newsletter that provides weekly tips for florists and growers at no cost!

Alison is back for a second episode! Join Joann and Allison interview Alison Kutz of Sound Horticulture discuss biological controls for pest and disease managment. She is a wealth of knowledge and always a delight to have on the show. A little of what we cover today includes soil dwelling pests and the symbiotic relationship among plants.

To find out more about Sound Horticulture, visit their website www.soundhorticulture.com or follow along on social media @SoundHorticulture.

To listen to Alison's first episode with us, visit https://digondahlias.libsyn.com/allison-kutz-of-sound-horticulture-interview.

Join Joann and Allison interview Emily of Idlewild Blooms discuss how she incorporates data collection into her growing and hybridizing of dahlias to help her more effectively make growing decisions.

You can find out more about Emily and her farm and her data collection system at www.idlewildblooms.com as well as on social media @idlewildblooms.

Join Joann and Allison interview Anne Maria of the Dahlia Legacy Project (DLP). Anne Maria shares with us all about the purpose of the DLP and all the exciting things they are doing. You can find out more about the DLP online at https://www.legacy.nwdahlia.org or on Instagram @the_dahlia_legacy_project.

The DLP is hosting a "Once-In-A-Decade" tuber sale starting April 28th! Find out more online. A sale not to be missed!

Join Joann and Allison interview Steve and Sandy Boley of Birch Bay Dahlias. Steve and Sandy share what they consider important when you are planning your garden specifically for hybridizing.

Steve and Sandy have a wealth of information available on their website www.BirchBayDahlias.com. They are reciepients of a long list of dahlia cultivar awards and acknowledgments from the American Dahlia Society. It comes as no surprise that they are well respected and appreciated among the dahlia community.

Join Joann and Allison talk about how to grow dahlias from seed.

You can find a detailed print out of the dahlia seed starting process here: https://static1.squarespace.com/static/62884bb9e41b241b62679f29/t/677df188a1c802279d2a20e8/1736307084881/How+to+Grow+Dahlias+from+Seed-2.pdf