Dahlias.

[bramble]

Anybody else have their dahlias coming into growth.
While giving the garden a good tidy up I found six of my dahlias have started growing,
Surely this is a bit early..

[Vince G]

I've got mine in pots in the polytunnel at the moment so they're nice and warm still.

However I am also growing a load of new ones from seed. These are about a foot tall now and have been on my table in the back garden hardening off for 2 weeks now.

I rarely get a May frost in my part of the world so if coastal Dublin is similar, I reckon yours are pretty much on time.

[Containergardener]

I think everything is early bramble.

[JoaoLeaftide]

Mine are doing the same, started poking through about two weeks ago. I've left them for now but keeping an eye on the forecast - if we get another cold snap I'll chuck some fleece over them. Everything does seem to be running early this year.

[Vince G]

Planted all mine out this afternoon.

[rary]

I will,hold off for another three weeks or so before I start hardening the plants off, though the lowest temperature in the next two week forecast is 5c I will continue covering all my plants overnight with fleece, I also like to see the Ash tree in leaf before considering planting out.

[Sweet savory]

Yesterday despite pinching out the dahlias grown from seed a while back I had to nip off a flower bud as the plant was not big enough. They are a mixed packet and I am donating most to a local plant sale so will never know what colour it could have been. Ah well. Have kept 2 decent sized ones for myself and a small one that came through late as have a theory that sometimes the later germinating ones can be the most interesting! All in GH although can def be planted out here now.