{"product_id":"dahlia-seeds-czarny-charakter-seed-parent","title":"Dahlia Seeds from Czarny Charakter Seed Parent","description":"\u003ch4\u003e\u003cb\u003e25 seeds collected from Czarny Charakter dahlias.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThese open pollinated dahlia seeds were harvested from Czarny Charakter dahlia flowers grown on our pesticide-free farm and nursery in Washington State. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eIn 2026, our Czarny Charakter plants were grown in a bed which only contained other fully double, dark colored dahlias. \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eWhile we cannot control which flowers the bees visit, this strategic planting location was designed to help increase the number of dark colored and\/or fully double flowers these seeds might produce.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat will dahlias grown from these seeds look like?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDahlias grown from seed are always a unique combination of the genes from the parent plant and those of the plant whose pollen helped make the seed. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis means every dahlia grown from seeds is a surprise – A completely new dahlia never seen before!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci style=\"font-size: 1rem;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eIf you w\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci style=\"font-size: 1rem;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eant flowers that look exactly like the Czarny Charakter flowers shown above, please p\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci style=\"font-size: 1rem;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eurchase tubers instead.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci style=\"font-size: 1rem;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCzarny Charakter Dahlias\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBloom size: \u003c\/strong\u003e3-4 inches across\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePlant Height: \u003c\/strong\u003e4-5 feet tall\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCommon Color: \u003c\/strong\u003eblack\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBlossom Style\/Form: \u003c\/strong\u003eNovelty Fully Double\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eI would love to see what you grow!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFew things give me more joy as a flower farmer than seeing what kinds of flowers your Creative Green Garden seeds grew up to look like!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI welcome your emails with photos showing off your plant babies at \u003ca href=\"mailto:carissa@creativegreenliving.com\"\u003ecarissa@creativegreenliving.com.\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYou can also tag me in photos or videos of your flowers that you post on these social media channels:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/share\/19nZq51Q5V\/?mibextid=wwXIfr\" title=\"Creative Green Gardens on Facebook\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eCreative Green Gardens on Facebook\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e(@Creative Green Gardens)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/creativegreengardens\" title=\"Creative Green Gardens on Instagram\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eCreative Green Gardens on Instagram\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e(@CreativeGreenGardens)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@creativegreenliving\" title=\"Author and Farmer Carissa Burk (AKA Carissa Bonham) of Creative Green Living and Creative Green Gardens\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFarmer Carissa on TikTok\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e(@CreativeGreenLiving)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePlanting directions for dahlia seeds\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDahlia seedlings are very sensitive to cold weather. For best results, start seeds indoors in moist growing medium, under a humidity dome with grow lights and a heating mat set to 65-70 degrees F (18-21 C).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBe patient with your seeds - sometimes they take up to a month to germinate even in ideal circumstances. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf they have not germinated after a month of staying in moist growing medium under a humidity dome and grow light, your heat mat may be set too high.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTry unplugging the heat mat. Or cycle the heat mat on for a couple hours and off for the rest of the day. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePlant young dahlia seedlings out into the garden once they have a minimum of two sets of true leaves (do not count the first leaves that emerged when they sprouted) and your overnight temperatures are consistently in the 40’s(F) or higher. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJJust like with any seedlings, be sure to harden them off before letting them live outside full time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eYoung dahlias are especially susceptible to damage from slugs and bunnies!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBe sure to protect your baby dahlias from slugs by planted them inside slug collars or by using an organic product like Sluggo. 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