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Kristine Albrecht @UCU2Nd48RHGFtGT9MjJhLAgQ@youtube.com

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Kristine Albrecht of Santa Cruz Dahlias is a dahlia breeder


09:55
227. Dahlia Breeding: A Deep Dive on Hand Pollination.
01:17
226. How I Store the Pot Roots From First-Year Seedlings Over the Winter.
01:30
225. Our book, "DAHLIAS: Seed to Bloom" is now an Audible audiobook.
02:42
224. Dahlia Breeding: A Quick Overview of Hand Pollination.
11:45
223. An 11-minute Walk Through my 2nd and 3rd year Breeding Patch in 2024.
08:38
222. Dahlia Seedling Traits. How I Analyze My Seedlings.
09:21
221. Reviewing and Removing Undesired First Year Seedlings.
05:03
220. Saving a Plant Taken Down by Gophers.
04:06
219. Replacing Failing Tubers, Spreading Compost, Mulching with Straw. Early Season Field Care.
09:47
218. Planting Tubers, Mulching the Soil With Straw, and Pinching Out Young Plants.
00:49
217. Understanding Cot Leaves on Dahlia Seedlings.
01:10
216. Early Season Pest Pressure at the End of the Rows.
01:29
215. The Difference Between a Pinched Out & Unpinched Plant.
01:55
214. Planting Early Season Cuttings.
07:40
213. Transferring Rooted Cuttings into 4-inch Pots.
01:27
212. Planting Rooted Cuttings Early in the Season.
02:23
211. Cover Crops. Checking in on the cover crop at different stages of growth.
04:14
210. How I store my pot tubers over the winter.
01:26
209. Collecting, drying, and storing dahlia seeds.
05:45
208. How I pack and store my tubers for the winter.
01:32
207. Using corn tassel bags to keep seed heads dry.
01:15
206. Milking my seed heads in the fall to keep them as dry as possible.
01:38
205. A beautiful new first year seedling.
01:41
204. Removing seedlings that were grown in four inch pots.
02:49
203. Disbudding dahlias for better blooms and more robust tuber production.
02:15
202. Deadheading Dahlia Plants.
02:43
201. Looking at second year seedlings with Julie from @williwildflower who is an amazing designer.
12:06
200. Walking through the FIRST YEAR seedling patch with Jan, July 2023.
03:40
199. A walk through one row of the second and third year seedling patch. Late July 2023.
03:19
198. A walk through a row of second and third year seedlings. July 20, 2023.
01:26
197. Stripping the Lower Leaves on Mature Dahlia Plants.
02:45
196. A walk down a row of second and third year seedlings, mid July 2023.
02:48
195. A walk through the second year seedling patch on July 14, 2023.
01:02
194. Rust Removal Eraser from Hida Tool Company, Berkeley, CA.
04:10
193. Learning How to Clean our Garden Snips Using a Sap Remover.
05:41
192. Disbudding a lot of dahlia blooms. Disbudding benefits your plants, tubers, and blooms.
04:42
191. The Theory Behind Sharpening Floral Snips.
08:19
190. Learning How to Sharpen Floral Snips at Hida Tool Company.
04:16
189. Pinching Out Many Plants in a Row of Dahlias.
03:54
188. How I deal with Earwigs and Cucumber beetles using Sluggo Plus and the Bugzooka.
03:13
187. Rescuing a Wilted Tuber Eaten by Gopher.
02:05
186. Pinching out Plants From Tubers.
02:55
185. Checking On Unsprouted Tubers.
03:19
184. Reducing the Number of Shoots Produced by a Planted Tuber.
04:43
183. Salvaging Young Leggy Seedlings and Cuttings.
02:56
182. Planting 4" Sink Pots With Drip Irrigation.
05:41
181. Pinching Out Questions. Commonly asked questions about pinching out dahlias.
02:02
180. Pinching Out Young Plants.
01:46
179. Looking for Aphids on Young Seedlings and Cuttings.
02:41
178. Spraying Horticultural Oil for Aphids in Early Season.
03:25
177. Rooting Cuttings with a Turbo Klone.
02:28
176. Pinching Out Young Cuttings.
05:27
175. Supplies I use for Making Cuttings.
07:51
174 The Cutting Bed at Four Weeks.
03:39
173. The Cutting Bed at 16 Days
09:53
172. Setting Up a Cutting Bed
03:13
171. Organizing and Storing Tubers, Winter 2022-23.
02:08
170. Inside a Dahlia Seed. Here I look inside a dahlia seed to see if it is viable.
01:50
169. October Breeding Review
02:32
168. Dahlia Breeding. Open Pollination With Culling.