Dahlia Sale FAQ
Ordering
*When ordering, know that having items in your cart does not reserve that item. You must check out completely to finalize your order. You will receive email confirmation of your order.
*California State residents will be charged for sales tax at checkout.
*If something bad happens to my tuber stock of a variety you order (rot in storage) and I can't fulfill the order, we can proceed in two ways:
1) I will email you. I will not substitute without your consent but if you would like another variety I still have in stock, I can switch it out
2) I will refund that or those tubers and the corresponding shipping amounts.
Shipping
* Sorry, unable to combining shipping for multiple orders. This is my first tuber sale; I may offer that in the future, but am learning my platform, etc.
*We will have a local pick-up option. Select this option during the checkout process
This is for local folks only on the Southern Mendocino coast, CA. Option to pick up your order at our farmstand. I will keep the tubers safe in storage until late March/ early April until tuber eyes start showing with warmer temperature. Once the time comes, I will send out an email and we can agree on a day to leave your order at the farmstand
Tubers and Terms of Sale
*Sale are for individual tuber or very small clump
*The tubers you receive will have an eye and will be the correct variety
*Upon receiving your order, open and inspect each tuber and contact us within one week upon delivery if there are any signs of damage or rot. Provide an order number, pictures and an explanation of the concern in your email please.
***Keep in mind that all varieties are different: some show their eyes earlier than others. Some make big tubers, some make small, some make skinny, some make fat; the size of the tuber doesn't denote the end plant. Some tiny tubers can make giant plants with tons of blooms
*We do not give refunds due to your particular growing area or growing level such as rotting in the garden due to too much rain or watering, pest damage, or failure to plant at the correct time.
****Keep in mind, tubers may take 4-6 weeks to grow above the soil. Allow dahlias adequate time to wake up in your soil before getting concerned that your dahlia is not growing. Prematurely checking tubers may impact overall health and growth. I will provide growing tips with your order.
Viruses
* While I do not test for dahlia viruses, I do take a few steps to keep my stock healthy.
*I pull any suspicious looking plants
*I sanitize my snips out in the cutting field between varieties, and do not offer a you pick.
*I sanitize between individual clumps while divining tubers.
*Mostly, I try and keep my plants very healthy. We practice no/low till farming methods (low till for dahlias, because I do pull them them every fall) focusing on very healthy soils. I top dress dahlias part way though season and give various organic nutrients through drip or foliar feed (kelp emulsion, fish, JADAM).
*Combating viruses in dahlias seems impossible. These viruses evolved with dahlias and have been intertwined in our cultivated dahlias for as long as we have been growing. With the national average of infection rate at 87%, I feel like it's impossible that some of my stock doesn't contain them, but if the plant is heathy you might never know with out getting in deep with expensive testing.
*I do not guarantee refunds due to suspected virus: refunds for such will be on a case by case basis. It is very difficult to identify where a plant was infected: a diabrotica beetle may have flown over from your neighbors infected plant and fed on yours or other stock you had or purchased this season might have been infected and passed on via scissors/snips to the plant your got from me. It is not practical for me to refund your dahlia purchase based off of a feeling your plant is infected. If the variety is looking healthy at our farm, I do not anticipate a refund. If you suspect that a dahlia you purchased from us may be virused, please contact us.
