First time growing dahlias in pots, is it too early for flowers?

[Darkspiderplant]

I’m growing some dahlias from tubers for the first time this year. I planted them inside in March, kept them in for weeks and moved them outside at the end of April. The plants have grown to a decent size and have lots of leaves but zero flowers or buds. Not even the hint of a bud.

Should they have flowers on them by now? Or is it still too early?

How often should I be watering them in this heat? They are in large pots.

Id like to know too, I tried to grow from tubers last year but didnt get any flowers, got fed up this year and bought them ready blooming in pots from a plant sale...but now the slugs are eating them....

Yes I want to know too- planted a tuber in April and it has leaves.. think it may be a bit early 🤞 I adore dahlias

Mine (planted in the ground) are coming into bud now. South East.

It’s early yet! I have some in flower at the front of the house where there is a sun trap but all the others are a fair way from flowering .

I’m in the south east. My first year growing from tubers, one of them was much faster than the other and has just bloomed its first flower. The slower one unfortunately has been gorged on by slugs :( so I’m not sure if it’s going to recover! But it definitely wouldn’t have been producing buds yet if it hadn’t been eaten. So I wouldn’t worry just yet :)

Mine were grown from seed last year and left in the ground. Several in flower now. North East.

Have you fed them, tomato food is good. Some of mine grown from tubers are flowering others are not yet. I’m in the midlands.

Yes our tubers that I lifted really late have flowered. One has completely changed colour which is odd. I don’t know what colour it was, but it’s now yellow. I would NEVER buy yellow. 🤨

Mine in pots are a combination of flowering / coming into bud / just leaves.
I'm in East Anglia.

At the moment I'm watering daily.

@Chasingsquirrels - wow gorgeous. I aspire my garden to be like that next year