DMV - questions

Mosaic Virus

Hi all,

I want to preface with saying that I grow dahlias for fun because I find them beautiful and because I love flowers. I’m looking forward to growing ca 30 dahlias this upcoming season.

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/dig-on-dahlias/id1746533244?i=1000751195454

https://www.thepollinatorpatch.com/dahliavirus

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/dig-on-dahlias/id1746533244?i=1000752884650

I recently listened to a couple of episodes of The Dig on Dahlias podcast, where they talked about the viruses prevalent in dahlias and the extremely high percentage of dahlia mosaic virus (DMV) in the plants and tubers on the market. They talked about testing, disposing of diseased plants, etc. Which is all cool for those who sell, hybridize etc. But what are casual growers supposed to do with this information? Testing is prohibitively expensive for me, and I assume for most people. I don’t want to spread any diseases. I want to continue growing dahlias. Would appreciate any advice.

Posted Mar 5, 2026, 4:50 PM UTC

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