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While you wait for me to get my crap together I highly recommend shopping at TreeTown Homestead Saturday. She’s my mento...
11/07/2026

While you wait for me to get my crap together I highly recommend shopping at TreeTown Homestead Saturday. She’s my mentor. The whole reason I discovered dahlias. The person I blame when I wonder what the heck I got myself into.

Also, Hillside Home Dahlias has a Saturday sale.

Rising tides lift all ships. Support your friends and neighbors. We’re all in this together. 😍

I am an over sharer by nature. Sometimes it comes back to bite me. Sometimes it catapults me forward. Transparency is ve...
11/07/2026

I am an over sharer by nature. Sometimes it comes back to bite me. Sometimes it catapults me forward. Transparency is very important to me even when the news is not so good.

So here goes…

Bad news first:
This year I made a last minute new dahlia bed in a space where I hadn’t grown anything in like 5 years. And the only thing that’s been grown there was tomatoes but even back then they didn’t produce well. This summer I planted about 45 Maxwelton’s Enchanting plants there. So far I have dug up two. And it’s not looking so good. I am going to send some soil and tubers to a lab for testing.

The good news:
I was smart enough to know not to put all my eggs in one basket, well, all my Maxwelton’s Enchanting all in the same patch.

Because…
Bugs bug.
Soil soils.
Whatever that means.

My point is, I can’t control all possible things that can hurt my dahlia harvest and health. I can only do my best with what I know and what I have.

I am so grateful I keep strict biosecurity practices. I suppose 11 years taking care of my kid with a tracheostomy etched strict sanitation protocols into my soul. There’s always a silver lining.

While it was the largest patch of Maxwelton’s Enchanting that is in the impacted area, I still plan to release a handful from the plants marked safe from whatever is lurking beneath the surface of my quarantined bed.

On that note, PLEASE HELP! What is the most affordable lab that is likely to get me a correct diagnosis without sending subsequent samples? I definitely wasn’t prepared for yet another financial punch in the gut.

Thanks everyone for your kindness and support.

Should I open shop and sell a few Maxwelton’s Enchanting this weekend?
11/04/2026

Should I open shop and sell a few Maxwelton’s Enchanting this weekend?

Mystery tubers. Minimum 12 good tubers in each lot. $30 per lot. Buyer pays 6% sales tax and shipping. Will ship ASAP. V...
11/02/2026

Mystery tubers. Minimum 12 good tubers in each lot.

$30 per lot. Buyer pays 6% sales tax and shipping. Will ship ASAP.

Venmo
Confirm payment 8469
Choose friends and family or reimburse fee for insurance.

Buyer must pay $30 to claim and the tax and shipping after I communicate shipping cost to your address.

SOLD: Lot #1

:: FREE SHIPPING ALERT :: Standard Ground Shipping, Continental USA only.As a thanks for your kindness and commitment to...
10/29/2026

:: FREE SHIPPING ALERT ::
Standard Ground Shipping, Continental USA only.

As a thanks for your kindness and commitment to my CSA-type Buyer's Club, I'm going to extend free shipping to all current members and all members who sign up before 11:59 PM EDT Saturday night (2 hours before we change our clocks back at 2:00 AM Sunday morning).

Please read all the details and policies on the website before making your purchase.

This is geared at people who are hobby growers and love dahlias but hate dahlia wars and prefer to shop in a lower stress environment.

www.motherhenfarms.com for details!

ONLY 30 people will get a Maxwelton’s Enchanting at a discount. Join the buyer’s club for early access on all varieties ...
10/27/2026

ONLY 30 people will get a Maxwelton’s Enchanting at a discount.

Join the buyer’s club for early access on all varieties we grow.

www.motherhenfarms.com

This is for FALL TUBERS.

Avoid dahlia wars!

How it works:

Pay up front for first dibs on all tubers I dig except for Maxwelton's Enchanting. Apply your $155 club fee towards your tuber order before sales tax and shipping & handling fees. If your order is less than $155, we graciously accept your gift donation. If your order is more than $155, you will pay the difference + shipping and handling fees.
The buyer's club is your EARLY ACCESS TICKET to PURCHASE Maxwelton's Enchanting.
Buyer's Club members get their first Maxwelton's Enchanting tuber at a discounted price of $65.
Buyer's club does NOT cover the cost of Maxwelton's Enchanting.
Buyer's Club / Early Access fee is NON-REFUNDABLE.
Dahlia tubers will ship THIS FALL 2026 except for Maxwelton's Enchanting which will ship in the spring based on location and weather.
Maxwelton's Enchanting spring shipping cost will be waived for Buyer's Club / Early Access customers.
Orders are filled CSA style, not first come, first serve. We're a community! No greediness allowed here.
This club acts as a Community Supported Agriculture opportunity to allow us to pay our bills and spread out our income before the peak of tuber season.
You will be given access to an exclusive Facebook group for updates and communicating preferences.
Facebook Buyer's Club/Early Access
We will try our absolute best to make sure everyone can nab varieties they want.
*Additional details to follow as questions come in.

Bloom Confirmed Dahlia Varieties 2026 - tuber availability will be communicated once they are divided and assessed for eyes.

This list will be updated as new cultivars bloom:

20TH AVE MEMORY
20TH AVE OLD MAJOR
20TH AVE SOFTER PEACH
A PEELING
A2 KATERINA
AC K***Z
AC ROSEBUD
ALPEN CHERUB
ALPEN DIAMOND
AMBER QUEEN
ASPHIRE JULIE
BARBARRY DOMINION
BENJAMIN MATTHEW
BLACK SATIN
BLOOMQUIST ALAN
BLOOMQUIST BLUSH
BLOOMQUIST COMPARE
BLOOMQUIST CRACKER
BLOOMQUIST CRAVE
BLOOMQUIST ESSENCE
BLOOMQUIST FREDENE
BLOOMQUIST GEORGIA C
BLOOMQUIST GLOBE
BLOOMQUIST GOLDEN
BLOOMQUIST ORION
BLOOMQUIST YORK
BLUETIFUL
BRACKEN PALOMINO
BRACKEN ROSE
BRUSHSTROKES
CAFE AU LAIT
CAFE AU LAIT MINI (JOLENE)
CAFE AU LAIT ROSE
CAFE AU LAIT ROYAL (CAL ROYAL)
CAMANO ZOE
CAMEO PEACH
CARMEN FIESTA
CHA CHING (KRISTEN'S)
CHERUBINO
CHIMACUM KATIE
CHLSON'S PRIDE
CLEARVIEW NETA
CMF FANTISTIQUE
COLWOOD SCHERI
COORABEL ASTRID
COPPER BOY
CORAL MYSTERY
CORNEL
CREAMY
CREME DE COGNAC
CRICHTON HONEY
DARCY
DEB'S FABULOUS DAYDREAM
DIVA
DOODLEBUG
EDINBURGH
EMERSON'S HOPE
EVELINE
EZ DUZZIT
FAWN
FERNCLIFF RUSTY
FIFI
FINCH'S CORNMAN
FLEUREL
FORMBY ART
FOXY LADY
FRANK HOLMES
FRENCH DOLL
FUZZY WUZZY
GENOVA
GITT'S ATTENTION
GOLDEN SCEPTER
GREAT SILENCE
HANNAH'S SUNSET
HARVEY'S RED GEM
HEE HAUGH
HERCULES
HOLLYHILL BEWITCHED
HOLLYHILL BILL M
HOLLYHILL MISS WHITE
HOLLYHILL RED FUNHOUSE
HY SUNTAN
ICE TEA
INCURVED CACTUS, PURPLE, BODE?
IRISH D PORTER
ISABEL
JAC'S TRAVIS
JENNIFER MARY ELLEN
JOWEY PAULA
K-ANDY
KA CINDER ROSE
KA CORAL SEA
KA DESSERT ROSE
KA'S HONEYCOMB
KA'S ROSIE JO
KEN'S CHOICE
KETCHUP & MUSTARD
KOGANE FUBUKI
KORB'S RIVERBEND JEAN
L.A.T.E.
L'ANCRESSE
LABYRINTH
LAKE CAREY
LAVADANDY
LAVENDER PERFECTION
LEE'S GINGER FLECK
LEE'S GREER
LEE'S STARCHILD
LEVI'S BLUE SMOKE
LYNN'S BROOKE
MARIONBERRY MILKSHAKE
MD'S SOPHIE
MEXICO
MIDNIGHT MOON
MINGUS TONI
MINI CAFE AU LAIT / JOLENE
MISS ROSE FLETCHER
MISSION GYPSY
MW'S ENCHANTING
MYSTIQUE
NEWAUKUM BUTTON
NICHOLAS
NORTHLAKE PRIDE
NTAC ELIZA
OH HONEY
ORANGE HYPE
P.S. NATHAN'S LEGACY
PAINTER SUNFIRE
PEACHES-N-CREAM
PENHILL WATERMELON
PINELAND'S PRINCESS
PIPSQUEAK
POLKA
PROFUNDO
RIPPLES
RIVER'S BUBBLEGUM
RIVER'S COAL MINE
RIVER'S CRYSTAL
RIVER'S UNCLE TED
RIVER'S YELLOW SNOW
RM BABY GIRL
ROCK RUN ASHLEY
ROSIE RAVEN
RYAN C
SALISH TWILIGHT GIRL
SANDIA POUFFE
SANDIA TIGER
SCAUR SWINTON
SEABECK'S SHIRLEY
SHADOW CAT
SHAGGY CHIC
SNOHO DORIS
SNOHO LES
SUN SPOT
SUNCREST
TAHOMA STELLAR FELLER
TEESBROOKE AUDREY
TEMPLE OF BEAUTY
THE PHANTOM
TLC KISS
VALLEY PORCUPINE
VALLEY TAWNY
VASSIO MEGGOS
VERRONE'S DONNA MARIE
VERRONE'S SANDRA J
WANNABEE
WB'S HARMONY
WHITE ASTER
WHO ME?
W**E EYED JILL
PLEASE READ BEFORE ORDERING:

TUBERS

Please keep your climate in mind when you place your order. Tubers don't ship well in frozen weather. If you're ordering in the fall, make sure you're prepared to store your tubers through the winter. It takes a bit of experience to properly store tubers so they don't dry out or rot.

Mother Hen Farms is not responsible for tubers that do not survive storage after they have left our care. Tubers want to grow! Different varieties grow different tubers. They also grow differently in different soils and climates. Little tubers will grow. Skinny tubers will grow. Huge tubers will grow. Soft or wrinkled tubers will grow. Tubers grown as "pot tubers" can look ugly or gnarly. They will grow. If you want to grow dahlia flowers, you're in the right place. If you're looking for runway ready tubers, I recommend you look elsewhere. Your tubers will be awake with eyes or sprouts upon delivery! One more note, occasionally I will cut a large sprout before shipping if I don't think it'll survive the trip in a box.

CULTIVAR GUARANTEE

Tubers grown and dug in 2026 will be bloom confirmed unless specified otherwise in the listing. All Maxwelton's Enchanting will be bloom confirmed by me and tubers will be true to cultivar label. Each tuber will be labeled. If you grow a Maxwelton's Enchanting tuber from me and it doesn't bloom as expected, I will require a photo of the plant attached to the tuber with visible Mother Hen Farm's label on the tuber. If you indeed somehow get the wrong thing and I can verify that by seeing the bloom attached to the labeled clump, I will refund your purchase of that Maxwelton's Enchanting tuber in full. That's how confident I am that you'll be getting the right thing.

Customers who purchased tubers from me that were dug in the fall of 2025:

In 2025-2026 season I was unable to guarantee my orders to be true to the cultivar you purchased. I was unable to get out to my dahlias to confirm blooms/varieties with their tags. I had family help with The Great Tuber Dig without my supervision because I was under restrictions and healing from two surgeries. Mistakes happen. That said, out of the varieties I was able to confirm, my rate of mislabeled dahlias was quite low. Please reach out to me if you have concerns with your dahlias or if they didn't grow true to label. I will do whatever I can to keep a happy customer.

THE PERFECT CUSTOMER

Dahlias bring people together. A little kindness goes a long way. My favorite repeat customers continue to come back because even if there are mistakes, I always make good on a situation. They are understanding and appreciate that we're all human. If you have a very specific need and absolute precision is most important to you, you are not my ideal customer. As a super busy mom of a medically complex child, it's important to me that my customers know and understand that sometimes crap happens and schedules have to pivot. To all my past customers and dahlia friends, thank you for your support and kindness over the years! It's amazing how many friendships are made through dahlias.

AS YOUR GROWER

I will check the weather between me and you to make sure I'm not sending your tubers into a blizzard. We both want your tubers to arrive safely. If you are new to dahlias and would like to know more about certain varieties or you would like recommendations, I am happy to chat on the phone to help you decide what you need.

If you need a certain shipping date or you are going on a trip and won't be home to accept your package, please message me so we can make sure your tubers don't get abandoned at your doorstep.

UPON RECEIPT OF YOUR ORDER

Plan to open your shipment immediately, and notify me within 24 hours of receipt if there are any issues. All tubers are shipped with visible eyes or sprouts.

What’s one dahlia that surprised you this season!I will go first. The Phantom. I hadn’t seem the dahlia before growing i...
10/24/2026

What’s one dahlia that surprised you this season!

I will go first.

The Phantom. I hadn’t seem the dahlia before growing it. It was gifted to me. What a pleasant surprise. I super love it. The colors are so moody.

I will share photos when I free up disk space on my phone. 🤦🏼‍♀️

10/20/2026

Stay tuned yo learn how I still have dahlias blooming even though we had a hard frost.

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9424 N. Platt Road
Milan, MI
48160

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