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Dahlia Growth help

Posted by adatt (My Page) on
Wed, Feb 3, 10 at 8:22

I have grown dahlia plant , now the stem is very thin but plant has grown tall why is this happening??


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RE: Dahlia Growth help

adat, need some help here. What is name OF dahlia and under what conditions is it being grown Thanks Steve S.


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RE: Dahlia Growth help

I took this plant from a friend, he doesnt know variety of Dahlia it is. I have grown it in pot. weather is cold with tempatures between 50 to 70 F.


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I think its the intensity and duration of light which is causing this stretching (low intensity and short duration)


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Did you pinch it? Pinching enables the plant to get bushy and the main stem to enlarge.


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pinching is ok if male plant. However if female plant you may get your face slapped. Steve S.


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Hehehe!!!
-B


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