netting not stakes method of support

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Posted by ceh2101 6/7 (My Page) on

Tue, May 25, 10 at 9:04

Has anyone tried supporting their dahlias with the method shown in these links? It does not appear that this gentleman uses any stakes.

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I am trying this method this year using some stakes out of some kind of engineered wood and sheep and goat netting from an electric fence. I am nervous about not having stakes, but this seems pretty solid.

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Posted by flower_farmer 5/6 MI (My Page) on
Sun, Jun 13, 10 at 8:49

The gentleman is using wood stakes randomly placed along the edge of his dahlia beds. The netting is Hortonova which is available from Johnny's Seeds. The nice thing is the squares are 12" which when the netting is laid on the ground gives an excellent grid in which to work. It can be used for many years. We have used this method for many years. The downside to using the nedding is that two layers really need to be used. One about a foot above the ground, and layer another higher. If you are using the dahlias for cut flowers it is beyond horrendous. Totally not a pleasure to cut through the netting. This year we are using the method used by tomato growers. I believe it is called the "French tomato weave." It gives better support to the dahlia plants in the bed; and, the feedback we have received is it is very easy to cut the dahlia blooms for cut flowers.

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Posted by ceh2101 (My Page) on
Tue, Jun 15, 10 at 20:38

Thanks for such an informative answer. I thought I was going to be up on the top of the forum forever.

Do you have a picture or link to French tomato weave, which does not seem readily available on the internet.

Thank you.

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Posted by flower_farmer 5/6 MI (My Page) on
Sun, Jun 20, 10 at 20:02

Oops. Sorry. It's called "Florida Tomato Weave."

Here is a link that might be useful: Florida Weave

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