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| Has anyone tried this method?
http://home-and-garden.webshots.com/photo/2919403430033989938ucjBZu Thanks! |
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| I am pretty sure that is welded wire fencing, not netting. I saw some one using it for cut flowers to be sold. First layer is placed about 18 " off the ground, and then additional layers added as the plants grow through them. You better have some heavy duty stakes or you could lose them all if it topples. |
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| This is my first year growing dahlias. I planted tubars my neighbour gave me into large pots. They have grown about 1 foot height now, I placed a tomato cage over the plant, instead of staking it...will that do the trick? |
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| Someone else on the forum does that, but puts the tomato cage upside down and then cuts off the wire at the top and bends it to make a stake to keep the upside down tomato cage in place. I use the following: So far, I like the upside down tomato cages and the sheeps' netting best. I have 250 plants, so staking takes too much time. Hope that helps. |
Here is a link that might be useful: pictures of tomato cages upside down
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| why does the cage need to be upside down? |
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| Because of the way the dahlia grows. It is wide at the bottom and narrow at the top where the flowers are blooming. |
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