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Supporting dahlias with netting

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Posted by ceh2101 (My Page) on
Tue, May 25, 10 at 9:11

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:
staking
tomato cages upside down
green plastic tomato cages with movable connecting pieces (sorry this is not clear)
sheep's netting vertically in rows like in cut flower greenhouses

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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