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Posted by ceh2101 6/7 (My Page) on

Tue, Jul 6, 10 at 12:52

Is anyone having problems with heat and dahlias? It has been so hot and so dry that some of my dahlias - just a three kinds - are burning. They are either not coloring or they are drying up before they bloom.

We have had three inches less rain than expected in the last month, while temps are in the 90s.

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Posted by lesity 6a (My Page) on
Tue, Jul 6, 10 at 14:36

Me too��2 of my dahlias r dying because of the summer heat! I guess the only thing I can do is to build a shed for them....

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Posted by nhdahlialover 5 Southwest NH (My Page) on
Thu, Jul 8, 10 at 7:01

Everything in my yard is dying. The grass is pretty much dead and everything is the garden is extremely wilted. I've been watering as much as I can, but ran the well temporarily dry the other day with watering. Hoping for rain soon!

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Posted by oscarthecat z7MD (My Page) on
Thu, Jul 8, 10 at 8:06

drought time. Water at nite. Steve s.

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Posted by nhdahlialover 5 Southwest NH (My Page) on
Thu, Jul 8, 10 at 8:16

Unfortunately, it was at night. Well, the evening.

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Posted by pdshop 5 (My Page) on
Fri, Jul 9, 10 at 16:25

Same here. Also more rotted tubers than usual even in hot dry soil??? I feel sorry for them in this heat.

Wilted rotting leaves. What disease?

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Posted by greenpassion z4-z5 VT (My Page) on
Fri, Jul 23, 10 at 12:57

I have several potted Dahlias on my deck. I began to notice that all of sudden a few of them severly wilted in the sun. (I keep everything well watered) So these I moved into the shade of my off-set umbrella. Not much improvment. Then I began to notice they looked like they're dying, off color leaves, totally wilting in sections, but still flowering. Now all but one has this illness. I have sprayed with Agway orchard spray, which has never failed to cure any sickness, but still it keeps progressing. I hate to get rid of them. Help!!

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