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A Moment Please
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Posted by
pdshop 5 (
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Thu, Jul 16, 09 at 16:04
| This year has been very strange. We had 32 days of cold and rain, The last two weeks have been wonderful and warm. The dahlias have survived ( I hope), rabbitts, slugs, white fly, etc. I have dusted, fed and staked. So-- here is the puzzle. Instead of growing up, they are growing wide? Nothing is over two or three ft tall. I have my 5 leaf pairs so have topped. They are now sending out laterals sideways and still not going up. There are many laterals that I could pinch but since I have put in 72 stakes and have bought all tall dahlias I want them to be high? The Bodacious is about 1 ft. tall and I haven't pinched that yet. Nick's Pick was 5 ft. last year and just making 3 feet this year. The stakes look so barron? any thoughts? Please. |
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RE: A Moment Please
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| Sorry shop can't help. Some of mine are doing the very same thing. Starting to bud when they are a foot to 18" tall. Adequately watered and fed. Steve in Baltimore County. |
RE: A Moment Please
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| I'm in NH and mine are short this year, too. So far I'm amazed to have not lost too many to rot b/c of all the rain we've had here plus the no sun days. One of mine is blooming right now at just over 1 ft and it was 4 ft last year. Weird. -Katy |
RE: A Moment Please
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| I have a mix some are tall and others are not. |
RE: A Moment Please
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| Well thank you for answering. It gives me support. Lots of work to get all these dahlias together and than not be able to enjoy them, |
RE: A Moment Please
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| Mine are tall. I started them inside in February-March and planted many outside when they were already 1'-3' tall and very well established. My Ace Summer Sunset is 5' tall, a little higher than required. Given our variable NE weather, this seems to be the way to go if we want strong dahlias year after year. Sorry you are having trouble. |
RE: A Moment Please
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| What do you all suggest about cutting the huge leaves the dahlias have made this year. They look like platters sideways. I wish I could start the plants inside but have never had trouble before/. |
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