Disbudding/Disbranching question
sturgeonguy
15 years ago
Ok, so I figured I would start getting some buds ready for my show entry, due September 16.
I started by looking for the smallest buds and removed any side buds. I noticed that, despite what I previously believed, not all Dahlia buds come in 3's, some come in 2's as well.
So, I take off any side buds, and then started working my way down the stem. At each leaf pair, I removed any new sprouts growing between the stem and the leaf branch. I did this for about the length of my arm (say 2'-3')
I haven't done this everywhere, nor on every branch of the few bushes I have done it to.
So removing the buds was obviously disbudding. Was removing the sprout at the leaf nodes disbranching?
Finally, after doing this I think I realize that the branches I have done this to are not going to have any more blooms. Am I correct?
Cheers,
Russ
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