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Sun, Dec 25, 11 at 20:52
| I really struggle with Dahlias despite the fact that our climate is good for them. Could it be the soil? It is basically red clay and hardens quickly after rain. |
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- Posted by oscarthecat z7MD (My Page) on Sun, Dec 25, 11 at 22:13
| I believe if I were you I would dig in lots of compost. Steve in Baltimore County |
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- Posted by HighlanderNorth Southeastern Pa (My Page) on Thu, Dec 29, 11 at 18:34
| We too have a problem with clay based soil throughout our entire region. I just dug up ALL the clay from the holes I was going to plant any and all of my plants into, including my vegetables, flowers, etc. I threw almost all of the native clay that I dug from the holes elsewhere. Then I made a mixture of soil using bagged topsoil of good quality, plus some peat moss, some Southeastern Pa. mushroom compost and some tree leaf compost. I ended up with a mixture that was about 80% organic and 20% topsoil. That worked well for me. I made sure that the soil I made wasn't too fine in consistency, and the bagged soil that I used was somewhat coarse, and so was the mushroom compost. That way it drains pretty well, but with the 30% or so of peat moss, it held some moisture. Then I had to fertilize too later on. |
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| That sounds like whaat I have to do and it is very hard digging into that soil. |
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