Tuesday, 4 January 2011

Dahlia jobs in January

Inspect all the tubers an remove any diseased portions.  Wipe of any mildew that may have formed on the stems. 
Dust again with flowers of sulphur and replace carefully in their winter quarters.
Work out the planting plan for your borders and flower beds.  If you are an amateur exhibitor, plan your show programme nice and early!   Also, if you exhibit large and giant bloomed dahlias start them off now as they generally take longer to mature and can sometimes produce "pipy" cuttings first time around that may be too thick to root well and there is then time to have a second lot of cuttings.

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