Staking dahlias gardens

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After your dahlias grow to around 12 inches tall, it’s time to start offering them some support. There are many different ways to do this, but the most common methods are staking and corralling. What is the difference and how do I decide which method to use? Staking Staking involves using a stake for every […]

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Galena Berkompas • Urban Flower Farm • Education on Instagram: "Unless you live in a very short growing season, you still have plenty of time to get dahlias in the ground for months of gorgeous flowers (in fact most of mine still need to be planted 😉)

Some tips for success:

1. Space 10-18 inches apart. You can do the closer spacing if you plan on keeping the flowers consistently cut: if you want the flowers to just bloom in your garden, do the bigger spacing.

2. Don’t water much or at all until the tubers sprout above ground. Dahlia tubers are susceptible to rot before they get a good root system going, so watering too much during those early days can actually be detrimental.

3. Provide some type of support for your dahlias: individual stakes, corralling; or netting all work! Let me k Growing Dahlias From Seed, Saving Dahlia Seeds, Supporting Dahlias, Dahlia Companion Plants, Dahlia Tuber Planting, Dahlia Tubers, Tips For Success, Root System, Gorgeous Flowers

Galena Berkompas • Urban Flower Farm • Education on Instagram: "Unless you live in a very short growing season, you still have plenty of time to get dahlias in the ground for months of gorgeous flowers (in fact most of mine still need to be planted 😉) Some tips for success: 1. Space 10-18 inches apart. You can do the closer spacing if you plan on keeping the flowers consistently cut: if you want the flowers to just bloom in your garden, do the bigger spacing. 2. Don’t water much or at…

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Galena Berkompas • Urban Flower Farm • Education on Instagram: "Corralling is probably the easiest way to support your dahlias if you have long rows of them. You just need t-posts and bailing twine. 
Put the T posts in 6-8 ft down each side of the row and then criss-cross the twine through them: one layer 12 inches above the ground and a second layer, 18 inches above that.

As a note; ‘natural’ twine is not going to cut it here (sorry). Trust me, I’ve tried but it just degrades quickly with weather and sun. I use polypropylene twine and yes, you can reuse it each year.

Other staking methods:
•individual stake per dahlia. A great choice if you’re growing under 40 plants. Bamboo stakes work well!

•Netting with tposts. You still put in the t-posts as you would the corral method but instead Dahlia Support Ideas, Bailing Twine, Bamboo Stakes, Flower Growing, Balcony Planters, Plant Box, Small Space Gardening, Garden Care, Garden Boxes

Galena Berkompas • Urban Flower Farm • Education on Instagram: "Corralling is probably the easiest way to support your dahlias if you have long rows of them. You just need t-posts and bailing twine. Put the T posts in 6-8 ft down each side of the row and then criss-cross the twine through them: one layer 12 inches above the ground and a second layer, 18 inches above that. As a note; ‘natural’ twine is not going to cut it here (sorry). Trust me, I’ve tried but it just degrades quickly with…

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