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stems not long enough?

21 years ago

My dahlias seem to get beautiful blossoms but they are down in the plant where you can't see them. I am picking them off all the time. What am I doing wrong that the stems don't get long? I thought maybe it was a fertilizer problem. Can you help me out.

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Poochella
21 years ago
Hi Carol,
Some varieties just have shorter stems than others. What dahlia is it? Or how tall is it destined to be according to the tag?

If you have a border dahlia it will behave more like a mum, lots of blooms on short sprays of stems and I don't think there's anything you can do.
prestonwright
21 years ago
Plant in an area with only 6 hours of light and you will get longer stems. Full sun makes a more compact plant. Learned this by trial and error putting them in various ploaces in the yard.
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