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Wishing you every success growing dahlias this year

front cover of pdf - a worm's eye view on dahlias. This pdf covers the types of dahlias you get and advice on growing them from seed, tuber through. Sharing common knowledge and advice on supporting the plants to produce flowers all summer long

How to grow dahlias. With a little effort you can grow dahlias that put on a show of flowers from June to the first frosts. Dahlias come in a wide range of varieties, colours and sizes. Summer isn’t summer without them!

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Not a variety I know of, dahlia maintenance?

A cartoon about growing dahlias. This cartoon shows two worms iin the soil looking at dahlia shoots. One os rounded, the other is pointed. The text on the cartoon reads, ‘Ongoing dahlia care: Regularly pick flowers or deadhead. Water once a week and feed fortnightly/‘ Looking at the stems One worm says” The round buds make new flowers. Deadhead the buds with points..” The other worm says, “And what do points make?”

How to grow dahlias. With a little effort you can grow dahlias that put on a show of flowers from June to the first frosts. Dahlias come in a wide range of varieties, colours and sizes. Summer isn’t summer without them!

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It’s not just you who likes Dahlias, you know!

A cartoon about growing dahlias. This cartoon shows two worms in a straw filled pot, upside down on a pole. The worms are both in the pot. The copy reads: Dahlia pests include earwigs, who eat the leaves and flowers. Use pots on canes filled with straw to entrap them. One worm says to the worm under the flower” Earwigs crawl in the them, in the heat of the day” ...” The other worm says, “So that’s not you tickling my foot?”

How to grow dahlias. With a little effort you can grow dahlias that put on a show of flowers from June to the first frosts. Dahlias come in a wide range of varieties, colours and sizes. Summer isn’t summer without them!

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Want to go large? Don’t pinch.

A cartoon about growing dahlias. This cartoon shows two worms in a border with a dahlia plant. On elf the flowers has fallen over and is lying on top of one of the worms.. The copy reads: To produce more flowers and bushier Dahlias' remove all but five of the shoots sprouting from a tuber. One worm says to the worm under the flower” Feed fortnightly with a high potash feed, like tomatoes” The other worm says, “Don’t forget to tie them in too”

How to grow dahlias. With a little effort you can grow dahlias that put on a show of flowers from June to the first frosts. Dahlias come in a wide range of varieties, colours and sizes. Summer isn’t summer without them!

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When it comes to dahlias, five is the magic number

A cartoon about growing dahlias. This cartoon shows two worms in a border with a dahlia plant. On elf the flowers has fallen over and is lying on top of one of the worms.. The copy reads: To produce more flowers and bushier Dahlias' remove all but five of the shoots sprouting from a tuber. One worm says to the worm under the flower” Feed fortnightly with a high potash feed, like tomatoes” The other worm says, “Don’t forget to tie them in too”

How to grow dahlias. With a little effort you can grow dahlias that put on a show of flowers from June to the first frosts. Dahlias come in a wide range of varieties, colours and sizes. Summer isn’t summer without them!

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Is it right to pinch dahlias?

A cartoon about growing dahlias. This cartoon shows two worms in a border with an area planted with dahlia tuber. The tuber has been pinched out. The copy reads: For more flowers later, cut a dahlia’s centre stalk down by two sets of leaves - when it reaches 30 to 40 cms ... One worm says to the other worm” They call it pinching the plant” The other worm says, “Green and light fingered gardeners, eh!?”

How to grow dahlias. With a little effort you can grow dahlias that put on a show of flowers from June to the first frosts. Dahlias come in a wide range of varieties, colours and sizes. Summer isn’t summer without them!

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Do you dig dahlias?

A cartoon about growing dahlias. This cartoon shows two worms in a border with an area planted with dahlia tuber. The copy reads: Dahlias hate cold, wet soil. They’re not hardy, so to dig up tubers, store and replant them again in spring, is normal. One worm says to the other worm” Do you dig dahlias?” The other worm says, “They’re ok”

How to grow dahlias. With a little effort you can grow dahlias that put on a show of flowers from June to the first frosts. Dahlias come in a wide range of varieties, colours and sizes. Summer isn’t summer without them!

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Dali-ahhhhs? Day-lee-yah?

pages 4 to 5, second double page spread on dahlias and types of dhalias

How to grow dahlias. With a little effort you can grow dahlias that put on a show of flowers from June to the first frosts. Dahlias come in a wide range of varieties, colours and sizes. Summer isn’t summer without them!

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Power to the plants

A cartoon about growing dahlias. This cartoon shows two worms in a border with an area planted with dahlia tuber. In the soil next to the tuber is a random AA battery.The copy reads: The bigger the tuber the bigger the dahlia is a myth. One worm says to the other worm” Legend has it you can plant tubers from the size of an AA battery” The other warm thinks to itself, “Knowledge is power”

How to grow dahlias. With a little effort you can grow dahlias that put on a show of flowers from June to the first frosts. Dahlias come in a wide range of varieties, colours and sizes. Summer isn’t summer without them!

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April showers. Rotten timing for planting tubers

A cartoon about growing dahlias. This cartoon shows two worms in a border with an area planted with dahlia tubers. The soil has been staked ready for them to grow up. In the background the sky is dark and overcast, rain is imminent. The copy reads: Once planted DO NOT WATER dahlias, unless the soil is particularly dry. Too much water will rot the tuber. One worm says to the other worm” I’d check the weather before planting out your tubers”

How to grow dahlias. With a little effort you can grow dahlias that put on a show of flowers from June to the first frosts. Dahlias come in a wide range of varieties, colours and sizes. Summer isn’t summer without them!