Comments on: How to treat my damaged dahlia? http://www.carolinasdahliasociety.com/how-to-treat-my-damaged-dahlia/ Questions and Discussion on Dahlias Sun, 16 Nov 2008 16:14:12 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Melody Marsden http://www.carolinasdahliasociety.com/how-to-treat-my-damaged-dahlia/comment-page-1/#comment-106 Melody Marsden Sat, 15 Dec 2007 15:38:20 +0000 http://www.carolinasdahliasociety.com/how-to-treat-my-damaged-dahlia/#comment-106 I find the best thing to do with neglected plants is to treat them to some seaweed emulsion...they will love you for it ..just make sure you follow the instruction for dilution. I found that this natural product is a life saver for plants. Water this into the ground, it won't matter if it falls on the plant itself, do this every second day for a week and by then you plant should be doing well. Take off the old sorry looking leaves so the plant can concentrate on growing new leaves without the pressure of trying to restore the damaged leaves. I find the best thing to do with neglected plants is to treat them to some seaweed emulsion…they will love you for it ..just make sure you follow the instruction for dilution. I found that this natural product is a life saver for plants. Water this into the ground, it won’t matter if it falls on the plant itself, do this every second day for a week and by then you plant should be doing well. Take off the old sorry looking leaves so the plant can concentrate on growing new leaves without the pressure of trying to restore the damaged leaves.

]]> By: Ella Skinner http://www.carolinasdahliasociety.com/how-to-treat-my-damaged-dahlia/comment-page-1/#comment-105 Ella Skinner Fri, 14 Dec 2007 16:48:52 +0000 http://www.carolinasdahliasociety.com/how-to-treat-my-damaged-dahlia/#comment-105 No your plant is not going to die! One of the reasons why flowers/shrubs/bushes/ trees are like this in the stores is that they do not get enough water! Water your plant everyother day until you plant it , then once a week if possible. Don't worry about the crumpled up leaves, etc. - you can prune them off but they will fall off when they want to. good luck! No your plant is not going to die!

One of the reasons why flowers/shrubs/bushes/ trees are like this in the stores is that they do not get enough water!

Water your plant everyother day until you plant it , then once a week if possible.

Don’t worry about the crumpled up leaves, etc. – you can prune them off but they will fall off when they want to.

good luck!

]]> By: Eden Whyte http://www.carolinasdahliasociety.com/how-to-treat-my-damaged-dahlia/comment-page-1/#comment-104 Eden Whyte Thu, 13 Dec 2007 09:42:31 +0000 http://www.carolinasdahliasociety.com/how-to-treat-my-damaged-dahlia/#comment-104 The cold weather bit it.. you can snip off the damage and keep it inside until after May 1... when it will be more safe to plant it. The hardiness zones refer mostly to winter kill.. not how cold the plant can stand. Dahlias will freeze at 32 degrees. Water it, give it a little water soluble fertilizer and snip off the totally dead leaves.. it might make it. The cold weather bit it.. you can snip off the damage and keep it inside until after May 1… when it will be more safe to plant it.

The hardiness zones refer mostly to winter kill.. not how cold the plant can stand. Dahlias will freeze at 32 degrees.

Water it, give it a little water soluble fertilizer and snip off the totally dead leaves.. it might make it.

]]> By: Theodore 84 http://www.carolinasdahliasociety.com/how-to-treat-my-damaged-dahlia/comment-page-1/#comment-103 Theodore 84 Wed, 12 Dec 2007 18:33:14 +0000 http://www.carolinasdahliasociety.com/how-to-treat-my-damaged-dahlia/#comment-103 Don't worry, it will probably love you for rescuing it. They dont take very good care of the plants there and it sound like it's probably just dehydrated. As for the climate, just fine. My Folks live in Southern Oregon and grow great Dahlias. Don’t worry, it will probably love you for rescuing it. They dont take very good care of the plants there and it sound like it’s probably just dehydrated. As for the climate, just fine. My Folks live in Southern Oregon and grow great Dahlias.

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