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Produce => Non Edible Plants => Topic started by: caroline7758 on October 01, 2011, 09:18:45

Title: Disappointing dahlias
Post by: caroline7758 on October 01, 2011, 09:18:45

I have grown dahlias from seed this year and put them in large pots. they have grown well but produced lots of leaves and not many buds. Should I have fed them? Or what other reason could there be for this?

Title: Re: Disappointing dahlias
Post by: Duke Ellington on October 01, 2011, 10:10:55

Hi Caroline :)

Flowers grown in pots/containers will soon exhaust the nutrients in the compost you have planted them in.
You should have fed them with a high potash fertiliser or tomato fertiliser to promote flower development.

Duke

Title: Re: Disappointing dahlias
Post by: caroline7758 on October 01, 2011, 14:24:23

I thought that might be it. I'll give them a feed today- probably too late but i've noticed a few more buds coming through.