Flowers precede fruit. If you don't wish to save seeds then most plants
produce more flowers if the dead heads are removed. Dahlias included.
Best Wishes.
"junkyardcat" wrote in message
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While I'm on a roll with questions, might as well ask one more, LOL! Do
you
deadhead all flowers when the blooms have dried up? I have Geraniums that
look pretty ugly in the middle of them because the blooms dried up....is
it
ok to cut them off? Also, do I deadhead the Dahlia flowers when they dry
and
turn ugly? Will more blooms come out of the dahlia plant, or does each
plant
only put out a few flowers and then they're done for the year?

So many questions...and I apologize I need to invest in a Neil Sperry
Texas Gardener book I guess

Thanks!
Angie