"gregpresley" wrote in message
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Depending on how much the flowers were twisted or bent, they might
continue
to live and grow if there is still some "connective tissue" in there. I
have
had delphiniums, foxglove, peonies, and other large flowers with hollow
stems do this, and if I race out and tie them upright with a bamboo stake
and some wire or twine, I have found that often those stems and branches
will go right on living. It's worth a try if your entire display is kaput.
Otherwise, cut the flowers and make a generous donation of beautiful
flowers
to your local church, museum, or other place that could use beautiful

So far I have left them where they fell. The main stocks are sharply
pinched, but everything looks fine. There is no wilting and our
temperatures have been quite hot. I think I will let them sprawl because I
think If I mess with them it will do them in.

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The sale of those those tomato cages is aimed at the same type
of
person
who
buys a Chrysler mini-van. Hopefully, the customer learns their
lesson
and
never goes back. And no self respecting Large Plant (dahlia,
tomato)
will
last long in such a cage. Finally, the fastening method you used
had
absolutely ZERO reasons to be successful.


Live and learn. In the past I just let them sprawl. They did
fine,
but
it
was messy. I was thinking about the wire fence method that you
mentioned.
I'm sure it would be far superior to the tomato cage. The biggest
problem
wasn't that the cages fell over, but that they weren't tall
enough.



The rolls of fence wire come in 4', 5' and 6' heights. I use 5' for
tomatoes. I haven't grown big dahlias in years, so I don't recall
how
huge
they get.

Mine were at 6 feet when they were blown over.



Holy smokes! Were the flower stems nice & straight? If so, maybe you
should
be supplying local florists. :-)

I don't have enough to bother with. There is a farmer near by that has a
huge cutting garden where he operates a farm stand. No dahlias, but lots
of
other stuff.



Haven't you learned the rules of gardening excess? :-)

"Vox Humana" wrote in message
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"Vox Humana" wrote in message
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"Doug Kanter" wrote in message
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The sale of those those tomato cages is aimed at the same type
of
person
who
buys a Chrysler mini-van. Hopefully, the customer learns their
lesson
and
never goes back. And no self respecting Large Plant (dahlia,
tomato)
will
last long in such a cage. Finally, the fastening method you used
had
absolutely ZERO reasons to be successful.


Live and learn. In the past I just let them sprawl. They did
fine,
but
it
was messy. I was thinking about the wire fence method that you
mentioned.
I'm sure it would be far superior to the tomato cage. The biggest
problem
wasn't that the cages fell over, but that they weren't tall
enough.



The rolls of fence wire come in 4', 5' and 6' heights. I use 5' for
tomatoes. I haven't grown big dahlias in years, so I don't recall
how
huge
they get.

Mine were at 6 feet when they were blown over.



Holy smokes! Were the flower stems nice & straight? If so, maybe you
should
be supplying local florists. :-)

I don't have enough to bother with. There is a farmer near by that has a
huge cutting garden where he operates a farm stand. No dahlias, but lots
of
other stuff.



Haven't you learned the rules of gardening excess? :-)

Vox Humana wrote:

I looked at your website and I have three of the same dahlias that you are
showing. At the end of the season last year I had a large cake to make for
a function. I used the red and white dahlias to decorate the top.


I think that is one of the most unusual uses of Dahlias that
I have hear of. Most of mine wind up as cut flowers. I
give them to anyone that asks for "some flowers that last a
long time".
--
Bill R. (Ohio Valley, U.S.A)

Digital Camera: HP PhotoSmart 850

For pictures of my garden flowers visit
http://members.iglou.com/brosen

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Vox Humana wrote:

I looked at your website and I have three of the same dahlias that you are
showing. At the end of the season last year I had a large cake to make for
a function. I used the red and white dahlias to decorate the top.


I think that is one of the most unusual uses of Dahlias that
I have hear of. Most of mine wind up as cut flowers. I
give them to anyone that asks for "some flowers that last a
long time".
--
Bill R. (Ohio Valley, U.S.A)

Digital Camera: HP PhotoSmart 850

For pictures of my garden flowers visit
http://members.iglou.com/brosen

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Obviously not. A smart gardener would have put a stake in when the
tubers of tall Dahlia's were first planted.

--
Travis in Shoreline Washington

Not always, I plant my gardens so other plants help hold my larger flowering
plants up, I don't normally stake any of my plants.
Colleen
Zone 5 CT

Obviously not. A smart gardener would have put a stake in when the
tubers of tall Dahlia's were first planted.

--
Travis in Shoreline Washington

Not always, I plant my gardens so other plants help hold my larger flowering
plants up, I don't normally stake any of my plants.
Colleen
Zone 5 CT

Mine were at 6 feet when they were blown over.



Holy smokes! Were the flower stems nice & straight? If so, maybe you should
be supplying local florists. :-)


Dinner plate sized dahlias get huge... More people should grow dahlias in my
oppinion, they are easy to grow and bloom all summer into fall... butterflies
love them as well. The one gardening chore other then the privet hedgr trimming
DH does around here is dig my dahlias after the first frost for me. He's done
it since the year I was PG with our son, I wasn't feeling well that year.
Colleen
Zone 5 CT

Mine were at 6 feet when they were blown over.



Holy smokes! Were the flower stems nice & straight? If so, maybe you should
be supplying local florists. :-)


Dinner plate sized dahlias get huge... More people should grow dahlias in my
oppinion, they are easy to grow and bloom all summer into fall... butterflies
love them as well. The one gardening chore other then the privet hedgr trimming
DH does around here is dig my dahlias after the first frost for me. He's done
it since the year I was PG with our son, I wasn't feeling well that year.
Colleen
Zone 5 CT

Mine were at 6 feet when they were blown over.



Holy smokes! Were the flower stems nice & straight? If so, maybe you should
be supplying local florists. :-)


Dinner plate sized dahlias get huge... More people should grow dahlias in my
oppinion, they are easy to grow and bloom all summer into fall... butterflies
love them as well. The one gardening chore other then the privet hedgr trimming
DH does around here is dig my dahlias after the first frost for me. He's done
it since the year I was PG with our son, I wasn't feeling well that year.
Colleen
Zone 5 CT

In article ,
(GrampysGurl) wrote:

Not always, I plant my gardens so other plants help hold my larger flowering
plants up, I don't normally stake any of my plants.
Colleen
Zone 5 CT
Any chance you can name a few of the strong upright living stakes? I
like the idea. I grow vines like moonflower and morning glory on small
flowering trees like stewartia and franklinia , but stake dahlias,
plox and peonies . Would really like to know more that works for you.

Thank You!

--
Zone 5 S Jersey USA Shade Earth sometimes.
There is atleast one word misspelled deliberately in the above post. )
Serious Vision Problems? http://www.ocutech.com/ 2 Sons are blind!
William(Bill)

In article ,
(GrampysGurl) wrote:

Not always, I plant my gardens so other plants help hold my larger flowering
plants up, I don't normally stake any of my plants.
Colleen
Zone 5 CT
Any chance you can name a few of the strong upright living stakes? I
like the idea. I grow vines like moonflower and morning glory on small
flowering trees like stewartia and franklinia , but stake dahlias,
plox and peonies . Would really like to know more that works for you.

Thank You!

--
Zone 5 S Jersey USA Shade Earth sometimes.
There is atleast one word misspelled deliberately in the above post. )
Serious Vision Problems? http://www.ocutech.com/ 2 Sons are blind!
William(Bill)

On 8/3/04 8:52 AM, in article ,
"GrampysGurl" wrote:


Mine were at 6 feet when they were blown over.



Holy smokes! Were the flower stems nice & straight? If so, maybe you should
be supplying local florists. :-)


Dinner plate sized dahlias get huge... More people should grow dahlias in my
oppinion, they are easy to grow and bloom all summer into fall... butterflies
love them as well. The one gardening chore other then the privet hedgr
trimming
DH does around here is dig my dahlias after the first frost for me. He's done
it since the year I was PG with our son, I wasn't feeling well that year.
Colleen
Zone 5 CT

Gee - I wonder why! LOL

The summer I was expected DD will forever be know as the summer I didn't
garden.

Cheryl

On 8/3/04 8:52 AM, in article ,
"GrampysGurl" wrote:


Mine were at 6 feet when they were blown over.



Holy smokes! Were the flower stems nice & straight? If so, maybe you should
be supplying local florists. :-)


Dinner plate sized dahlias get huge... More people should grow dahlias in my
oppinion, they are easy to grow and bloom all summer into fall... butterflies
love them as well. The one gardening chore other then the privet hedgr
trimming
DH does around here is dig my dahlias after the first frost for me. He's done
it since the year I was PG with our son, I wasn't feeling well that year.
Colleen
Zone 5 CT

Gee - I wonder why! LOL

The summer I was expected DD will forever be know as the summer I didn't
garden.

Cheryl