Midlands Dahlia Society Logo based on the original 1958 broach Midlands Dahlia Society
The Midlands Dahlia Society

 

- MDS 50th Anniversary:
'grow and show a Dahlia' competition
'how to' photos - July '08

Let's see the side shoots start to grow
1.  What it looked like in mid June.

Pam Howden at end June '08
2. See how much it has grown in 2 weeks.  Note the leaves are now a good colour.

double stop at end June '08
3.  We now need to cut back again (double stop) when there are shoots with at least one pair of leaves.  I have tried to show this in a simple picture!