i'll admit that i was a bit worried about the state of my dahlia beds. very worried.
but, as everything with gardening, with a little bit of patience (2 weeks' worth) these lovely plants shot up like rockets. some are taller than me and many loaded with buds which i look forward to harvesting over the coming 6-8 weeks. i'm still narrowing down the potential factors that i can improve upon next year, but my current theory involves soil temperature and watering.
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| the garden after the rain (left) and buds of cafe au lait dahlias (right) |
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| 'innocence' dahlia (left) and daddy long leg taking refuge in a giant cafe au lait dahlia (right) |
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| more cafe au lait dahlias and a baby toad (so cute) on the right |
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| cafe au lait dahlia with touche dahlias |
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| a new favorite that i'm holding in my hand, 'hamilton lillian' dahlia. love the salmon color |
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| 'innocence' dahlia peeking from out (left) |
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| dahlias are cafe au lait, innocence, chilson's pride and gay princess |
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| cafe au lait dahlia |
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| giant white dahlia is called yuukyu |
