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Show DAHLIA GROWERS ARE WARNED NOT TO BE 'TOO ANXIOUS' By NEIL K. HOLBROOK Extension Ediior, Ulah Slate Agricultural College (Special to The Milford News) Dahlia - conscious gardeners are "chawing at the bit," eager to thrust their dahlia roots into the ground. Horticulturists urge them to wait at least until the last of May. The flower experts advise waiting until late May or early June before planting dahlias. This fall flower will give you better blooms in the fall if it is not planted too early. If you grew dahlias last year and left them in the ground over winter, they should be taken up now before they up stems above the ground and become divided. Even if you want only one plant, divide the clump, plant one division, di-vision, and give the others away. Leaving the clump in the ground will give you several main stems, a lot of early flowers, and usually poor flowers in the fall when they ought to be at their best. In digging the clump, be careful care-ful not to break the necks of the tuberous roots. Some varieties have very slender necks. In dividing di-viding the clump you must have at least one bud or eye and one root with each division. You will find the buds on the main stem or at the base of the stem not on the root itself. Usually Usu-ally you can get from three to five divisions from each clump. These divisions can be kept in a cool place, covered with peat moss or dry sand until the proper prop-er planting time. |