http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/dahlias/ An Information & Picture Sharing Group Sat, 04 Jul 2009 15:11:34 GMT fleurtique@... http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/dahlias/message/32248 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/dahlias/message/32248 Sadie - here's my thought - worm castings make an excellent "tea". When I lived in Everett I had a "worm condo". Should be easy enough to find a box for a Sat, 04 Jul 2009 04:53:28 GMT Walts Dahlias http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/dahlias/message/32247 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/dahlias/message/32247 Just thought I'd show you the method of weed control we employ here at Wynne's Dahlias-- It's called Walt, Hoe-- & sometimes Rototiller- with  the tiller he Sat, 04 Jul 2009 03:54:47 GMT Karen http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/dahlias/message/32246 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/dahlias/message/32246 it doesn't sound like it would hurt. I think deer is much like rabbit droppings, which are perfectly safe and good nitrogen as far as I know. Fri, 03 Jul 2009 04:15:40 GMT seesharpflat http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/dahlias/message/32245 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/dahlias/message/32245 trelynnkiwi, what an ingenious method! i had pictured the hose slipped over bamboo stakes, so thanks for clarifying how you affix the hose to the stake. thanks Thu, 02 Jul 2009 16:03:10 GMT Jim Hall http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/dahlias/message/32244 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/dahlias/message/32244 Tex Sorry for the delay in answering. The hose is attached at the top of the stake. I use hair clips. The kind little girls use now to hold their hair in a Thu, 02 Jul 2009 02:31:16 GMT Annie Portele http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/dahlias/message/32243 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/dahlias/message/32243 rick k, Below is  a link to one article on acidifying soil.  Out here in WA we have pretty naturally acidic soil and native plants that thrive in such.  One Thu, 02 Jul 2009 00:33:48 GMT William F Matthews http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/dahlias/message/32242 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/dahlias/message/32242 Add peat moss? It's acid. Billy William F. Matthews 65 Witch Hazel Road Portugal Cove-St. Philip's, NL Canada A1M 3N3 ... From: rick k To: Thu, 02 Jul 2009 00:02:19 GMT rick k http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/dahlias/message/32241 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/dahlias/message/32241 i checked the ph level in my dahlia beds and found that i have a range of 7.3- 8.1.now i understand that the optimum range is 6.5-6.8. how or can i change Wed, 01 Jul 2009 14:28:29 GMT fleurtique@... http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/dahlias/message/32240 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/dahlias/message/32240 Maltby Pearl photo was lovely - here's mine China Doll - prolific bloomer all summer long **************Dell Laptops: Huge Savings on Popular Laptops – Deals Wed, 01 Jul 2009 12:45:31 GMT Manorsam@... http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/dahlias/message/32239 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/dahlias/message/32239 What about the ‘standard’ recommendation of ‘a bit of blood meal in the hole’ for all bulbs and tubers? ‘Standard’ from decades ago when we Wed, 01 Jul 2009 12:40:41 GMT David Hill http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/dahlias/message/32238 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/dahlias/message/32238 If we tried that here ww would have nothing left. We have foxes roaming over the place every night, and sometimes in the day as well, and once they had a sniff Wed, 01 Jul 2009 12:21:56 GMT Rolf http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/dahlias/message/32237 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/dahlias/message/32237 Fascinating observation! It’s been a cherished, long held belief of mine that yellowing leaves are caused by too much Nitrogen. I used about an estimated 2 Wed, 01 Jul 2009 12:08:13 GMT Rolf http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/dahlias/message/32236 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/dahlias/message/32236 Very interesting, Mac! What about the 'standard' recommendation of 'a bit of blood meal in the hole' for all bulbs and tubers? 'Standard' from decades ago when Wed, 01 Jul 2009 00:40:31 GMT JAMES NESS http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/dahlias/message/32235 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/dahlias/message/32235 First dahlia of the year, Maltby Pearl. Linda--------- Blaine, Wash Maltby Pearl Wed, 01 Jul 2009 00:10:25 GMT Tex Hunter http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/dahlias/message/32234 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/dahlias/message/32234 Please describe how the hose is attached to the stake? Bottom? Top? How? Tex ... From: gorjean@... To: dahlias@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, June 29,