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Dahlia heads flopping

joynerjoyner Posts: 11
in The potting shed
Hi everybody.  Feeling sorry for my dahlias, 3rd season, in a tub as usual.  Lovely flowers but the heads are flopping over.  The stem becomes narrow and ill looking right at the top. Thankyou. 

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  • Hostafan1Hostafan1 Posts: 34,889
    sounds like a combination of poor watering / lack of food
    Devon.
  • joynerjoyner Posts: 11
    Thankyou, will up my game.
  • Nanny BeachNanny Beach Posts: 8,719
    Can we have a pic, are they big heavy heads, I have the cactus and dinner plates, they need a lot of support
  • PosyPosy Posts: 3,601
    There are some types advertised as 'dinnerplate' and they look fantastic in the photographs but they are a pain in the posterior because they are too heavy for the plant and need support for each flower.
  • joynerjoyner Posts: 11
    Thankyou, here are some photos, poor things
  • Nanny BeachNanny Beach Posts: 8,719
    In pots they need a huge amount of water, and yes, always some support, all ours have supports
  • joynerjoyner Posts: 11
    Thankyou, that's very helpful.
  • B3B3 Posts: 27,505
    One of mine fell over today. Fortunately it was in a container near a wall so I've turned it around and will try to rig up some supports tomorrow.
    In London. Keen but lazy.
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