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Old August 20, 2018   #49
greenthumbomaha
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Originally Posted by Cole_Robbie View Post
I'm sure PH did better with dahlias than me. Now I see why they require such careful care. They grow much, much more slowly than the grass and weeds. Mine also all got brown rot of the flowers, probably from poor ventilation. I would guess they also require periodic fungicide, at least in my climate. This explains why I don't know anyone locally who grows them.

Cut flowers have been too much work for too little money for me. I am going back to tomatoes next year.

It was worth a try. Flowers sell very well here. Very high prices too.

What else are you thinking of growing for next year? Would specialty crops - the aji pepper line, garlic, butterhead lettuces, etc bring in a better return in your area?


- Lisa
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