How do you stake your dahlias?
With photos if you have them!
I have used a sturdy hazel stake, but then the dahlia tuber grew with multiple stems, so I pushed a couple of more in but they ended up looking a bit trussed up and the stakes stood out too starkly against my pale stone walls.
I tried a couple of metal plant hoops in a semi-circle, but they flopped over the top and looked messy.
Would a grow-through type arrangement work, maybe like a basket of pea sticks or a metal grow-through?
I am struggling to think of an aesthetically pleasing solution that does not detract from the plants while still supporting them.
How do you do yours?
I have used a sturdy hazel stake, but then the dahlia tuber grew with multiple stems, so I pushed a couple of more in but they ended up looking a bit trussed up and the stakes stood out too starkly against my pale stone walls.
I tried a couple of metal plant hoops in a semi-circle, but they flopped over the top and looked messy.
Would a grow-through type arrangement work, maybe like a basket of pea sticks or a metal grow-through?
I am struggling to think of an aesthetically pleasing solution that does not detract from the plants while still supporting them.
How do you do yours?
Mountainous Northern Catalunya, Spain. Hot summers, cold winters.
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i always think each year if I should try something different but yeah most things look terrible among the dahlias so have stuck to strong canes so far!