HOW TO GROW GOOD DAHLIAS 
(LIME YOUR GROUND IF IT IS ACIDY) 
This is a very difficult problem for any one to tell 
you how to grow good Dahlias not knowing your con¬ 
ditions or the kind of soil that you have. For clay soil: 
Plant roots about five inches deep, mound up a little hill 
over roots three or four inches high. This will prote<5t the 
ground over the eye from packing and forming a hard 
cru£t that the tender shoots could never break through, 
should there be a hard rain before the plants are up. 
The advantage in this little hill is that you can locate 
your roots by the hill that is left after a hard rain. You 
can then, after the ground has dried out, take the top 6ff. 
This will leave loose dirt over the eye and then your 
plants will pop out in a few days. Plants should be set 
at lea£t two or three inches deeper than the pot was in 
which they were started in, and the ground pressed 
firm around them, well watered and shaded for a day 
or two if the sun is hot. Keep soil loose by frequent 
cultivation until buds begin to form. Be very careful 
and cultivate very shallow after buds are forming. In 
facft, a good weeding every few days is all that should 
be done then. 
Do not force your Dahlias as many good plants 
and roots are lo£t by this method. Use the garden rake 
more and not the garden hose. If you mugt water give 
them a good soaking every ten days or two weeks and 
then cultivate again after ground has dried out. Don’t 
try to bloom your Dahlias out of season where you have 
hot dry weather for it can’t be done with any success. 
I plant from about May 20th, up to July 4th. Late plant¬ 
ing makes the be£t bloom. My blooming season is from 
about September 1 st, until fro^t, which is usually from 
Odtober 10th, to November 1st. If your conditions are 
anything like mine try my plan and see if you don’t 
have success with Dahlias. 
GLADIOLUS 
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