


PLANTING AND CARE OF DAHLIAS 
Scatter about five pounds of good fertilizer 
called 487 or 488 or any good fertilizer you can 
get. Five pounds of fertilizer would be enough 
io cover 40 dahlias. Then spade the garden. ‘Then 
drive stakes in the ground to hold the dahlias from 
being broken by rain or wind. Next dig a hole 
six inches deep and lay the dahlia in the hole flat, 
with the sprout upward and cover the dahlia with 
two inches of soil. Do not fill the hole up. Fill 
ihe hole as the dahlia grows up. Allow only one 
sprout to grow, pinch all others that grow. About 
the first of August scatter one handful of the same 
fertilizer and one handful of sheep manure around 
each plant, keeping it six inches away from the 
danlia plant. About August 15th repeat the same 
treatment. Dahlias like plenty of water and should 
be soaked every ten days, and oftener while in 
bloom. Aiways cultivate well after watering. As 
soon as the ground is dry enough to work in order 
to loosen up the crust that has formed. The more 
you cultivate the better result you get. During 
the hot days of summer, insects or pests such as 
aphids, thrips, leaf hoppers and green flies and 
cucumber beeties are more or less prevalent and 
dahlia plants are generally attacked by them. If 
any of these pests should be noticed on or around 
ihe plants they should be sprayed at once with a 
good insecticide. It is best to spray before any 
insects appear rather than to wait until they make 
their presence known. In the latter case many 
limes the plants are stunted from these pests. We 
have found the best way to hold these pests in 
check is to spray the plants with Red Arrow. 
