

Buy Queens Dahlias 
They Grow Better 
Planting and Care of Dahlias 
Seatter about five pounds of good fertilizer called 
487 or 488 or any good fertilizer you can get. 
live pounds of fertilizer would be enough to 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 
the hole as the dahlia grows up. Allow only one 
sprout to grow, pinch all others that grow. About 
the first of August scatter one handfull of the 
same fertilizer and one handful of sheep manure 
around each plant, keeping it six inches away 
from the dahlia 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. Always cultivate well after water- 
ing. 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. Dur- 
ing the hot days of summer, insects or pests such 
as aphids, thrips, leaf hoppers and green flies 
and cucumber beetles are generally attacked by 
them. If any of these pests should be noticed on 
or around the 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 latte: 
case many times 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. 



