tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6289863235108169853.post3822890658148255457..comments2023-10-22T09:42:36.750-04:00Comments on Casa Mariposa: The Dahlia DilemmaCasa Mariposahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16647089868277238456noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6289863235108169853.post-72739307389214559252011-06-18T11:34:02.362-04:002011-06-18T11:34:02.362-04:00It's probably some kind of stem borer eating t...It's probably some kind of stem borer eating the plant. Here is a link to a forum on it: http://forums.gardenweb.com/forums/load/dahlia/msg0707551122513.html?15<br /><br />I hate borers. I have had them here but not on my dahlias. They instead attached a sweet autumn clematis. No great loss there as I hate those vines. Bummer on the slugs. Rotten little varmits. Glad you've figured out how to get them. Don't give up on dahlias. Maybe try a different kind. I grow the dinnerplate ones and they are generally not too difficult.tinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17415302577518111227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6289863235108169853.post-86563504262471222902011-06-16T18:27:32.860-04:002011-06-16T18:27:32.860-04:00Jennifer@threedogsinthegarden
Growing flowers shou...Jennifer@threedogsinthegarden<br />Growing flowers shouldn't be this hard. What you have been through already. Hopefully this is a war you will eventually win. I want to see if the flower lives up to its glamor packaging shot. It looks amazing in the picture.Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00116583212813729057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6289863235108169853.post-22863801547697286972011-06-16T13:41:18.233-04:002011-06-16T13:41:18.233-04:00Sorry you are having so much trouble with the dahl...Sorry you are having so much trouble with the dahlias ~ at least your pests are cheap drunks. The main problems I'm having here are Japanese Beetles and the occasional cold wet winter that kills the dahlias off. I wish the neighbor's guineas would swing by here again soon. They seem to be the only thing that eats Japanese Beetles!sweetbayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06248743114944736346noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6289863235108169853.post-51784899065852203622011-06-15T20:52:48.111-04:002011-06-15T20:52:48.111-04:00Sadly, I have no advice to offer. But I am curious...Sadly, I have no advice to offer. But I am curious where a garden gnome files a W2.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6289863235108169853.post-6074129017255112352011-06-15T15:27:13.600-04:002011-06-15T15:27:13.600-04:00What a struggle for such beauty! I hope you are ab...What a struggle for such beauty! I hope you are able to bring them back...they are beautiful!The Sage Butterflyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06252906325012065829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6289863235108169853.post-60531192970581728282011-06-14T18:14:23.820-04:002011-06-14T18:14:23.820-04:00Sluggo is a great organic, pet friendly cure for s...Sluggo is a great organic, pet friendly cure for slugs - I've found it effective if you reapply once a month or so. If you're going to grow dahlias without pesticides there's going to be damage. I think the systemics are what dahlia people rely on the most - mix and pour down on the roots. Good luck!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6289863235108169853.post-57540236533651005772011-06-13T12:14:26.605-04:002011-06-13T12:14:26.605-04:00That is one tasty pizza. The poor thing. Hope you ...That is one tasty pizza. The poor thing. Hope you figure out who the culprit is. I have been a bit terrified to try dahlias here in the hot dry part of Texas. May have to settle looking at the photos.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12140773202280570336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6289863235108169853.post-36783293121914540962011-06-13T09:39:11.755-04:002011-06-13T09:39:11.755-04:00Too bad fore those dahlias. I hope they recover an...Too bad fore those dahlias. I hope they recover and you get to see them blooming. I have one too that got attacked by something. It is always a bit sadferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16276731855082908670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6289863235108169853.post-44405126499880154592011-06-13T08:25:32.711-04:002011-06-13T08:25:32.711-04:00Oh my! those things look so destructive. I guess i...Oh my! those things look so destructive. I guess it's not organic but i've heard about a bit of dawn and red pepper diluted in a spray bottle will do the trick. haven't tried it myself though. good luckcathysuehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00762804823284499182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6289863235108169853.post-8372621008302464092011-06-13T07:05:54.464-04:002011-06-13T07:05:54.464-04:00Oh dear! What a battle you have on your hands...I ...Oh dear! What a battle you have on your hands...I hope you figure out the culprit(s). I have never grown dahlia and don't have slugs so I'm not much help. Best of luck!...please post when you figure out who is attacking the plant.Karin / Southern Meadowshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06514989784715204223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6289863235108169853.post-57238616247374718772011-06-13T00:03:10.348-04:002011-06-13T00:03:10.348-04:00Thank you for making me laugh! My slugs love beer ...Thank you for making me laugh! My slugs love beer too, and I got them drunk regularly until my husband said that beer should be poured into him not into slug bate containers... You are lucky to be able to grow dahlias, they rot in our heavy clay...Mashahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15996950576326655813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6289863235108169853.post-2360797731872810412011-06-12T22:37:56.335-04:002011-06-12T22:37:56.335-04:00Oh your poor Dahlia. Are you sure the slugs are de...Oh your poor Dahlia. Are you sure the slugs are dead. I too tried the beer trap and all it did was make them really drunk. They came slithering out the next morning. And I thought they were dead.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6289863235108169853.post-8350530951005310302011-06-12T22:15:28.768-04:002011-06-12T22:15:28.768-04:00Everybody - I am determined to beat the bugs!
Deb...Everybody - I am determined to beat the bugs!<br /><br />Deb - The salvia is quite sassy. It has no sympathy for the dahlia.<br /><br />Beth - Japanese beetles are a hideous scourge, but they spend the winter as fat grubs in the soil. I think Katie's right about the corn borer diagnosis.<br /><br />Laurrie - Tenacious is a great adjective for me!! I have a problem-solution mind set and am determined to conquer this nasty little beastie!!<br /><br />Katie - You are a goddess!!! I don't think organic controls are going to work, though. Sadness... :(Casa Mariposahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16647089868277238456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6289863235108169853.post-8762732507561265502011-06-12T22:00:50.156-04:002011-06-12T22:00:50.156-04:00LOL! It all began with pizza.
I normally don'...LOL! It all began with pizza. <br /><br />I normally don't try so hard with my plants. Sometimes if I see trouble, I cut a few stems and grow them in another pot. If the original one dies, I will still very likely have new babies growing. Usually it works. Well, if it doesn't probably that variety would be happier in someone else's garden.Onehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12919719601969345138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6289863235108169853.post-7605546616723699072011-06-12T21:20:57.968-04:002011-06-12T21:20:57.968-04:00Wireworms, stalk borers, or European corn borers. ...Wireworms, stalk borers, or European corn borers. Borers are the worst. I've had a horrible time with rose cane borers; they got into nearly all my Rosa and Rhododendron sp. when I went organic.Katiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16081910214469501598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6289863235108169853.post-400229747900257422011-06-12T16:08:19.725-04:002011-06-12T16:08:19.725-04:00Like the salvia peeking over the rim of your dahli...Like the salvia peeking over the rim of your dahlia pot and laughing, I am amused! Well, not amused, more like amazed... I would never have the patience you show for trying to save your dahlia. I would have given up long ago. I don't do very well when the bugs outnumber me and seem to win every battle! But I admire your tenacity, and it really is (was) a lovely plant.Laurriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13657951570419825095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6289863235108169853.post-91582992225132347342011-06-12T14:34:36.485-04:002011-06-12T14:34:36.485-04:00Gosh, I would have thought a shallow dish of beer ...Gosh, I would have thought a shallow dish of beer would work right away for the slugs! Not sure what would cause the other damage. I wonder if it's from Japanese beetles? I'm reading that dill, chives, and garlic are good repellents for Japanese beetles, if that's the cause.Beth at PlantPostingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10473637655960119672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6289863235108169853.post-22359214268561530642011-06-12T12:59:30.448-04:002011-06-12T12:59:30.448-04:00Oh,my! Poor dahlia. I had to laugh at the salvia p...Oh,my! Poor dahlia. I had to laugh at the salvia peeking at the damage. I could have told you the gnome was up to no good. I confess I may have admitted defeat and pulled it up by now. Good luck!debsgardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15656883577922890561noreply@blogger.com