My Dahlia stems are very weak/rubbery - HELP!!
cmcole01
8 years ago
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8 years agoTerri Williams
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Comments (4)Forgot to come back and say thanks for the replies. It's funny, I thought overwatering too, but then the day after I posted this, it started raining heavily and did so off and on for a few days. When the sun finally came out again, the beets had grown like crazy and the stems were thicker than before! Even my husband remarked on the monster beet plants (he's dying to get at the greens, but I want the beets!). So I have no idea. I did pull the ones that had the blackening stems--maybe I just culled the weak ones and the rest are stronger? I didn't know that about hilling them--I thought that would rot the stem. I'll do that as they get bigger and seem to need help. Thanks for the advice!...See Morestems too weak? please help
Comments (8)thanks kariann! since you've mentioned sun, i think that's the problem!! we had a heatwave tear going on for the first few weeks after i got the dahlia, and she didn't do well, so i panicked and moved her to the shade under my maple tree where she's been ever since. it makes since now - the stems are reaching for the sun! i even have some blooms laying on the ground!! i better get her to the sun and quick! i really want to get her in the ground, not a planter, but the only area that gets good sun, primarily gets pm sun and i'm not sure at all that she can handle that...CAN SHE? i have no idea what she is, i got her from my local home depot and there was no tag. it was love at first site. thanks again angela...See Moreweak basil stem
Comments (6)Hi lifesagardendigit , I see the plot pretty well, as I have observed the same thing with my basil (actually mostly with Italian style, Valentino etc.) I haven't got any plausible explanation for it either, except the vigorous growth of basil, which may lead to this "weakness". Perhaps some immobile elements may not follow the growth. Basil seems to tolerate fluctuations of nutrients and PH change pretty well and thus it's hard to search within those parameters. I also thought of insufficient drain, but some of the plants seem to not be affected by high humidity of the substrate. I am not sure if transplanting deeper will help. Perhaps lower nutrient concentration may be worth a try, as this will give the plant time to strengthen the stems. The most pragmatical (although kinda unorthodox) solution would probably bee to grow more plants anyway and eliminate (consume) those with the stem problem earlier. ;-)...See MoreWeak Stems On Peppers
Comments (10)More light when they are babies and the fan will help make them strong from the get-go. Other than that, the wind outside can be quite strong. It seems like no matter what, I have a few tomatoes / peppers that need a little help when I put them out, whether from wind or rain I always end up staking / tying a few up within the first few days if not immediately. I just use a fluorescent light inside as close as I can get it. If I were to use an HID light of some sort, I'm sure they would be more stocky, but, that's something I just don't feel like getting into....See Morecmcole01
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