Thank you so much for the information. When I raise the caudex do I need to put it in a different pot or can I use the same pot? I transplanted from the original pot to this one and have kept it there. I have done nothing to my Adendium since I re-potted it to this pot about a year ago. I used Miracle Grow soil (regular not for cactus) and it seems to be doing good, except for the spider mites. If I were to prune it back what stems should I cut and where ? I seen that I should not prune while its flowering, where I'm at in Florida it blooms almost all the time so what is your suggestion?

Nutsedge will blow itself through most plastic and fabric. The tips of nutsedge, especially when young, are sharp and stiff/strong. It is a beast of a horrible weed. It's easy to pull, but it can reproduce very easily from tuber pieces. The best management is to kill/pull (I prefer pulling) when *VERY* young...before they have a chance to set or recharge their tuber. Start pulling and keep pulling (especially before it sets seed) for the next few years...or you can use a herbicide treatment, but given that can take days I wouldn't want to give nutsedge any advance vs. pulling. Eradication is very very hard. There's no spray and walk away forever treatment for it. You'll need some patience, but at least it's a small plot to watch over and control.

Kudos to you for having blooms already! Yes, they will still be blooming end of August, but sadly, they might be not quite up to standards... Aggressive watering, disbudding and fertilizing might rejuvenate them a month before showing, though. Several serious show growers I know deliberately start their dahlias late, timing the first of the blooms for the shows. Often, they will only allow 3-4 blooms on each plant of the larger varieties FOR THE LIFE OF THE PLANT! This forces the energy of the plant into those few blooms (only one developing and blooming at a time). For me, showing is secondary to continuous blooms, and I'd rather have a lush garden for a longer season. But, oh, those show blooms! WOW! Cheers, CC

Never mind, I figured it out. Thanks anyway.