I’m new to dahlias and this Kelvin Floodlight has been my fastest grower so far. Should I be pinching the leaves back soon? Does it look healthy?
Goal is to put it in the ground eventually but I don’t want to thwart its progress. I’m in 8b so conditions are warm enough for transplant- is it ready?
Any other tips/guidance welcome and so very appreciated!
by jacks614
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I’m pretty new too, this is my 3rd year. It looks good. You can plant it now if your weather allows. It’s a little leggy, so i would bury it a tad bit deeper. If it were mine, I would wait a bit more, until it has another set or two of leaves before I planted, but a lot of people think that’s not necessary.
Don’t pinch until it’s in the ground, and don’t pinch until you have 3 or 4 sets of true leaves. 😊