Bulbs: Do I let them ALL grow? question about dahlias....., 1 by eweed

eweed wrote:
Daisy the amount of stalks comming from under the ground are determined by the eyes on the roots nothing to do with pinching. I only pinch buds off leaving the center bud to grow bigger than if left alone. What I see in your pic are plants that have enough leaves for sugar production lol and remain open so the flowers will develope right and not be shaded. I never fertilize and if I did I would sure not use fertilizer with a high nitrogen count because then you would get so much vegatation you would have a hard time seeing the flowers.People who are really in to these things spend hours disbudding but they are usualy people who take them to shows. I know one Lady who even puts a sun screen over her show flowers so the sun wont bleach the color.

Ok back to work now Ernie