minutiae continued

As I was reporting...

Allie White (2 plants) about 2'6" to 3'--same deformity (foliage looks burned)

Clifton Lela (4 plants) All about 1 ' with same deformity

Clifton Zack (1 plant) 6"--same deformity

Aitara Diadem (2 plants) 6"to 16" with same deformity

Korb Impeccable Dream (3 plants) 1'6" to 2'6" with same deformity

Kalista Angel (4 plants) 6" to 12" same deformity

Sorbet (4 plants) 6"to 12" same deformity

Thoughts:

1. I lost 2 Aitara Diadem of the 4 planted. Of the 30 remaining plants 26 show burned, deformed foliage. I can only assume that even though I was extremely careful, there must have been a small amount of drift from the Round Up weed killer I used on the weeds around the dahlias. I heard they were sensitive, but hey don't open a bottle of the stuff within a 1/2 mile of a dahlia! I'll have to use cloth or mulch for weed control next year.
2. I pinched the center growth bud of each plant at 2 to 3 leaf sets. I may have set back the growth on a number of the plants by doing this. Still learning...