How to Stake Dahlias

Oct 19

Oct 19 Video: How to Stake Dahlias

Securing dahlias from wind with staking is a practical way to protect the investment you’ve made. This video will show you how to stake dahlias when you’re growing an abundance!

In this video, Linda Doan, Specialty Cut Flower Grower from Aunt Willies Wildflowers in East Tennessee, shows you how she cares for 700 dahlias, a backbone in her wedding-based flower farming business.

How to Stake Dahlias

Cutting and staking dahlias easily is a priority for Linda and her husband Roy, and here’s a quick peek inside how they do it. You can modify this double-row staking technique for other farm and garden flowers.

What you’ll need:

T-Posts
Post Hole Driver
Tobacco Stakes
6” Square Netting | Source: Nolt’s Produce Supplies

Linda Doan & husband of Aunt Willie’s WildflowersAnna Hedges Photography — Linda Doan & husband of Aunt Willie’s Wildflowers
Anna Hedges Photography

Want to learn more about growing flowers? Linda has two online classes about Growing Flowers for Weddings. Linda’s Growing Flowers For Weddings Spring and Fall edition classes are best suited for intermediate growers and growers who would like to learn more about how to use their flowers in wedding designs.

You can also visit Linda on her farm, where she hosts educational events, like the #happilyeverafterworkshop. See her website for most up-to-date schedule of events.