Dahlias: Questions on disbudding: When and Where and Why, 1 by Poochella

Poochella wrote:
Mr. Frost visited last night so I cut the very last straggler blooms yesterday. They are beaten up and mere shadows of their summer selves, but still pretty to me. The petals get papery thin on the outer edges. Water spots are common with rain and temp changes, but they still keep on trying which is what I love about the dahlia.
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Closer up below- Yellow is Candlelight, middle rosy/yellow is Summer Morn and red is little Azuma Kagami which I can't bear to cut down yet, though I'm sure the leaves are frosted as of last night. It's over for 2009, now on to 2010.