I just started gardening from last spring and I planted a lot of beautiful Dahlias. Someone told me that I should dig out the tubers before winter comes. When should it be? Thanks.
2006-11-09 09:44:09 · 6 answers · asked by Bo 2 in Home & Garden ➔ Garden & Landscape
I work at a private greenhouse/garden and we are going to dig our dahlias any day. Ours were covered and protected from frost so the foliage just died due to a freeze we had. Dig your dahlias soon, definitely before the ground freezes.
2006-11-09 11:37:46 · answer #1 · answered by ragzitini 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If you live in an area with mild winters, you don't need to dig them up as long as they are in soil that drains well. Otherwise, dig them up before a hard freeze. Dry them out for a couple of days, then put a layer of peat moss in a box. Add the tubers, then cover with more peat moss. Keep in a cool, dry place such as a garage or basement through the winter, keeping the peat moss just barely damp. Plant in spring when danger of frost is past.
2006-11-09 14:23:45 · answer #2 · answered by fyrfly 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Leaving them interior the floor seems to artwork ultimate, in the event that they're dug up and saved someplace there's a robust risk they're going to the two rot or be eaten via mice or bugs. Dig them up in spring and replant them removed from different plant life so as that they have room to enhance. I surely have appropriate Dahlias of varied shapes, colorations and sizes in my backyard which all originate from a unmarried %. of seeds that I have been given from Wilko for below a pound a number of years in the past. they have greater tubers and are available decrease back bigger and extra effective each 12 months.
2016-12-14 04:29:08 · answer #3 · answered by vogt 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You should wait till the first frost makes the leaves wilt, then dig them out and store them in a cool, dry place. You can start them in a grow-bag in a bright spot indoors in early April, then if you plant them out you get flowers earlier.
2006-11-09 11:31:07 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
In cold climes, the tubers won't survive. Remove them, store them in a cool place (basement) in wood shavings or wrap loosely in newspaper. Do it as soon as the blooms are gone.
2006-11-09 09:48:25 · answer #5 · answered by davidosterberg1 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Just remember where you put them. I dug up my begonias last year and still can't find them :)
2006-11-09 10:51:49 · answer #6 · answered by SAHM3 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋