I didn't take my Dahlias out of the ground this season, will they survive? I am in Zone 7
2007-03-02 14:38:16 · 5 answers · asked by mitchent86 4 in Home & Garden ➔ Garden & Landscape
That all depends on the types of dahlias you have. Some varieties are definitely hardier than others, with the majority of the being hardy to about 15 deg., zone 8 if you will. There are a few of them that are hardy to 0 deg.. I live in zone 7, I never lift or mulch (not enough time!) and my experience, and that of a neighbor who grows hundreds of them, is that if they have really good drainage and are at least 5-6" below ground that they will do quite well. If I have mistakenly planted them in an area that didn't drain well in the winter, they have died...every time! I do try to find the hardiest of them, but I have somewhere near 30 of them that are at least 7 or 8 years old now that I have never lifted or protected.
2007-03-02 19:21:00 · answer #1 · answered by redchic01 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Lucky u they will survive.Iam in Southern ca but no sun where i live .I love dahlia but cant grow them
2007-03-02 17:17:28 · answer #2 · answered by ashwiniak2 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Probably they are ok, but did you have a hard winter this year, if so is there about a 2" layer of mulch over them? (that you can remove now so they can start thinking about growing).
2007-03-02 16:36:42 · answer #3 · answered by Terry Z 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think so.....just remember next year! take em out or cover em up!.........I did the same thing. I am sure mine are gone forever.
but we will see !!
2007-03-02 20:05:41 · answer #4 · answered by to tell ya the truth........... 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
most likely they will. but were they covered by some kind of mulch.?
2007-03-02 14:48:59 · answer #5 · answered by pbear i 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋