On 8/10/2015 9:31 AM, Michelle41 wrote:
Michelle41;1015579 Wrote:
hello my fellow gardening geeks, I've really gotten into gardening this
year as my other half made me some large planters out of our old
Decking, So I toddled off and bought loads of plants to fill one of
them.

Anyways. My question is. How do I know when the Dahlias are finished for
the season, and how do I go about storing them for next years planting
out?
Thank you.



Ok so nobody knows what to do with Dahlias when winter comes on this
gardening forum?


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I did not venture an answer because you seemed specifically to want some
special UK information and I've never grown them there. I can say that in
the rest of the world's temperate regions, one usually waits until the
first killing frost but before the soil freezes to dig and store tubers in
a cool darkish location with good air circulation (I always hung mine in
mesh onion bags in the cellar).