Last year our first frost was the day before Thanksgiving. This is a
little more seasonal for us. These were dahlia, by the way. I'll need
to dig them this weekend.

JD
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Last year our first frost was the day before Thanksgiving. This is a
little more seasonal for us. These were dahlia, by the way. I'll need
to dig them this weekend.

JD
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Last year our first frost was the day before Thanksgiving. This is a
little more seasonal for us. These were dahlia, by the way. I'll need
to dig them this weekend.

JD


LOL!

I'm not a dahlia fan though, to me this picture is more appealing than a
full blown bloom :-)

Mary

I am also not a big fan of the huge "dinner plate" style of dahlia. I
do like the smaller (about 2-ft tall) "border" style which these
are... or were. All you have to do is dig them in the fall (here in
Pa.) and plant them in the spring, and they bloom like mad for at
least 4-months in-between.

This wasn't a ground-hardening frost, so I should still be able to
pull out the tubers without any damage. My main problem is that too
many tend to dry out and die over the winter in storage. I need to
adjust my storage technique.

JD


LOL!

I'm not a dahlia fan though, to me this picture is more appealing than a
full blown bloom :-)

Mary

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I am also not a big fan of the huge "dinner plate" style of dahlia. I
do like the smaller (about 2-ft tall) "border" style which these
are... or were. All you have to do is dig them in the fall (here in
Pa.) and plant them in the spring, and they bloom like mad for at
least 4-months in-between.

This wasn't a ground-hardening frost, so I should still be able to
pull out the tubers without any damage. My main problem is that too
many tend to dry out and die over the winter in storage. I need to
adjust my storage technique.

JD

Have you tried refrigerating them in a paper bag?
Just check for mold periodically, or treat them with an anti-fungal.

Pine shavings help.

It's worked for me for Iris and Glad' bulbs...
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It's worked for me for Iris and Glad' bulbs...

Iris?

I've never lifted Iris tubers and don't know anyone who has.

I'm in Yorkshire, England.

Mary

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It's worked for me for Iris and Glad' bulbs...

Iris?

I've never lifted Iris tubers and don't know anyone who has.

I'm in Yorkshire, England.

Mary

I lifted them to do a major soil amendment project.
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