After the first full frost in mid November I finally got my dahlia tubers up. I'd marked the ones I wanted to keep with a label before the frost blackened them (see first pic). The tops are cut back to 6" or so and then the whole tuber is dug up carefully (2nd pic). A label is attached to each tuber with the variety (3rd pic) and then I lay each tuber upside down in the garage so that any excess water runs out.
I will carefully inspect each tuber this weekend and cut away any sections that may be rotting. All the cut ends will be dusted with sulphur powder and the tubers stored until Spring in buckets of dry peat.
I will be keeping the varieties Kenora Sunset, Jomanda and Emma's Coronet but will not be bothering again with the pompom variety Lismore Moonlight as I've found it a little shy in producing a reasonable quantity of 'showable' blooms. Just in case Kevin Broxholme is reading this I've set you aside a tuber each of Kenora Sunset and Emma's Coronet. Merry Christmas mate!
1 comment:
always great to see a blog about dahlias.your blogs are always so informative, interesting and funny. you are definately working in the wrong industry.surely jounalist/comedian would be your true vocation.thanks for the comments on tubers. i have put blyton softer gleam and rhonda to one side for you and as a special xmas present bryn terfel as well
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