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Can I Start Hardening Off My Dahlias

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  • Hostafan1Hostafan1 Posts: 34,889
    Obelixx said:
    Sarah Raven lists them but currently unavailable.   You could put one on a wishlist.
    I'm not keen on buying them without seeing them 
    Devon.
  • Pam100Pam100 Posts: 85
    I’ve got a number of dahlia mignon mixed which I’ve grown from seed (free in GW mag). Would these be ok in a cold frame overnight in a sheltered part of the garden. I live on the Wirral. 
  • ObelixxObelixx Posts: 30,090
    It's all about temperatures.  How cold does the cold frame get at night? 
    Vendée - 20kms from Atlantic coast.
    "The price good men (and women) pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men (and women)."
    Plato
  • Nanny BeachNanny Beach Posts: 8,719
    Pam no, they wouldn't. I have grown Various dahlia from seed,they take some time to build up the chunky tubers. Said on TV this morning there are likely y be frosts at the end of the week. Hubby explained to me about the air temperature and moisture level content meaning you can have frost at 3c and no frost other times. We've had hardly any ground frost this year
    Uncle Mort,where do you have the plants now? 
  • Pam100Pam100 Posts: 85
    Thanks Nanny Beach. I’ll definitely bring them in at night
  • Uncle MortUncle Mort Posts: 77
    Hi Nanny Beach

    I have kept them indoors for now. It was very windy out this morning and was advised to keep them out of the cold winds. I am going to put them outdoors in the day when the wind speed has settled down.
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