thanks i have left some stem verd they are upside down in those pots for ponds with the holes in so they should get plenty of air round them to dry. i left them outside all day today as it was sunny and breezy they are in the greenhouse now
This is the first time I have grown Dahlias and mine are in the ground. Should I lift mine now or leave them until the first frost (I'm in Dorset). The gardeners world "what to do now" says after the first frost. I don't want to loose them as they have been just beautiful and I am now hooked on them.
I have heard some people use an anti fungal powder to prevent rot. Any idea what it is called? Looked in my gc today but could not find anything. Just started digging my dahlias up today. The storms have really battered them. Last year I dried them for a few days in my kitchen and then wrapped them in newspaper before putting them in garage. All my bishops survived but some small dwarf tubers did not but not to bothered as they b are easy to grow from seed next year.
I think it was yellow sulphur I used a few years ago. Not sure if it is still available . I store the same way you do, I think Bishop L is a tough dahlia, it survives for me. A couple of years ago I grew Sons of Bishop from seeds very successfully however the tubers were small and not good storers. My tubers are being lifted gradually, a bed near the house is partly raised and the dahlias are still flowering like mad so they will be the last to be lifted, I couldn't bring myself to cut all those flowers off. I have left it very late some years to lift them, in my opinion it takes a very heavy frost to penetrate six inches. It seems to be prolonged wet and freezing that kills them off.
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washed, labled and ready to go in the greenhouse to dry.
is it best to leave the clumps intact for the winter and seperate some of the tubers when they start to shoot in the spring
thanks i have left some stem verd they are upside down in those pots for ponds with the holes in so they should get plenty of air round them to dry. i left them outside all day today as it was sunny and breezy they are in the greenhouse now
HY Verd. I belong to Plant Heritage so I should be able to find the collection, and see it sometime next year
This is the first time I have grown Dahlias and mine are in the ground. Should I lift mine now or leave them until the first frost (I'm in Dorset). The gardeners world "what to do now" says after the first frost. I don't want to loose them as they have been just beautiful and I am now hooked on them.
You can do it now if it suits, altho' once you get the first frost you will want to lift.
However if you still have lots of flower why not leave them in?
Yes, I am still picking flowers and there are quite a few buds still to come. Thank you for your advise.
I have heard some people use an anti fungal powder to prevent rot. Any idea what it is called? Looked in my gc today but could not find anything. Just started digging my dahlias up today. The storms have really battered them. Last year I dried them for a few days in my kitchen and then wrapped them in newspaper before putting them in garage. All my bishops survived but some small dwarf tubers did not but not to bothered as they b are easy to grow from seed next year.
I think it was yellow sulphur I used a few years ago. Not sure if it is still available . I store the same way you do, I think Bishop L is a tough dahlia, it survives for me. A couple of years ago I grew Sons of Bishop from seeds very successfully however the tubers were small and not good storers. My tubers are being lifted gradually, a bed near the house is partly raised and the dahlias are still flowering like mad so they will be the last to be lifted, I couldn't bring myself to cut all those flowers off. I have left it very late some years to lift them, in my opinion it takes a very heavy frost to penetrate six inches. It seems to be prolonged wet and freezing that kills them off.