I planted my dahlias in pots this year (from MN). After a hard frost, I am going to cut them down to the dirt and place the pot, with roots in soil, in the garage or similar space. Then in the spring I will set them out, after frost has passed. I thought this would be a good experiment. My father used to dig them up and put them in vermiculite and store them in the garage in a tube with a cover. He had beautiful dahlias in the spring. I don't want to go through all that fuss, so introducing a new experiment. What are your thoughts? Thanks!
I planted my dahlias in pots this year (from MN). After a hard frost, I am going to cut them down to the dirt and place the pot, with roots in soil, in the garage or similar space. Then in the spring I will set them out, after frost has passed. I thought this would be a good experiment. My father used to dig them up and put them in vermiculite and store them in the garage in a tube with a cover. He had beautiful dahlias in the spring. I don't want to go through all that fuss, so introducing a new experiment. What are your thoughts? Thanks!