Dahlias: Dahlias: Fall Dig, Winter Storage, Spring Anticipation, 2 by psudan

psudan wrote:
The wind was still strong this morning but I decided I had to get rid of the leaves. I cut down the rest of the dahlia stalks that were causing the leaves to pile up in the backyard bed and started raking. I filled four trash cans and 15 of those tall brown leaf bags just in that one area. After I had finished, I thought about the forecast calling for a low of 26 Sunday night. It would really be a shame to lose the tubers if I waited any longer to dig. I flew into it and dug 60+ clumps and washed and labeled them. I dug most of my favorites in case I don't get a chance to dig the rest for a few days. Sometimes I let my bow hunting get in the way of other things. Anyway, here is a photo of the first 60 or so. I'll let them dry until probably Sunday and then start to divide.

The second photo is Ferncliff Illusion. It wins today's "Big Boy" award. Lots of tubers but many are the skinnier ones that I don't have a lot of luck storing.