Dahlia
There are few flowers that surpass the colourful and waxy, butter-scented Dahlia. Dahlia are perennials, but are tender and must be protected from hard frosts.
As soon as the first light frosts of autumn turn the tips of the leaves brown, you will need to dig up your Dahlias tubers and store them in a frost free environment.
How to…
- You will need to dig down about 8-10 inches deep with a fork around your plant, ensuring that you don’t damage the brittle tubers and left them slowly out of the ground. Once snapped and broken, the tuber will no longer be viable, so be gentle.
- Remove any excess soil or compost from your tubers.
- Remove any excess materials such as thin roots.
- The tubers must remain dry but not dry out completely, so evenly space and fill with sawdust, peat or vermiculite.
- Place in a dry, frost-free environment.
- Keep an eye on your tubers and if they are looking too dry, spray a little water on them with a trigger spray. Throw any rotten or moulding roots.
- Plant in spring in a frost-free environment.
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