I checked my tubers today

12 years ago

I stored my tubers in 3 different ways: saran wrap, ziplock bags with vermiculite and plastic bags. I dusted all of them with fungicide before I stored them.

All of the tubers in saran wrap (majority of them) look great and are still firm. The ones in ziplock bags also look good. I had to throw away a couple of the ones stored in grocery bags because they were rotted and covered in white fuzz. Most of the ones in the bags look fine and are still firm.

I am very happy to see the saran method worked so well since that is how I stored most of them. The ones I stored in plastic bags were mostly small clumps that I was not sure how to divide. In the past I stored in plastic bags with peat moss and did not have great sucess.

Now if only spring would hurry up and get here so I can plant them ;) I do plan on starting the big AA's in the house in March.

Linda

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mandolls
12 years ago
Hi Linda

I havent checked mine, but I am confident that they are doing well. I have used the saran/sulphur method for the past three years and had great results.

Glad its working so well for you.

March is to early for me to wake mine up, since I cant get them in the ground till the end of May, but I last year I potted them all up at the end of April and it does help kick-start the Dahlia season.

Its almost February - spring is coming !
Linda's Garden z6 Utah
Original Author
12 years ago
Hi Mandolls,
Usually we are able to plant around the 1st of May but the last couple years have been cold and wet so I had to wait until later to plant. I am crossing my fingers for a nice early warm spring. I will only start the biggest ones in the house sometime around the end of March. I do have a small portable green house that I can put them in outside. Last year I had to put christmas lights in it at night so it wouldn't get too cold and that worked pretty well.

I can't wait for spring either... I am going down to Las Vegas in a few weeks and I am looking forward to some nice weather there.

Linda
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