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| 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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| 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 ! |
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- Posted by tropic_lover 6UT (My Page) on Mon, Jan 30, 12 at 19:15
| 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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