Hi! Several of my dahlia tubers overwintered, much to my surprise. I had not dug them up (one of my husband's colleagues buys them cheap at a farm market and gives some to us each year) and as we had a mild winter, and they are planted right along the foundation above the furnace, they stayed warm enough to come up again. Now they have buds on them!

Meanwhile, my neighbors gave me a number of tubers b/c they have too much shade now. They wanted me to plant them in April, but the average last frost here is May 15, and I always wait until the end of May. I planted seven of their tubers and they've all sprouted.

Then my husband's colleague brought in another passel of 'em, which I haven't yet planted. It's not too late, is it? We would have put them in this weekend, but it's too hot to dig a new bed.

Does anyone use diatomaceous earth to fend off grasshoppers?

Thanks for any comments, ideas, etc!

Pat