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Sun, Sep 13, 09 at 17:41
| When do I cut my dahlia back for winter. It is still blooming now. If I cut it back now will it grow the eyes for next year before I dig it up. Is the preferable to letting the frost take the growth before digging? |
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| Most growers would say to wait until about a week after the first frost. That way, the plant will close its stems down, and start to produce eyes for replenishing itself. That being said, I am often away at that time, so I dig mine before the optimum time. .... probably later this month. Interestingly enough, this coming weekend the weather is predicted to go down to 4C. Could be frost. |
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- Posted by sheryl_ontario ONT z5 (My Page) on Sun, Sep 13, 09 at 18:22
| I am in Ont also and our first front date according to Enviro Canada and the farmer's almanac is Sept 16 this year. So, maybe the first frost will be before this weekend. |
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- Posted by sturgeonguy 5a ON (My Page) on Sat, Sep 19, 09 at 10:41
| Sheryl, FWIW, I too am in Ontario in Lindsay. I generally dig mine up late October or early November. I let the frost hard kill the plant before I dig it up, unless there's a forecast for many inches of snow. If the flowers aren't getting mushy, why cut them down? Cheers, |
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- Posted by sheryl_ontario ONT z5 (My Page) on Sun, Sep 20, 09 at 7:22
| I'd like a lot of eyes to grow on it before I dig it up. I will leave it there until the frost kills it. We did have amild frost this weekend, enough to do in my tomatos but not the dahlia. |
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