Great video! This is a fantastic tutorial for dealing with dahlias. Some of us don't grow dahlias because of the effort to lift and store every year, but you make it look easy.
I’ve heard quite a few folk saying they are out off by the effort of looking after them. I think for me, they are just so beautiful and plentiful that it’s absolutely worth it
I don't have to dig my dahlia's up as I live in Queensland, Australia. However, I always do just in case. One plant died and I left it in its pot and forgot about it. I just noticed that it has come alive and is thriving. What a wonderful surprise. I knew as soon as I recognized it that it was time to plant out my tubers from last year.
Fab…. Sounds like it had just gone dormant. If it wasn’t for the wet, I’d be able to leave mine in the ground to go dormant over winter but unfortunately they’d just rot 😭
Oh my gosh... I was out in my garden today (Pennsylvania - Zone 6) wondering about storing my dahlias for the winter. I came inside and this video popped up. Someone was reading my mind!!! 😊
I in Wisconsin USA and I store my dahlias in vermiculite in box. We have very cold winters and dry houses from having the heat on. I wet my vermiculite just a little to keep my tubers from drying out.
@@eliandkate Yes, in the summer we are humid and then in the winter it is really dry in the home. I store my boxes of dahlia tubers in the basement to keep them cool.
@@cheyennedesmet5386 just wanted to say hello, cheesehead! 🥰 I am unfortunately an IL resident but mostly work in your fine state until I find a way to get my tuckus up there permanently. Humid is the right word for our summers. Blech.
@@eliandkate Thanks! Wrapping them up there weren’t many actually and they could be slightly unhappy because they looked a little “burnt” as you sometimes get with potatoes. Only very very slight though…Anyway it’s fun to try. It’s what gardening is all about! Anyway thanks for your reply!
1st year growing dahlias from seed, i was looking for storing and caring for them, thank you for your informative and talking as we understand video. All the best
Oh nice. 3ft isn’t too bad, way smaller than some of the big dinner plate varieties. I had the same thing this year, 2 dwarf plants, same plants but one is twice the size of the other. Good job they’re pretty! 🤣
Mine is permanently stationed on my hip along with my Felco 2. Can't do without it! Although it did take a bite out of my thumb this year... good reminder to respect that sucker! I use the AM Leo deluxe soil knife - the serrations kick butt (and finger) and the inch markings are super helpful. 😊
Great dummy's guide - even I understood! We have claggy soil here in south Birmingham (I had the same when I lived in the west of Scotland), and I lost the dahlias I planted (and paid a lot for!) last year. So, I'm just about to dig mine up later today and will follow your advice. Thanks!
Great video and timely to as I'm planning lifting mine this week- NE England and very wet in the winter. I had a summer problem with rats in the shed so I'm storing mine in the Greenhouse I have a couple heated propagators for the chilli plants so they are going under there tables.
very good video, I'm going to lift some and leave some in the ground and compare them. we tend to have sandy soil so it does drain well as we are on the west coast nr Southport.
@@eliandkate I wouldn't mind a bit of clay either because ours does dry out quickly in summer, are you growing anything different for 2023? I had some success this year with pongo beans sent to me from cumbria homestead, they are dwarf french and very productive, I have spares if you would like a few.
If we could mix our two gardens and split half each it’d be perfect We’re still plotting and scheming for next year, May actually reduce the varieties a little… still pondering 🤔🤔🤔
I left all my dahlias in the ground over winter and they all came back this year bigger and brighter. I wave to you from my side of the water Pauline. My soil is a bit clay like, but free draining where the plants are planted.
Great advice there ! We are down south in Cornwall . Some I leave in the ground with a mulch over them and any special ones or new young ones I will dig up and store in a box with fresh compost in the shed .
My dahlias are in a raised bed in zone 6b in Colorado. I’ve cleaned the rest of the bed but just left the dahlias because they look so beautiful. The high desert climate has them blooming like champs. In a couple weeks I’m sure they will want the exquisite care you just showed. I have a small one year old plant which I’m testing by leaving in the ground and mulched well with straw. We have dry winters so I’ll be putting my older plants in the garage in some barely damp perlite. May everyone’s dahlias live to bloom next year. 🎉
Good tips there Eli if you want to lift your dahlias. I have to say I left all mine in the pots last year, but gave them a good mulch and moved them nearer to the house walls and lo and behold they came up again. I was really surprised. I'm doing it again this year, so we'll see!
Up here in Aberdeen and thrilled to bits to find this video with great advice for this newbie to dahlias and in the same climate as you ! Big 👍. Thank you
Hi Eli and kate very informative video last year was my first year of storing dahlias I did split them for this summer and I've decided to store some and leave the other's that seem more protected so I'm going to wait and see for next year I live in the south east 🌸🌺
oh exciting experiment :D I suspect yours will be fine in the ground Lorraine, I don't think you'll get enough rain to make it an issue. Give them a good mulch (cover the stems) to protect them from winter and you are good to go
ive lifted a couple to store over Winter and left a couple in the garden as just easier where they were located so at least ill be able to compare the results next year.
Great vid Eli,lifted most of mine last week,wrapped in old garden fleece then into sacks that breath,into shed,I will give them a check every so often because as someone has already stated they can get mouldy,it’s happened to me before.To wet for me too,just nearby in Midlothian 👍👍
ha ha ha yeah, this was the most unfortunate bunch ever, just could not get them clean. The hose was the last resort and it wasn't fun :D Did the job though
I have put mine away yesterday, too. Wrapped in paper, will stay in a Box in the greenhouse. As I harvested the last tomatoes last week there isn't much wintergrowing this year apart from a few salads.
There seem to be a whole heap of folk kept getting tomatoes until this last week or so, this year has been so mild make sme dread what's coming when winter hits
I was going to leave mine in the ground, but you make an excellent point about how wet the ground can stay in Scotland over winter. I’ll lift half of mine as an insurance policy and take my chances with the other half. I really enjoyed my dahlias this year so fingers crossed they’ll be good again next year.
I've seen other TH-camr's Dahlia's and I've decided I have got to get some. I'll try and duck out and get some seeds and see if I can grow them that way... I will likely try storing them over winter (if I manage to grow them). Great tips (as always!) :D
Hi Eli & Kate, I've grown Dahlias from seed for the first time, and they were lovely. Just dug mine up out of my raised beds and put them in pots of compost & put them in my polytunnel. I hadn't realised you can spilt the tubers. Will look forward to seeing your video on how to do that. Do you grow the cut flower variety? I have grown ones that are quite medium size and a mixture of colour too. First time growing them. Great video with lots of useful ways of how to over Winter Dahlias. Thanks for sharing and take care 😊
Great video on storing dahlia tubers! Laura, with Garden Answers, that you mentioned, is in eastern Oregon from what I remember. They have cold, wet winters there, as well. I am in eastern North Carolina and have very sandy, well draining soil and fairly warm winters with an occasional cold snap. My dahlias from Floret Flower Farm are gorgeous. I am gonna store some and leave some in the ground. Thanks so much for sharing your technique. Love your videos!!!
Great video, Kate. I was thinking of leaving mine in the ground again, but since I lost several real last year due to a very wet winter. Now I’m thinking of lifting them! By the way, Laura, of Garden Answer is in Oregon, in the U.S. I think she’s leaving hers in the ground this year. She has millions! 🤣🥰
I've never stored dahlias before but I'm having a go this year Eli. I've dug them up & emptied pots out, I'm drying some in the garage and some are already packed in paper and boxes. I've put them on a shelf in the garage on the wall that's attached to the house, I read somewhere to get them off the ground if it's concrete as it can draw moisture out so I'm hoping they do okay!!! Will check on them monthly just incase. I've also done tuberous begonias too for the first time and the sunroom inside the house is full of wax begonias I've repotted to overwinter haha along with pepper plant and chilli plant and a few dozen pelargoniums - my husband thinks I've gone mad :) I'm in North Yorkshire and it gets pretty wet here so we'll see next year how we all get on 🤞good luck everyone x
wow you've gone for it!! :D Yeah I'll be checking on mine periodically too, that year I lost everything has made me so nervous about these types of things.
This is comprehensive. Now that I've moved to a region that allows Dahlias to survive, I think I will try. It's wet here in winter also (marine climate). Thanks!
Hi. Long time no see. I’m growing my first dahlia ever. I live near Pittsburgh PA in zone 6b. I’m thinking that with our cold wet winters I should put them in my basement. They are now in a half barrel.
Lifted mine a couple of weeks ago and storing then in the same way. First time in newspaper, used dry old compost before but this way is less 'messy'. I keep them in the potting shed too but have to put them in a cupboard because two years ago every one was completely eaten by mice, lost the lot!!
Wow, I love your Green House. I did not see any info about it on your channel, can you list the manufacturer on your site? I would love to get one. It takes a while to save for such a product. I would appreciate to know more about your green house! Just found you, and I am happy to add you to my list I watch. I live in 8a in St. George, Utah USA. Thank you my dear, you are a delight with infor I can understand ❤
Fab video! I live in London and it’s been crazy wet like the rest of the UK. My thoughts are to store them in newspaper overwinter in the shed. If they do show signs of wrinkles what would you do? Also, when it’s planting time next year will the tubers stored in newspaper have still developed eyes? x
Wrinkles to me would make me think they were drying out…. So I’d add a tiny bit of moisture but I’d be surprised to see that if they are in the shed. It’s temperature that makes the eyes begin to develop so when you take the tubers out of storage in spring, if the temperature has consistently hit 12c then you should start to see eyes develop
If there is obvious “eyes” and it’s a large tuber I will divide it, but otherwise I plant it whole. Also I’ll only divide when I have space for more plants 😁
Hi we lifted ours about a month ago and have now stored them in compost for the winter. Great video, we are going to try and grow some more next year from seed, any advice? Thanks the Reddish Rascals.
I am doing this tomorrow. However, I had a big problem with my Dahlias in my pots. They developed some kind of fungus. After that leaves started dropping and then there were triangular small white moths..UGH! I spent the majority of this summer. cutting back and continually spraying to get rid of the moths. I think I should powder them with some type of anti fungal before storing them? Weirdly all the other Dalias planted in the ground were beautiful and no problem at all. Suggestions?
Fungus and moths… nightmare The idea of doing this is that you wouldn’t try to store any that show signs of fungus or mould as that will cause problems in storage, so my preference would be to replace those plants. Would be worth a bit of investigation to find out what exactly it was / caused it so you can take precautions for next year
I can’t comment on your specific winters so I guess it’s one to try and see. I’d imagine that unless your ground really really freezes for months and months then they’d probably be ok if you add a nice layer of mulch over the top to help protect them. For me it’s more about the wet than the cold, they just don’t survive being so wet all autumn, winter and spring. 😬
Please tell me where you got your leather pouch that holds both your Hori Hori and secateurs. I've been looking everywhere but can't find one as sturdy. Thanks
Great video as always ... Please can I ask ( as Im a completely new Gardener ) how long did it take you to gain confidence in doing things like this ? Xxxx
To be 100% honest Caroline, I’ve always just did things and went with the attitude of If it doesn’t work then I’ll learn something. It’s how I’ve learned everything to do with the garden 😀😀😀😀
@@eliandkate I couldnt run to a Rhino 1 ( just yet ) being on a TA's pauper pay rate ) ... So I've gone for a Halls Cotswold Burford ... with toughened glass ... its got 2 roof vents ... it was on a Black Friday deal ... so Im happy xxxx
@gilldoyle3295 I’m sending you to detention Gill 🤪🤣😂🤣 You watched the video and I said you were lifting them after they’d been blackened by frost. Naughty step! 😍😍😍😍
I have 4 dahlias in pots that I got from seed, can I leave them in the basement, neat window, over the winter? In winter, the temperature in the basement does not go below 4 degrees Celsius. I live in hardi ess zone 7b.
The temperature won’t be an issue for them, they’ll go dormant but it’s the moisture you have to be careful of. You don’t want them sitting in damp soil or the tubers can rot
Could I just cut them back and store them in a garage while leaving them in their pots ?(from East Midlands to give you an idea of temperature and humidity)
If you made sure they got dry ( didn’t stay damp) and were protected from cold them most probably, but maybe you don’t need to dig yours up at all. I only have to because Scotland is so sooooo wet over winter
I live in North East England not far from you. I stored my dahlias like this one year (in newspaper, in the shed) and lost the lot. They all went mouldy. Be careful.
@@eliandkate Oh I grow again, my garden always has dahlias in it. Most of the time now I just leave them in the ground and if they come up then they come up and if not clag some more in there, lol. As my beloved always says "You can never have too many dahlia delights".
Odd pronunciation- I’ve grown Dahlias for over 50 yrs and everyone I know says”day-lias” but I’ve noticed on lots of videos they say “dar-lias” trivial point but…….
very trivial, but you couldn't resist 😉 Like clematis, there will be loads of pronunciations all over the world, or even completely different names for plants. AND we'll all complain when someone say it "wrong"
Great video! This is a fantastic tutorial for dealing with dahlias. Some of us don't grow dahlias because of the effort to lift and store every year, but you make it look easy.
I’ve heard quite a few folk saying they are out off by the effort of looking after them. I think for me, they are just so beautiful and plentiful that it’s absolutely worth it
Lovely ! I can listen to you talk all day. Thanks so much for all the good info!!
Hope it helps
I don't have to dig my dahlia's up as I live in Queensland, Australia. However, I always do just in case. One plant died and I left it in its pot and forgot about it. I just noticed that it has come alive and is thriving. What a wonderful surprise. I knew as soon as I recognized it that it was time to plant out my tubers from last year.
Fab…. Sounds like it had just gone dormant.
If it wasn’t for the wet, I’d be able to leave mine in the ground to go dormant over winter but unfortunately they’d just rot 😭
I just bought my first dahlia and now know how to store it this fall. Thanks dear.
You are so welcome!
Oh my gosh... I was out in my garden today (Pennsylvania - Zone 6) wondering about storing my dahlias for the winter. I came inside and this video popped up. Someone was reading my mind!!! 😊
Same here, great and timely tips! (Utah - Zone 6/7 with winter bearing down on us).
Ha ha ha google knows you
I in Wisconsin USA and I store my dahlias in vermiculite in box. We have very cold winters and dry houses from having the heat on. I wet my vermiculite just a little to keep my tubers from drying out.
Oh that’s good to know that it is a thing. I can’t imagine being that dry but I imagine you must have times where it’s a real pain?
@@eliandkate Yes, in the summer we are humid and then in the winter it is really dry in the home. I store my boxes of dahlia tubers in the basement to keep them cool.
@@cheyennedesmet5386 just wanted to say hello, cheesehead! 🥰 I am unfortunately an IL resident but mostly work in your fine state until I find a way to get my tuckus up there permanently. Humid is the right word for our summers. Blech.
Going to give it a go. Dug them up last week now I’ve got to brush them off and store. Thanks!
Good luck James.
Last year I switched from storing them in paper, to vermiculite… worked a dream!
@@eliandkate Thanks! Wrapping them up there weren’t many actually and they could be slightly unhappy because they looked a little “burnt” as you sometimes get with potatoes. Only very very slight though…Anyway it’s fun to try. It’s what gardening is all about! Anyway thanks for your reply!
1st year growing dahlias from seed, i was looking for storing and caring for them, thank you for your informative and talking as we understand video. All the best
Oh exciting Gary, what types did you grow?
My go to from seed is Yankee Doodle Dandy. First ever flower I grew from seed too!
@@eliandkate they were variabilis dwarf unwins mix, not very dwarf I might add, 3ft tall, for 1st grow and plenty dead heading done very well.
Oh nice. 3ft isn’t too bad, way smaller than some of the big dinner plate varieties.
I had the same thing this year, 2 dwarf plants, same plants but one is twice the size of the other. Good job they’re pretty! 🤣
So useful video! Thank you very much ! It's always nice to see that you are using "hori hori", my country's product! Please keep you warm!
Thanks YH
Hori Horis are a really popular garden tool with folks on this channel. AI absolutely love mine
Mine is permanently stationed on my hip along with my Felco 2. Can't do without it! Although it did take a bite out of my thumb this year... good reminder to respect that sucker! I use the AM Leo deluxe soil knife - the serrations kick butt (and finger) and the inch markings are super helpful. 😊
🤣 Sorry Eli, but at 2:10, with the hat, the earrings and the hori hori, you look like the Potting Pirate. Gave me chuckles! 😂😂💗 Thanks for that.
😂
Great dummy's guide - even I understood! We have claggy soil here in south Birmingham (I had the same when I lived in the west of Scotland), and I lost the dahlias I planted (and paid a lot for!) last year. So, I'm just about to dig mine up later today and will follow your advice. Thanks!
I dug mine up last weekend too… that’s them safely in the loft now
Great video and timely to as I'm planning lifting mine this week- NE England and very wet in the winter. I had a summer problem with rats in the shed so I'm storing mine in the Greenhouse I have a couple heated propagators for the chilli plants so they are going under there tables.
Oh I wondered as well Ian, we have occasionally seen evidence of mice around the shed, so will be keeping an eye on that
very good video, I'm going to lift some and leave some in the ground and compare them. we tend to have sandy soil so it does drain well as we are on the west coast nr Southport.
Oh I’d love a wee bit of that. We’re on heavy clay here, fab for holding nutrients but man it stays wet. 😂
@@eliandkate I wouldn't mind a bit of clay either because ours does dry out quickly in summer, are you growing anything different for 2023? I had some success this year with pongo beans sent to me from cumbria homestead, they are dwarf french and very productive, I have spares if you would like a few.
If we could mix our two gardens and split half each it’d be perfect
We’re still plotting and scheming for next year, May actually reduce the varieties a little… still pondering 🤔🤔🤔
I left all my dahlias in the ground over winter and they all came back this year bigger and brighter. I wave to you from my side of the water Pauline. My soil is a bit clay like, but free draining where the plants are planted.
Oh that’s awesome….. bigger and better… bring it on!!!
Great advice there ! We are down south in Cornwall . Some I leave in the ground with a mulch over them and any special ones or new young ones I will dig up and store in a box with fresh compost in the shed .
Best of both worlds 😍😍😍
Great video that’s my next job to do.
The job list feels never ending just now doesn’t it?!
This was so helpful and inspiring. I have never grown dahlias due to how cold we get. Thank you.
It’s more the wet that’s an issue for us
Great informative video, thank you. I've subscribed. Super result of growing by seed, lovely looking tubers.
You just can;t beat a garden full of dahlias!
My dahlias are in a raised bed in zone 6b in Colorado. I’ve cleaned the rest of the bed but just left the dahlias because they look so beautiful. The high desert climate has them blooming like champs. In a couple weeks I’m sure they will want the exquisite care you just showed. I have a small one year old plant which I’m testing by leaving in the ground and mulched well with straw. We have dry winters so I’ll be putting my older plants in the garage in some barely damp perlite. May everyone’s dahlias live to bloom next year. 🎉
Indeed…. Hoping we can all look forward to gorgeous flowers next year!
Good tips there Eli if you want to lift your dahlias. I have to say I left all mine in the pots last year, but gave them a good mulch and moved them nearer to the house walls and lo and behold they came up again. I was really surprised. I'm doing it again this year, so we'll see!
Hurrah
It’s great when you make a wee discovery like that 😍
@@jennyjohnson9012 what is your zone that they wintered over in place?
I’m new to gardening and after watching ur video I’m definitely gonna store my dahlias over winter , thank you
Excellent Elaine… fingers crossed it goes well
I’ve only got one pot and I’ve just pruned it right back and moved it into the greenhouse.
Did you have a good watch of that bit with me in the front garden?
@@eliandkate yes 🤗
Good to see someone in the UK make these videos...I lost all my mystic varieties leaving them in the soil. Only one survived but it had no eye.
noooo!
I think that's happened to all of us. It's too easy to forget how wet our winters and spring can be
@@eliandkate I have several mystic varieties now. If I harvest seeds, will they be new hybrids ( get a lot of bumble bees)
@philip851 they will be new and even more mystical… who knows what they will be like… they could be your best dahlias ever!!!
Up here in Aberdeen and thrilled to bits to find this video with great advice for this newbie to dahlias and in the same climate as you ! Big 👍. Thank you
Oh glad you found us quine, hunners of advice that’ll help you 😁
Hi Eli and kate very informative video last year was my first year of storing dahlias I did split them for this summer and I've decided to store some and leave the other's that seem more protected so I'm going to wait and see for next year I live in the south east 🌸🌺
oh exciting experiment :D
I suspect yours will be fine in the ground Lorraine, I don't think you'll get enough rain to make it an issue.
Give them a good mulch (cover the stems) to protect them from winter and you are good to go
@@eliandkate thanks I shall do that my last flower has just gone now they came much later this year ❤️
@lorainemcguire5795 yeah the lack of sunshine and heat in June really slowed everything down this year
ive lifted a couple to store over Winter and left a couple in the garden as just easier where they were located so at least ill be able to compare the results next year.
Good idea to lift some Phoebe, let’s you see how things fair without risking you’re entire collection
Great vid Eli,lifted most of mine last week,wrapped in old garden fleece then into sacks that breath,into shed,I will give them a check every so often because as someone has already stated they can get mouldy,it’s happened to me before.To wet for me too,just nearby in Midlothian 👍👍
yeah the first year I grew dahlias I didn't dry them properly and mine got mouldy... I could have cried
Hi I fill up a plastic trug with water and plunge the tubers in and out the water saves you getting soaked with the hose
ha ha ha yeah, this was the most unfortunate bunch ever, just could not get them clean. The hose was the last resort and it wasn't fun :D
Did the job though
I have put mine away yesterday, too.
Wrapped in paper, will stay in a Box in the greenhouse. As I harvested the last tomatoes last week there isn't much wintergrowing this year apart from a few salads.
There seem to be a whole heap of folk kept getting tomatoes until this last week or so, this year has been so mild
make sme dread what's coming when winter hits
@@eliandkate
Lets just hope for the best!
I was going to leave mine in the ground, but you make an excellent point about how wet the ground can stay in Scotland over winter. I’ll lift half of mine as an insurance policy and take my chances with the other half. I really enjoyed my dahlias this year so fingers crossed they’ll be good again next year.
Oh a wee experiment… I do like a good test
Cover the ones left with tarp & mulch & they might be ok💜
I've seen other TH-camr's Dahlia's and I've decided I have got to get some. I'll try and duck out and get some seeds and see if I can grow them that way... I will likely try storing them over winter (if I manage to grow them). Great tips (as always!) :D
Seeds are the cheapest way to grow them but it’s more common here to buy tubers and grow from them. Just a wee bit more expensive
Hi Eli & Kate, I've grown Dahlias from seed for the first time, and they were lovely. Just dug mine up out of my raised beds and put them in pots of compost & put them in my polytunnel. I hadn't realised you can spilt the tubers. Will look forward to seeing your video on how to do that. Do you grow the cut flower variety? I have grown ones that are quite medium size and a mixture of colour too. First time growing them. Great video with lots of useful ways of how to over Winter Dahlias. Thanks for sharing and take care 😊
Dahlias are lovely
We grow lots of different types and sizes… gives us options for the garden 😋
Great video and full of good tips
Glad you enjoyed it Tony, I'm planning dahlia domination in my garden for next year :D
Great video on storing dahlia tubers! Laura, with Garden Answers, that you mentioned, is in eastern Oregon from what I remember. They have cold, wet winters there, as well. I am in eastern North Carolina and have very sandy, well draining soil and fairly warm winters with an occasional cold snap. My dahlias from Floret Flower Farm are gorgeous. I am gonna store some and leave some in the ground. Thanks so much for sharing your technique. Love your videos!!!
A wee experiment is always useful 😁
Thanks, great info and lovely presentation!
Hope it helps make life a bit simpler this winter
Garden Answers is located in Ontario, Oregon (USA) about 50 minutes from Boise, ID. I'm really enjoying your video!
I’m about to do it all again for this year 🤣🤣🤣
Frosts should start soon
This will be useful. Thanks!!
I love your videos. Thank you for such good instruction.
Hopefully it helps Donna
Informative and to the point, thanks
Bought a Dahlia last year but it got too wet over winter. Will definitely be lifting the tubers planted this year 👍
I feel your pain
Thank you 🥰 im learning gardening so this was really helpful ❤
That’s brilliant glad it’s helped
Great video, Kate. I was thinking of leaving mine in the ground again, but since I lost several real last year due to a very wet winter. Now I’m thinking of lifting them! By the way, Laura, of Garden Answer is in Oregon, in the U.S. I think she’s leaving hers in the ground this year. She has millions! 🤣🥰
Yeah she’s got a tiny bit more space than me 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
that time of year again when i need to re watch this vid cus I forgotten everything lol
@@PetesLeicestershireGarden ha ha ha
I’m out digging mine up today
I've never stored dahlias before but I'm having a go this year Eli. I've dug them up & emptied pots out, I'm drying some in the garage and some are already packed in paper and boxes. I've put them on a shelf in the garage on the wall that's attached to the house, I read somewhere to get them off the ground if it's concrete as it can draw moisture out so I'm hoping they do okay!!! Will check on them monthly just incase. I've also done tuberous begonias too for the first time and the sunroom inside the house is full of wax begonias I've repotted to overwinter haha along with pepper plant and chilli plant and a few dozen pelargoniums - my husband thinks I've gone mad :) I'm in North Yorkshire and it gets pretty wet here so we'll see next year how we all get on 🤞good luck everyone x
wow you've gone for it!! :D
Yeah I'll be checking on mine periodically too, that year I lost everything has made me so nervous about these types of things.
This is comprehensive. Now that I've moved to a region that allows Dahlias to survive, I think I will try. It's wet here in winter also (marine climate). Thanks!
Then it sounds like you and I are growing together…. We’ll get planted up in spring and wait for our glorious blooms
We’re marine climate too
Lost all my dahlias year ...so this year I'll lift and store
Good plan
Hi Eli and Kate, I'm very new to gardening, love watching your TH-cams. Is there another way I can follow you, FB etc?
Hey Sue
Lovely to have you with us
TH-cam is our main platform, we also have a website/blog
Eli and Kate.com
But we focus mostly on youtube
Hi. Long time no see.
I’m growing my first dahlia ever. I live near Pittsburgh PA in zone 6b. I’m thinking that with our cold wet winters I should put them in my basement. They are now in a half barrel.
Lifted mine a couple of weeks ago and storing then in the same way. First time in newspaper, used dry old compost before but this way is less 'messy'. I keep them in the potting shed too but have to put them in a cupboard because two years ago every one was completely eaten by mice, lost the lot!!
I was saying earlier today that mie are my biggest fear. Although we've never seen them, we are pretty sure some live under the shed...
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a couple of videos with some info
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What do you do with tubers that have split? Thanks
Hey Sean,
any that are split (as in damaged) I bin. I don't have enough plants to risk any issues spreading so I just don't chance it.
Fab video! I live in London and it’s been crazy wet like the rest of the UK. My thoughts are to store them in newspaper overwinter in the shed. If they do show signs of wrinkles what would you do? Also, when it’s planting time next year will the tubers stored in newspaper have still developed eyes? x
Wrinkles to me would make me think they were drying out…. So I’d add a tiny bit of moisture but I’d be surprised to see that if they are in the shed.
It’s temperature that makes the eyes begin to develop so when you take the tubers out of storage in spring, if the temperature has consistently hit 12c then you should start to see eyes develop
Lovely video! Do you separate your tubers for 8 plants for example, or do you just plant the whole thing back in the ground? Thanks!
If there is obvious “eyes” and it’s a large tuber I will divide it, but otherwise I plant it whole.
Also I’ll only divide when I have space for more plants 😁
Mine are left in the ground Eli but I do have two newer ones that are in pots 😊
It’s so interesting to hear all the differences in what people are doing 😀😀😀
Once you've wrapped them and put them in the box. Do you store them in the greenhouse or somewhere dark?
Ha ha ha guess you’re still watching the video Mags 😂 I explain once I’m talking about storage 😀
😂 missed that bit somehow. Just watched it again. Thanks Eli for great info
😂😂😂 oh I do that. Attention span of a gnat me 😂😂😂
@@eliandkate 😂 apparently me too 😂😂
Hi we lifted ours about a month ago and have now stored them in compost for the winter. Great video, we are going to try and grow some more next year from seed, any advice? Thanks the Reddish Rascals.
I actually find growing them from seed is pretty straight forward. I did start mine early to give them loads of time before I planted them out…..
I am doing this tomorrow. However, I had a big problem with my Dahlias in my pots. They developed some kind of fungus. After that leaves started dropping and then there were triangular small white moths..UGH! I spent the majority of this summer. cutting back and continually spraying to get rid of the moths. I think I should powder them with some type of anti fungal before storing them? Weirdly all the other Dalias planted in the ground were beautiful and no problem at all. Suggestions?
Fungus and moths… nightmare
The idea of doing this is that you wouldn’t try to store any that show signs of fungus or mould as that will cause problems in storage, so my preference would be to replace those plants.
Would be worth a bit of investigation to find out what exactly it was / caused it so you can take precautions for next year
How about Dahlia imperialis-left in the ground. Can they survive a reasonable cold winter with protection (in New York, USA)
I can’t comment on your specific winters so I guess it’s one to try and see.
I’d imagine that unless your ground really really freezes for months and months then they’d probably be ok if you add a nice layer of mulch over the top to help protect them.
For me it’s more about the wet than the cold, they just don’t survive being so wet all autumn, winter and spring. 😬
@@eliandkate Ah. OK. Thank You.
Please tell me where you got your leather pouch that holds both your Hori Hori and secateurs. I've been looking everywhere but can't find one as sturdy. Thanks
We got them from a local leather maker but if you search for double holster secateurs a whole heap of options come up
AM Leonard makes a dual sheath!
Great video as always ...
Please can I ask ( as Im a completely new Gardener ) how long did it take you to gain confidence in doing things like this ? Xxxx
To be 100% honest Caroline, I’ve always just did things and went with the attitude of If it doesn’t work then I’ll learn something.
It’s how I’ve learned everything to do with the garden 😀😀😀😀
@@eliandkate yes .... Ive just got to try & if its a fail ... move on /try again ...
My Greenhouse is arriving Thursday ... Im so excited 😘😘😘
Oh soooo exciting…. Tell me all about it??
@@eliandkate I couldnt run to a Rhino 1 ( just yet ) being on a TA's pauper pay rate ) ...
So I've gone for a Halls Cotswold Burford ... with toughened glass ... its got 2 roof vents ... it was on a Black Friday deal ... so Im happy xxxx
Oh hurrah for a deal!!! What size have you gone with? I’d love a bigger greenhouse but Kate’s shed would have to be sacrificed and she’d kill me
Just need to ask can i lift them now when the leaves are still green? Im in uk .. thanks
If they are showing signs of damage from frost then it’s time to lift them.
@@eliandkate thank you we've not had a frost yet I'll wait till we've had one 🤔😂💖
@gilldoyle3295 I’m sending you to detention Gill 🤪🤣😂🤣
You watched the video and I said you were lifting them after they’d been blackened by frost.
Naughty step! 😍😍😍😍
@@eliandkate ha I did hear that but wondered if I could lift them before the frost 😂😂😂😂😂😂
I have 4 dahlias in pots that I got from seed, can I leave them in the basement, neat window, over the winter? In winter, the temperature in the basement does not go below 4 degrees Celsius. I live in hardi ess zone 7b.
The temperature won’t be an issue for them, they’ll go dormant but it’s the moisture you have to be careful of. You don’t want them sitting in damp soil or the tubers can rot
Thank you.
@@eliandkate Greetings from Serbia
Is 55 F too warm to store tubers?
Below 38 is ideal
@@eliandkate Thank you.
What if I don't have an area in my home that is cool enough to store them? Our basement is too warm, and our garage is too cold.
You can only do your best.
You could try wrapping your dahlia packages in an old blanket or similar to protect them from freezing and frost.
Could I just cut them back and store them in a garage while leaving them in their pots ?(from East Midlands to give you an idea of temperature and humidity)
If you made sure they got dry ( didn’t stay damp) and were protected from cold them most probably, but maybe you don’t need to dig yours up at all.
I only have to because Scotland is so sooooo wet over winter
Yes but label mrs, label. I've just taken mine out and I haven't a clue which is which. Lol
😂😂😂 oh we’ve all been there
Does anyone else get about 5mins of blank screen at the end 🤔 or am I missing some video?
It’s not you it’s me…. Was an accident in the edit but a new version is processing now so hopefully that bit will be gone soon
I love it it’s part of the fun of amateur video I love
@@eliandkate
No worries 😂 just took me so long to realise 💕 love your content, can’t wait for the next video 🌟
I live in North East England not far from you. I stored my dahlias like this one year (in newspaper, in the shed) and lost the lot. They all went mouldy. Be careful.
Oh no, that sucks.
Did it put you off or did you grow again?
@@eliandkate Oh I grow again, my garden always has dahlias in it. Most of the time now I just leave them in the ground and if they come up then they come up and if not clag some more in there, lol. As my beloved always says "You can never have too many dahlia delights".
I 100% agree with your beloved!!!!!
Leaving dahlias in the ground. They didn’t perform well this year so don’t care if they don’t come back
Awwww Charlie
You’re a hard task master
The Crowley school of gardening I see 😂😂😂
I’ve used an old toothbrush to clean between the tubers…is easier
Don’t forget labeling
Lol 😆
Odd pronunciation- I’ve grown Dahlias for over 50 yrs and everyone I know says”day-lias” but I’ve noticed on lots of videos they say “dar-lias” trivial point but…….
very trivial, but you couldn't resist 😉
Like clematis, there will be loads of pronunciations all over the world, or even completely different names for plants. AND we'll all complain when someone say it "wrong"
Da…li…ahhhs 😂😂😂😂😂
Don’t forget to label them…..
Oh yeah!!!!!!!
I have special labels for that