Re: Dahlias
- To: perennials@mallorn.com
- Subject: Re: Dahlias
- From: D* M*
- Date: Wed, 22 Sep 1999 21:22:07 -0500
>We had our first light frost last night and it got me thinking of things
>to dig up and bring in. This is the first year I've had dahlias and I
>don't know how to treat them. Do I dig them up and let the foliage die
>on the tuber or do I cut the foliage off as soon as I dig them up?
>
>Thanks,
>Heather
Actually, Heather, you can wait until the frost kills the foliage, then dig
up the tubers and remove the old foliage at approximately ground level. If
you need to dig them up sooner, I'd cut the foliage off as soon as you've
got them out of the ground.
Don
Don Martinson
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
l*@execpc.com
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