Re: Dahlias
- To: perennials@mallorn.com
- Subject: Re: Dahlias
- From: J* G* a* O* P*
- Date: Wed, 29 Sep 1999 17:47:53 +0100
The message <199909291446.KAA15458@charliebrown.catskill.net>
from bhayes@catskill.net (Isabelle Hayes) contains these words:
> For years I put the tubers in clean sand for the winter, in the basement,
> where they would be cold but not freeze;
> one year I was too busy to do anything but take them out of the ground, cut
> off the foliage and sort-of clean them; then I put them in a wire basket,
> meaning to put them away more carefully later on, never got to it, and in
> the spring, there they were, in good shape, with the tiny white growths that
> showed they were alive.
> Isabelle Hayes
> >
> >
> >
> >From: Valerie Lowery@ZEON on 09/23/99 07:57 AM
> >
> >On the dahlia e-mail list, they recommend that you cut back the foliage
> >that has been killed by frost and then wait about 4 or 5 days for the tuber
> >to "cure" underground. Dig it up after that time and let it air dry
> >thoroughly. Pack them away in a cool place for the winter, checking them
> >periodically to make sure that they haven't started to rot or shrivel up.
> >Mist lightly with water when needed and reseal your bag/container.
> >Alternately, open the bag/container if you start to see rot. Cut off any
> >parts of the tuber that have started to go mushy and dust the cuts with
> >sulphur.
> >
> >It's really not difficult to do. The hard part is trying to remember to
> >check on them.
> >
Does it matter whether they're kept in the dark or not, do you know?
Janet Galpin, near Spalding, Lincolnshire, UK, Min temp: -8
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