Overwintering is a great way of protecting your plants from frost and wet weather, and it's especially crucial for more sensitive plants like dahlias. Their tubers can be stored over winter, but the ...

Dahlias are cold hardy in USDA Plant Hardiness Zones 8 and warmer. In these zones, dahlias can survive the winter in the ground and regrow again in the spring. A thick layer of mulch will protect them ...

Dahlias need to be dug up and stored indoors to survive winter in Zones 7 and colder. Allow foliage to die back, then dig and cure tubers dahlias before storage. Balancing moisture and air circulation ...

Learning how to store dahlia tubers for winter is simple and a great task to add to your list of autumn gardening jobs. Growing dahlias rewards gardeners with an array of fabulous colors and forms in ...

Q: I want to keep my potted dahlias for next year. Do I have to uproot them by frost, or can I just bring the pot inside instead? A: I would uproot them. I would not recommend bringing them inside ...

In the Western Washington climate, you can gamble with dahlias and leave them in the ground over the winter. Cut the stems off at ground level then cover the soil (with the tubers still buried ...

Dahlias don’t hibernate neatly; they either shrivel or turn to soup when winter storage goes wrong. The line between sleep ...

A couple of weeks ago, I was fortunate to visit the spectacular dahlia gardens on Enders Island in Mystic. For those unfamiliar with this retreat, an 11-acre seaside estate was donated to the Society ...

Digging and storing dahlia tubers lets you enjoy the same beautiful blooms every year, even in cold regions. Wait for the first hard frost to blacken the leaves before cutting stems back and carefully ...

If you can’t get enough of growing dahlias in your garden but don’t want to buy new tubers every spring, the good news is that dahlia tubers can last for years under the right storage conditions.

November is the start of winter for your plants, so now is the time to protect tender bulbs such as dahlias, gladiolas and canna and to turn outdoor coleus plants into indoor plants for the winter.