How to dig and store dahlia tubers correctly to protect next season's blooms.

Cold winters mean dahlias need indoor storage—but warmer zones may only need mulch.

The worst thing you can do for your dahlias this week is the thing that feels most responsible: rushing out with a shovel the morning after frost blackens the leaves. It looks like an emergency.

Leaving the tuber clumps in place works most successfully in soils that are light-textured and porous enough to drain quickly ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Dahlias thrive in warm weather with full sun and well-drained, nutrient-rich soil. Tubers can be lifted, divided, and stored to ...

Dahlia tubers should be lifted before the ground freezes and stored somewhere cool, dark, and safely above freezing. Check them periodically for rot or excessive shriveling throughout winter.

Your dahlias have put on a good show – now it’s time to help them through the colder months ...

Q. I have trouble storing my dahlia tubers over winter. They seem to dry rot and I lose more than half. I have tried dry beach sand, saw dust, wrapping in newspapers and also misting them during the ...

Q: I bought a number of dahlia tubers recently. When and how should I plant them? A: Dahlia tubers are best planted after the soil has warmed a bit, between mid-April and mid-May. In a sunny location ...

Dahlias are generally thought of as fall flowering plants in our area. When planted directly into the ground, they generally don’t hit their blooming stride until late summer. Dalia gardeners who want ...

Spectacular flowering dahlias draw consumers to garden centers every spring. Treated as annuals in USDA zones 3 to 7, dahlias actually grow from perennial tubers that can be lifted and overwintered ...

Q: I bought a variety of summer flowering bulbs this last season and planted them, with beautiful results. I truly enjoy the beauty of these flowers, but do I have to dig them up every year? If so, ...