Originally Posted by Steve Peek[_2_]

On Monday, August 10, 2015 at 12:52:26 PM UTC-4, John McGaw wrote:
On 8/10/2015 9:31 AM, Michelle41 wrote:
Michelle41;1015579 Wrote:
hello my fellow gardening geeks, I've really gotten into gardening this
year as my other half made me some large planters out of our old
Decking, So I toddled off and bought loads of plants to fill one of
them.

Anyways. My question is. How do I know when the Dahlias are finished for
the season, and how do I go about storing them for next years planting
out?
Thank you.



Ok so nobody knows what to do with Dahlias when winter comes on this
gardening forum?


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I did not venture an answer because you seemed specifically to want some
special UK information and I've never grown them there. I can say that in
the rest of the world's temperate regions, one usually waits until the
first killing frost but before the soil freezes to dig and store tubers in
a cool darkish location with good air circulation (I always hung mine in
mesh onion bags in the cellar).

My wife saves the tubers as John suggested, but in my part of the world it's really not necessary. Dwarf dahlias will bloom from seed if started inside a bit early.