Hi Steph. I always store my dahlias in a similar way to you but I dry them upside down so the water runs out and they are ready to store in 3 days. Many thanks for sharing
Great video, Steph! Here in zone 5b New Hampshire I store my dahlias in my garage as well and I put them in cardboard boxes with slightly moist peat moss.
Hi Stef 🌺 An easy way to protect the dahlias from winter . I lovet . I keep my dahlias in the garden and they grow well every year .Have alovely day .🌺🌻🌺
I can't wait to see you grow your dahlias next spring. I tried 1 tuber this past season without luck. I bought it from a City Market grocery store. This year I will try a few from Walmart/Home Depot/Lowes.
Hi Serena! I love them! I've had good luck with some of those box store tubers, I've bought some at HD, Lowes, and Walmart. They will be hitting the stores next month here in my zone. I'll be sure to share what I find.
Steph, your videos are always interesting and educational. I have learned a great deal from watching you. I chuckled a bit about the garden fork. I have been usingh my Dad's for over 20 years, as I just couldn't dig up anything with a regular shovel. It is a beautiful thing! Thanks for sharing.😇
Zone 4 MN even though I grow dahlias each year I need to start storing my tubers and reduce the cost of replacing them each spring. I like your method of a grocery bag it’s easy and less expensive. Steph thanks!
I got to eager with mine this year. Mine are a bit shriveled but they will still grow next year as long as I keep them how they are. I was happy to find that out, because I thought I had ruined them!
great video, it seems so sad this time of year for me. you have a beautiful garden. i just love to watch your video's. this help's me get good ideas for mine. thanks for sharing with us. be safe.
I'm trying this paper bag method this year. Right now they are "curing: in my garage. I have the brown paper bags so I'll get going with those. Thank you for the tip.
Hi Steph , my Dahlia collection is very small and started with a bag full of tubers that somebody but at the side of the road , oh goodness, they have multiplied so much in only 4 years and now I’m trying to give them away but as soon as people find out that they will have to dig them up In fall they are no longer interested ...however, I was able to give some away because there is nothing hard about digging them up and storing them for winter. I did wash mine a bit , let them dry outside on a sunny day and overnight, wrapped them in newspapers and into a box they went , I will check on them here and there and of I see something rotting I’ll remove it and wrap the rest back up . This year I bought a bag of 3 different Dahlias at Aldi for $3,00 and omg , what beauties they turned out to be , I hope they will make it ok through winter storage, fingers crossed. Loved this video, you’re so organized
I’m zone 7 I leave mine in the ground, they all came back even though the winter blast we had last December. I lost more digging them up. I stored in newspapers and only about 1/3 made it. So I leave them
Thanks for the recommendation on a digging fork. I live in Oregon and leave most of them in the ground, covered with a plastic sheet to keep dry. I dig up a few and store in vermiculite in a 5 gallon bucket with crumpled paper bags on top.
I’m in 7b. I dug mine up and left them in my garage for a few days. They were shriveled and dried up! I’m surprised you were able to leave yours out for that many days and they still looked good.
My guess is because they had some moisture on them from the soil, and that it was really cool out that week. In the 40's overnight, and 50's during day.
Thank you Steph for a super easy way to store Dahlias. I am going to dig up the few I have and try it. A random question ; I see your beautiful ferns hanging, do those stay out all winter or do you bring those in? Thanks for a great video.
LOL, that's how one of mine overwintered in 6b-- I forgot about it until it sprouted in the spring. That one had no mulch, no tarp, no nothing, just a well-drained spot.
Thanks Steph! I'm in the same boat in 6b and do the same in paper bags but I wrap each one in plastic wrap first, Im probably doing an extra step but I read the plastic helps them not to dry out.
Here in UK I leave the ones I want to keep in the ground and mulch heavily. I lift the remainder, don't wash, just leave turned upside down for several days so all the water drains from the stems (notice you leave the stems pointed upwards). Tried vermiculite last year but it was a bit messy, so may try the newspaper method this year.
Hi Laura, Thank you for the tip on leaving them upside down to cure. That will certainly help water in the stem drain out. Yes, and vermiculite can be hard to find in large quantity and can get expensive. Hope the paper works out for you.
Hi Steph I’m new to your page. I live in West Central Ohio in zone 6a/6b depending on which map you’re following. This was my first year of girl in Dahlias. I was amazed they all did amazing I planted 37 dahlias this year. With this being the first year of growing dahlias, I had to learn how to dig them up and prepare them for storage and then to store them. Last winter before growing season started I had watched a show on discovery plus about the Floret flower farm and how they got started growing dahlias. And then this year they came out with a second season also on discovery plus, and it was amazing how she took flower gardening as a hobby and made it into this huge business. I watched how they dug up their dahlias and how they stored them and then after watching that show, I got on UA-cam and I have watched so many different ways that people store their dahlias, I had a question for you when storing your dahlia tubers you said that you put them in paper bags? Did you put anything in the paper bags in between each of the sets of tubers? This is my first year storing mine. I just got them done a week and a half ago. I follow Garden Answers page on UA-cam and the way that she shows you is of course you cut the tops off after frost has hit the plant and then dig them up with a pitchfork she rents is hers off and then she lets them dry out for 24 hours and then, after making sure that they’re all dry she then takes her tulip crates or her bulb crates that she gets from her orders, and she puts burlap down in each of the crates. She lines the crates with burlap, and then, she puts vermiculite in and stores the tubers and makes sure that they’re not touching one another and then after she pours in more vermiculite cover everything, she then folds the burlap over the top and then tux them in for the winter and then she keeps hers in cold storage to where the temperature is between 40 and 50. Do you ever have problems with your tubers in the paper bags with them touching? How do the brown paper bags work for you because it seems like it’s a whole lot cheaper the way that you do yours financially because all the bags of vermiculite that we ordered and all the crates that we ordered crates are super expensive my husband and I looked all over the place for these crates, I was just wondering how storage went for you with your tubers how they look in the spring time I doing it the way that you do yours because yours looked really easy.
Hi Stacey, you will still get some shriveling over time, but i found less shriveling doing it this way over some of the other ways I've tried. Its definitely the easiest way to store them. Check them periodically and if you find them getting too dry, you can mist them with water to add a little moisture, just a little. Hope this helps.
Hi Steph! Here in SoCal 9b I can over winter in the ground but I choose not to because I need the space to plant my winter veggies. I actually divide my tubers in the Fall while I can actually see the eyes, then I store them in gallon size zip lock bags with vermiculite. I keep the bags underneath my potting bench where it’s cool. I check on them each month and lose very few from year to year.
Hi Steph! This was my first year with Dahlias. I just made a video of digging and storing them. It was my first year so I'm going to try to give myself grace if I didn't do it perfectly. I purchased the Dahlias from Home Depot so I didn't spend a ton. I'm a little nervous now because I did rinse mine off AND I divided most of them. Do you divide yours in the spring before planting or do you just plant the entire clump? I guess I will just have to see if they survive. They were the favorite thing I planted this year and plan on purchasing many more varieties this year so fingers crossed they don't all rot. Paper bag method seems so much easier and more cost effective. I stored mine in peat which I don't like to use too much of. I will recycle the peat into my raised gardens so it doesn't go to waste. Thanks for sharing:)
Just a note that I have had some success overwintering dahlias in 6b in spots that are well-drained and either right next to the house or in front of a big rock outcropping. I have been using plastic bags to store my dahlias, leaving the bags open and a separate bag for each plant. I am going to try the paper bag method. I have an area of my house that I can keep at a constant 50 degrees and that seems to work pretty well. In my experience, even if a tuber looks pretty dried up and pathetic by the spring, they can often still grow!
Hi Steph, not related to this video but what are the deer stakes you use to keep the deer out of your landscape? I looked at your Amazon list but didn’t see them listed. Thanks.
Hi Diana, those doors are a brown which we bought with that color. However, they are about 8 years old now, and take a beating from the sun, so they are quite faded. I wish I had a better answer, but they are faded brown paint lol. We do plan on painting them at some point over the next year to freshen them up.
Hi Steph! Great paper bagging/storage method! Do you just then plop them back in the ground without separating the tuber clumps whenever it’s time to grow them in your Zone?
Hi Linda, Anything that falls off I toss, and I cut off damaged pieces, but that's it. If I do any dividing its in spring once they start to sprout eyes. Makes it easier to see which pieces/tubers will be viable.
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I am so glad I can keep mine in the ground 🥰🥰
You are so lucky Jasmine! It creates quite a bit of work for us that have to dig them up for winter storage.
Hi Steph. I always store my dahlias in a similar way to you but I dry them upside down so the water runs out and they are ready to store in 3 days. Many thanks for sharing
Thats a GREAT tip Kim! Thank you so much for sharing.
Great tips, thanks. Your dahlia varieties are beautiful.
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I live in wet Oregon, zone 8. I'm so grateful for dahlias winter over...here I am watching an overwintering dahlia digging video though ahaha.
Great video, Steph! Here in zone 5b New Hampshire I store my dahlias in my garage as well and I put them in cardboard boxes with slightly moist peat moss.
Hi Steph love your channel I done the bag method last year it done great thanks for sharing with everyone
That is awesome! Thanks for sharing Pauline!
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Yup nice information and very helpful , thanks you for sharing this method.
Good Morning! Thank you so much!!
Hi Stef 🌺 An easy way to protect the dahlias from winter . I lovet . I keep my dahlias in the garden and they grow well every year .Have alovely day .🌺🌻🌺
I can't wait to see you grow your dahlias next spring. I tried 1 tuber this past season without luck. I bought it from a City Market grocery store. This year I will try a few from Walmart/Home Depot/Lowes.
Hi Serena! I love them! I've had good luck with some of those box store tubers, I've bought some at HD, Lowes, and Walmart. They will be hitting the stores next month here in my zone. I'll be sure to share what I find.
Steph, your videos are always interesting and educational. I have learned a great deal from watching you. I chuckled a bit about the garden fork. I have been usingh my Dad's for over 20 years, as I just couldn't dig up anything with a regular shovel. It is a beautiful thing! Thanks for sharing.😇
Same here, totally useless with a shovel 🤣
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I have been storing my Canna,calla Lily,elephant ear,in paper bags for years. It works perfect.
Thank you so much!! I will be storing my cana lilies, and elephant ear today!
Hi Steph, I love the way you did your dahlias , in paper bags , so easy, I will be doing this from now on. Thank you so much for all your videos!!
Hi Sandy! I find it the easiest of all the methods I've tried. Hope it works well for you. 🌱
Hi Steph, great video. Keep up the good work.❤
Thank you! 🤗
I'm going to try storing my dahlias this way! Thanks Steph! 😊
You're welcome Mary!!
I can't wait to try this method! I have not had luck getting them to overwinter in vermiculite. Do you divide your dahlias in the Spring?
Timely for me I'm 6B. Thanks so much. Really enjoyed and learned. I'll let you know what happens come Spring.
Zone 4 MN even though I grow dahlias each year I need to start storing my tubers and reduce the cost of replacing them each spring. I like your method of a grocery bag it’s easy and less expensive. Steph thanks!
I got to eager with mine this year. Mine are a bit shriveled but they will still grow next year as long as I keep them how they are. I was happy to find that out, because I thought I had ruined them!
great video, it seems so sad this time of year for me. you have a beautiful garden. i just love to watch your video's. this help's me get good ideas for mine. thanks for sharing with us. be safe.
I'm trying this paper bag method this year. Right now they are "curing: in my garage. I have the brown paper bags so I'll get going with those. Thank you for the tip.
Hi Steph , my Dahlia collection is very small and started with a bag full of tubers that somebody but at the side of the road , oh goodness, they have multiplied so much in only 4 years and now I’m trying to give them away but as soon as people find out that they will have to dig them up In fall they are no longer interested ...however, I was able to give some away because there is nothing hard about digging them up and storing them for winter. I did wash mine a bit , let them dry outside on a sunny day and overnight, wrapped them in newspapers and into a box they went , I will check on them here and there and of I see something rotting I’ll remove it and wrap the rest back up . This year I bought a bag of 3 different Dahlias at Aldi for $3,00 and omg , what beauties they turned out to be , I hope they will make it ok through winter storage, fingers crossed. Loved this video, you’re so organized
I’m zone 7 I leave mine in the ground, they all came back even though the winter blast we had last December. I lost more digging them up. I stored in newspapers and only about 1/3 made it. So I leave them
Thanks for the recommendation on a digging fork. I live in Oregon and leave most of them in the ground, covered with a plastic sheet to keep dry. I dig up a few and store in vermiculite in a 5 gallon bucket with crumpled paper bags on top.
I’m in 7b. I dug mine up and left them in my garage for a few days. They were shriveled and dried up! I’m surprised you were able to leave yours out for that many days and they still looked good.
My guess is because they had some moisture on them from the soil, and that it was really cool out that week. In the 40's overnight, and 50's during day.
Thank you Steph for a super easy way to store Dahlias. I am going to dig up the few I have and try it. A random question ; I see your beautiful ferns hanging, do those stay out all winter or do you bring those in? Thanks for a great video.
you should try overwintering one in the ground. I had 3 come back thinking that was it. I am in zone 6a
LOL, that's how one of mine overwintered in 6b-- I forgot about it until it sprouted in the spring. That one had no mulch, no tarp, no nothing, just a well-drained spot.
Did you like the grid for staking your dahlias? I'm planting some this year and trying to decide the best way to do it, and I really like this way!
I cAn leave mine in the ground but I store my begonia bulbs in the garage and this year I am store them in paper bags ,hope it works !
Thanks Steph! I'm in the same boat in 6b and do the same in paper bags but I wrap each one in plastic wrap first, Im probably doing an extra step but I read the plastic helps them not to dry out.
Hi Pam, I have a friend who also wraps them in plastic, but she divides them first which makes things easier.
That's what my daughter near Boston does and that works for her.
You don't separate the tubors?
mine been drying out for a week and about to dry in a shed. i cut the stems down cloose to the tubers. I hope it works out for you and me lol
Here in UK I leave the ones I want to keep in the ground and mulch heavily. I lift the remainder, don't wash, just leave turned upside down for several days so all the water drains from the stems (notice you leave the stems pointed upwards). Tried vermiculite last year but it was a bit messy, so may try the newspaper method this year.
Hi Laura, Thank you for the tip on leaving them upside down to cure. That will certainly help water in the stem drain out. Yes, and vermiculite can be hard to find in large quantity and can get expensive. Hope the paper works out for you.
Hi Steph I’m new to your page. I live in West Central Ohio in zone 6a/6b depending on which map you’re following. This was my first year of girl in Dahlias. I was amazed they all did amazing I planted 37 dahlias this year. With this being the first year of growing dahlias, I had to learn how to dig them up and prepare them for storage and then to store them. Last winter before growing season started I had watched a show on discovery plus about the Floret flower farm and how they got started growing dahlias. And then this year they came out with a second season also on discovery plus, and it was amazing how she took flower gardening as a hobby and made it into this huge business. I watched how they dug up their dahlias and how they stored them and then after watching that show, I got on UA-cam and I have watched so many different ways that people store their dahlias, I had a question for you when storing your dahlia tubers you said that you put them in paper bags? Did you put anything in the paper bags in between each of the sets of tubers? This is my first year storing mine. I just got them done a week and a half ago. I follow Garden Answers page on UA-cam and the way that she shows you is of course you cut the tops off after frost has hit the plant and then dig them up with a pitchfork she rents is hers off and then she lets them dry out for 24 hours and then, after making sure that they’re all dry she then takes her tulip crates or her bulb crates that she gets from her orders, and she puts burlap down in each of the crates. She lines the crates with burlap, and then, she puts vermiculite in and stores the tubers and makes sure that they’re not touching one another and then after she pours in more vermiculite cover everything, she then folds the burlap over the top and then tux them in for the winter and then she keeps hers in cold storage to where the temperature is between 40 and 50. Do you ever have problems with your tubers in the paper bags with them touching? How do the brown paper bags work for you because it seems like it’s a whole lot cheaper the way that you do yours financially because all the bags of vermiculite that we ordered and all the crates that we ordered crates are super expensive my husband and I looked all over the place for these crates, I was just wondering how storage went for you with your tubers how they look in the spring time I doing it the way that you do yours because yours looked really easy.
So no issues with them shriveling up in the bags? So interesting & looks so much easier than other ways I’ve seen
Hi Stacey, you will still get some shriveling over time, but i found less shriveling doing it this way over some of the other ways I've tried. Its definitely the easiest way to store them. Check them periodically and if you find them getting too dry, you can mist them with water to add a little moisture, just a little. Hope this helps.
@@HookedandRooted thanks Steph! 😊
Hi Steph! Here in SoCal 9b I can over winter in the ground but I choose not to because I need the space to plant my winter veggies. I actually divide my tubers in the Fall while I can actually see the eyes, then I store them in gallon size zip lock bags with vermiculite. I keep the bags underneath my potting bench where it’s cool. I check on them each month and lose very few from year to year.
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Thanks for sharing Monica!
Hi Steph! This was my first year with Dahlias. I just made a video of digging and storing them. It was my first year so I'm going to try to give myself grace if I didn't do it perfectly. I purchased the Dahlias from Home Depot so I didn't spend a ton. I'm a little nervous now because I did rinse mine off AND I divided most of them. Do you divide yours in the spring before planting or do you just plant the entire clump? I guess I will just have to see if they survive. They were the favorite thing I planted this year and plan on purchasing many more varieties this year so fingers crossed they don't all rot. Paper bag method seems so much easier and more cost effective. I stored mine in peat which I don't like to use too much of. I will recycle the peat into my raised gardens so it doesn't go to waste. Thanks for sharing:)
Just a note that I have had some success overwintering dahlias in 6b in spots that are well-drained and either right next to the house or in front of a big rock outcropping. I have been using plastic bags to store my dahlias, leaving the bags open and a separate bag for each plant. I am going to try the paper bag method. I have an area of my house that I can keep at a constant 50 degrees and that seems to work pretty well. In my experience, even if a tuber looks pretty dried up and pathetic by the spring, they can often still grow!
Hi Steph, not related to this video but what are the deer stakes you use to keep the deer out of your landscape? I looked at your Amazon list but didn’t see them listed. Thanks.
Hi Joyce, it the wireless deer fence... More info can be found in this video. ua-cam.com/video/Fq2cTt6Sh94/v-deo.html
Question… Hey Steph, what is the color of paint on the double doors of your storage shed?
Hi Diana, those doors are a brown which we bought with that color. However, they are about 8 years old now, and take a beating from the sun, so they are quite faded. I wish I had a better answer, but they are faded brown paint lol. We do plan on painting them at some point over the next year to freshen them up.
Hi Steph! Great paper bagging/storage method! Do you just then plop them back in the ground without separating the tuber clumps whenever it’s time to grow them in your Zone?
Hi Mari, That's right. I don't divide them usually, but if I did, I would wait until spring when I could see eyes on the tubers.
I’ve been drying mine upside down so that the liquid runs out, then I store them the right way up.
Do you check for broken or tiny tubers before storing them. Have heard where they can rot if not removed. Thanks.
Hi Linda, Anything that falls off I toss, and I cut off damaged pieces, but that's it. If I do any dividing its in spring once they start to sprout eyes. Makes it easier to see which pieces/tubers will be viable.
I’m in zone 9b ( Northern California). When do I did them up to divide them? Love your videos even though I’m in a warmer climate.