First Dahlia Tubers Dug And Curing - Ahead of Winter Storage - November 2025

I grew a Melina Fleur dahlia at my Mom's house in a container.  Or...well....she grew it.  It was one of the bulbs that I overwintered last year that I started in a one-gallon nursery container.  She transplanted it into a large pot and grew some cut flowers all season long.  

It wasn't protected from the frost, so the foliage died back earlier in November.  When I was over there watching a recent Bears game, I dug the tubers out and brought them home.  

My plan is to dig the tubers, let them cure for a couple of days and then...wrap them in Saran Wrap.  

Below is a peek at the tubers that came out of her container.  One tuber went into the pot this year.  And, I was able to pull-apart three distinct tubers that (I think??) all appear to be viable (have eyes) on them.  Two are pretty large, one is smaller.  I bought some labels (this year!) and wrapped them around the stems of the tubers.  

I'll leave these in the garage for a few days and when the skins on them have hardened-off, I'll wrap them up and hope they do as well as they did last Winter.