Frost Covers For Dahlias - Mid-October Gardening - October 2024
2024 has been the season for dahlias in my garden. This isn't the first time that I've grown Dahlias from tubers, but it is the first season that I worked at getting them right. From pre-ordering tubers to starting them indoors to moving them out after the last frost to mulching them in and keeping them watered and fed, I've worked at the dahlias this year and the results - in terms of countertop arrangements - have really paid off . Like a lot of things in the garden, the first frost will bring most dahlia seasons to their end. Last week, the National Weather Service was tweeting (or X'ing) about how our area was set to receive a couple of nights of 'hard frosts'. There were a bunch of tweets said that very thing: "...resulting in an end to the growing season for much of the area." Like this one: Widespread frost and near to sub-freezing temperatures are expected again tonight away from Chicago and the lakeshore, resulting in an e...