Storing Dahlia Tubers - Saran Wrap Method - December 2024
2024 was the season of the dahlia in our garden. And, it is also going to be the 'season of trying to save the dahlia tuber'. We garden in Zone 6a/5b. That changed earlier this year when our neighborhood (yes...neighborhood) was reclassified from USDA Zone 5B to Zone 6A. I wrote a post about that change earlier this year and talked about how less than a mile away, the listing was kept at 5B, but our spot was upgraded to 6A. According to Longfield Gardens , you can overwinter dahlia tubers in Zone 8 to Zone 10, which means that our climate is far too cold to keep these tubers in the ground from freezing to death. That means that I'm faced with a choice: dig them up and try to save them. Or...leave them in the ground and (VERY LIKELY) lose them to Winter. I say "VERY LIKELY" because....there's a TINY chance that the tubers survive our Winter due to one (or more) of a couple of variables: We *could* get a very mild Winter....