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vanessaluisa

Hello everyone ❤️ I'm a beginner! I have a vegetable garden, a greenhouse, a herb garden, and a yard full of flowers. My style is country cottage.

Dahlia 'Dahlietta Louise' (Dahlietta Series) syn. Dahlia 'Dahlietta Surprise Louise'

  • Season Icon Early SummerEarly Summer 2017
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vanessaluisa

Bought these yesterday. Beautiful! Now - where to put them?

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flof1952

Nice DAHLIAS Vanessa ........you know to save the tubers after they've finished flowering?

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vanessaluisa

I have so much to learn @flof1952! I've just looked this up, so now I know. Thank you for the tip! 👍😊

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daveandellie

What's the tubers @flof1952 ? And how does this come about please?

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flof1952

I suppose you would liken them to bulbs in a way Dave. Daffodils grow from bulbs, cyclamen from corms and dahlias from tubers. It's really easy to save the tubers from year to year :)

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brightcolours

@daveandellie ⬆️

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daveandellie

Sorry. Not ignoring anyone @brightcolours @flof1952 I have only just seen your reply so please forgive me ladies!! How do I save the tubers if I want my dahlias to come back next year please? @flof1952

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flof1952

When they've finished flowering let all the foliage die off and remove excess soil. I label them then wrap them in newspaper individually and store them in a cardboard box in the eves of the garage .....they must be protected from frost. Middle February I pot them up and leave them in the greenhouse Dave @daveandellie

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daveandellie

That's very good advice. Thankyou so much Pauline 😘 @flof1952

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flof1952

You're welcome Dave @daveandellie

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daveandellie

Think I might be watering my flowers too much 😞

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