Show How To Store Dahlia Bulbs Have you dug and stored your dahlia bulbs or tubers asks Melvin S. Area AFTER a light frost has nipped the dahlia foliage they should be cut down to about 6 In a day or two carefully dig the tuber remove all of the dirt as carefully as possible to avoid injury to the then place them upside down to allow them to drain and you can then store them in a cool dry place where they will not freeze and where you can check them regularly to see that they don't dry and In the spring the tubers can be divided by cutting each tuber off provided there is an eye or bud on each IF YOU can not tell where the eyes keep them in a warm room and add moisture to In a few days the sprouts will start After the division has been brush the cuts with dusting As soon as the weather becomes warm In the spring these sprouted tubers can be planted again In the THE ABOVE procedure can be used with desirable seedling or annual bedding or those originally started from |