Hi Stef. Great pivot! Last year was my first attempt at storing tubers. My Amish neighbors told me to keep a lot of the dirt on the clump and place in a brown grocery bag and then place the bags in banana boxes. I stored them in my 1837 dirt floor basement. I put plastic under the boxes to keep excess moisture from wicking up in the boxes. I also put some clumps with the dirt last on them in plastic grocery bags and loosely tied them and then put those in paper bags inside boxes. They all did great. No need for vermiculite or shavings. The dirt left on them seems to insulate them. Who knows I could do the same method this year and have terrible results but I trust those sweet Amish ladies with beautiful gardens.
Oh I would too! I wish I had a basement that stayed a little cooler in the unfinished portion. So glad you’ve found a great method! Thanks for sharing, Valerie! 😀
@@TinysGarden you inspired me to go out of my comfort zone on new colors. the oranges you have are stunning, especially in combo with the American Beauty. I already found and waitlisted for most of the bulbs that you featured 😁
I have done both peat moss and animal bedding (shavings). Both worked the same. I use cardboard box (large) and plastic totes - piece of loose cardboard on top - not plastic tight lid. Boxes are stored in basement utility area. I never get rot but have had a few shrivel. I have a portable dehumidifier in basement in connected room. Zone 7. I usually dry them stem down to stop water in stem from draining into tubers. Neighbor left hers in pot in basement in soil and that worked too. Yours did well this year. I've heard others mention it was a difficult year for dahlias. It was too hot in z7. I'm impressed w your lisianthus - stunning. Good job!
All so beautiful. Some years I have success saving tubers, some I don't. Tried many different methods and for me each year is different. Good luck for this year and hope you can save your tubers.
Love love love your dahlias! I stored my tuber in cedar shavings in a plastic zip gallon size bag. It stayed in my non heated sump pump room in my basement. Zone 5b-Chicago surburb. The other tubers overwintered outside and survived! 😊
@@TinysGarden Hi Steph! I've had a great year. I grew tomatoes, spaghetti squash, zucchini, green peppers, basil, snap peas, green beans (pill bugs haven't been playing nice with them) along with my lisianthus, dahlias and zinnias. I used cedar shavings (from Walmart) for two years and it has been successful both years. I'll be doing it again this year with my favorite tuber and maybe digging up some more from the other area. I can't believe how fantastically my favorite one did in the raised bed. It is still producing flowers like crazy. We've had a really nice year for crops and flowers this year in the burbs 🙂
My second year with dahlias here in 9b SoCal. They survived weeks of 100+ temps. The stand outs were Thomas Edison. Cornel. Wizard of Oz. Kelvin Floodlight. Linda’s Baby. Arabian Night. I’m going to leave them in the raised bed with mulch and a tarp. I placed last years in zip lok bags with vermiculite. They shriveled up with no survivors. Hoping for better success this year. Great video. Your twins are precious.
Thanks for the update! Beautiful dahlias 💐 I’m wondering how much light your “good” dahlias bed gets vs the less good one? And on the less light bed, do you still get flowers?
I feel you so hard on this, several of my dahlias are just now starting to bloom! But I had about 30 tubers and that number rapidly went down to about 8. Rot and crown gal killed most of mine 😞I am going to try and store mind like Erin suggests in her all about dahlia's book.
I'm trying this year (in Australia) storing pretty much separately in open cardboard cartons in the shed. Some totally uncovered & some with a very light sprinkling of shavings. So far, so good. Mind you, l only lifted the ones l was shifting so not so many to store. About another month until l plant them. Last year, l stored mine like yours....ie a few in one box, covered with heaps of shavings exactly like yours & l had the same problem. Some were OK, but some were rotted & damp like yours. I think that maybe they need more air flow, because if there is any residual dampness, it's going to spread through the shavings & then rot whatever is in there. The rest of mine l left in the ground. Most have survived in ground in previous years. I just found it so much ridiculous work lifting, cleaning & storing, especially since l have heaps of single bedding dahlias, which just keep on keeping on.
Thanks for sharing, Diane! I hope it works for you down in Austrailia! It was a pretty big bummer. So wild that I'm getting ready to take them out and you're getting ready to put them in! :)
You could…I’ve used it before too, but the more I’ve planted them, the more I’ve seen that Bone Meal is recommended over anything else in my experience.
Beautiful Dahlia's
That “ hey girl” at the end cracked me up! Love your dahlias and the precious pics of your twins❤❤
Lol I love talking to my flowers...and my babies! :) Thank you!
Hi Stef. Great pivot! Last year was my first attempt at storing tubers. My Amish neighbors told me to keep a lot of the dirt on the clump and place in a brown grocery bag and then place the bags in banana boxes. I stored them in my 1837 dirt floor basement. I put plastic under the boxes to keep excess moisture from wicking up in the boxes. I also put some clumps with the dirt last on them in plastic grocery bags and loosely tied them and then put those in paper bags inside boxes. They all did great. No need for vermiculite or shavings. The dirt left on them seems to insulate them. Who knows I could do the same method this year and have terrible results but I trust those sweet Amish ladies with beautiful gardens.
Oh I would too! I wish I had a basement that stayed a little cooler in the unfinished portion. So glad you’ve found a great method! Thanks for sharing, Valerie! 😀
My favorite video of yours! Wow, beautiful 2024 Dahlia haul amazing 🎉
Thank you! The ones that took off were very pretty! :)
@@TinysGarden you inspired me to go out of my comfort zone on new colors. the oranges you have are stunning, especially in combo with the American Beauty. I already found and waitlisted for most of the bulbs that you featured 😁
@@drhappyplants love this! Good for you! 😀
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Love you!
Oh, your Queens! Stunning! Wish I was there. The harvest is the most fun!
Certainly is! 😀
I have done both peat moss and animal bedding (shavings). Both worked the same. I use cardboard box (large) and plastic totes - piece of loose cardboard on top - not plastic tight lid. Boxes are stored in basement utility area. I never get rot but have had a few shrivel. I have a portable dehumidifier in basement in connected room. Zone 7. I usually dry them stem down to stop water in stem from draining into tubers. Neighbor left hers in pot in basement in soil and that worked too. Yours did well this year. I've heard others mention it was a difficult year for dahlias. It was too hot in z7. I'm impressed w your lisianthus - stunning. Good job!
Thank you for sharing! Yes, I’ve heard it’s been a trying year for a lot of people, so I’m grateful to have had a decent year. ☺️
wow , What a beautiful garden, I love the garden very much. Your garden looks great and can talk to you a bit about what you can advise.
Thank you!
All so beautiful. Some years I have success saving tubers, some I don't. Tried many different methods and for me each year is different. Good luck for this year and hope you can save your tubers.
Thank you, Ilene! 😀
Love love love your dahlias!
I stored my tuber in cedar shavings in a plastic zip gallon size bag. It stayed in my non heated sump pump room in my basement. Zone 5b-Chicago surburb. The other tubers overwintered outside and survived! 😊
How did the one in cedar shavings do! I think I'm going to try the same area in my house for next year...hope you had a great year, Jill! :)
@@TinysGarden Hi Steph! I've had a great year. I grew tomatoes, spaghetti squash, zucchini, green peppers, basil, snap peas, green beans (pill bugs haven't been playing nice with them) along with my lisianthus, dahlias and zinnias. I used cedar shavings (from Walmart) for two years and it has been successful both years. I'll be doing it again this year with my favorite tuber and maybe digging up some more from the other area. I can't believe how fantastically my favorite one did in the raised bed. It is still producing flowers like crazy. We've had a really nice year for crops and flowers this year in the burbs 🙂
@@jillrodriguez1111 I love to hear it! Good for you, Jill! 🎉
Wooo muy bien
Thank you!
My second year with dahlias here in 9b SoCal. They survived weeks of 100+ temps. The stand outs were Thomas Edison. Cornel. Wizard of Oz. Kelvin Floodlight. Linda’s Baby. Arabian Night. I’m going to leave them in the raised bed with mulch and a tarp. I placed last years in zip lok bags with vermiculite. They shriveled up with no survivors. Hoping for better success this year. Great video. Your twins are precious.
Thank you, Monica, for sharing! I cannot even imagine how hot it was for you! Glad you had some great ones and get to leave them in the ground! 😀
Thanks for the update! Beautiful dahlias 💐 I’m wondering how much light your “good” dahlias bed gets vs the less good one? And on the less light bed, do you still get flowers?
I do still get blooms…I’ve just noticed the plants don’t get as big and don’t have as much production.
I feel you so hard on this, several of my dahlias are just now starting to bloom! But I had about 30 tubers and that number rapidly went down to about 8. Rot and crown gal killed most of mine 😞I am going to try and store mind like Erin suggests in her all about dahlia's book.
I did that last year and had better luck, but still lost some of mine. I think that's the way to go though...I just need to figure out temperature!
I'm trying this year (in Australia) storing pretty much separately in open cardboard cartons in the shed. Some totally uncovered & some with a very light sprinkling of shavings. So far, so good. Mind you, l only lifted the ones l was shifting so not so many to store. About another month until l plant them. Last year, l stored mine like yours....ie a few in one box, covered with heaps of shavings exactly like yours & l had the same problem. Some were OK, but some were rotted & damp like yours. I think that maybe they need more air flow, because if there is any residual dampness, it's going to spread through the shavings & then rot whatever is in there. The rest of mine l left in the ground. Most have survived in ground in previous years. I just found it so much ridiculous work lifting, cleaning & storing, especially since l have heaps of single bedding dahlias, which just keep on keeping on.
Thanks for sharing, Diane! I hope it works for you down in Austrailia! It was a pretty big bummer. So wild that I'm getting ready to take them out and you're getting ready to put them in! :)
Last year I tried the peatmoss method which didn't workout for me. Too dry. This year I'm trying the saran wrap method. Bonny
Good luck, Bonny!
I don't have Bone meal. Can i use Biotone starter instead?
You could…I’ve used it before too, but the more I’ve planted them, the more I’ve seen that Bone Meal is recommended over anything else in my experience.