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  • Flower tubers.

    I have grown flowers from seed which are planted around the edges of my vegie patch, when I dug up some potatoes I lifted the roots of the flowers these contained tubers, I replanted them at the time. Now that the weather is turning and their may be a frost soon Im not to sure what to do??

    Is it best to dig them all up & store them in a dry frost free place??
    Or leave them in the ground for next year???

  • #2
    Shaun you do like to make it hard for us! What kind of flowers were they?
    That would indicate whether they are hardy or not. Just a wild guess - were they annual dahlias?
    Google Image Result for http://z.about.com/d/gardening/1/0/w/c/dahlia_victoriana_mix.jpg
    If we can identify them then we may be able to advise!
    Whooops - now what are the dogs getting up to?

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    • #3
      Yes they are dahlia's, there are still some flowers on them at the mo, but there time is nearly up.

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      • #4
        Hi Shaun - let them die back some more then cut the stem a couple of inches above the tuber and store them upside down in some barely moist peat in a cool frost free place. Then start them up again next spring in time for next year's show!
        Whooops - now what are the dogs getting up to?

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        • #5
          Thank you.

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          • #6
            or you can mulch them where they are (not dig them up) if you are in a milder area, not too much frost
            All gardeners know better than other gardeners." -- Chinese Proverb.

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            • #7
              Shaun, you're in Surrey so you could leave your dahlia tubers in the ground. Don't leave them just for the sake of it though - only leave the ones you really like.

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              • #8
                Oh thank you, I was so supprised when I saw the size of one of the tubers when I acidently dug it up, it was only in march when I planted the seeds.

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