mcash70 said:Thanks Arlene. I do set up a grow light in March or early April, we can't plant until the 24th of May. I have a little outdoor cellar that I could over winter them in. Maybe someone that lives in a cold zone can jump in here.
pirl said: Crittergarden and Susan - I'd never consider dahlias if I weren't retired! The most I did in pre retirement years was a small tomato patch, many bulbs, irises, daylilies, hostas, and a small garden.
crittergarden said:Tell me your dahlia seed starting and planting out method, Woof.
mcash70 said:Thanks Susie and Woofie.
I may just give them a try this spring and see how they do for me here. I used to grow them when I lived on Vancouver Island, I would dig them up, shake the dirt off, let them dry on newspaper in the garage and then store them in cardboard boxes.