Ouch, that hurts! I don't really have any nice dahlias, just ones I started from seed about three years ago and I don't have to dig them down here. Thank goodness because I have enough fall cleanup withipout another added chore.
There are a couple of really pretty ones from seed but the majority of them I think I will dig out and give away because they take up too much garden space and I cant't use them very easily for cut flowers at market because of nodding heads and the heads snap off too easily.