Overwinter Dahlias in Pots | The Easiest Way To Store Them Over Winter!

[@SnappyR]

Your channel is such an inspiration to gardeners who don't have a yard or much space♥

[@ChicagoGardener]

Thank you so much!! That’s exactly what I was hoping for when I started making videos. I used to think I’d have to wait to have a yard to garden and if that was true I’d still be waiting!

[@sabrinassuburbangarden9448]

Hi, I saw your channel featured on Dig, Plant, Water, Repeat. I hope that new ones get to enjoy your channel as I have for a few years now.

[@ChicagoGardener]

Thank you so much!! I’m so happy Janey chose to feature my garden!

[@SunshineGarden-9B]

Wonderful information Bethany! Coming from "dig plant water repeat". I am also zone 6, I tried growing dahlias and storing tubers but failed at both. I am sure it was a user error, might try it again some day 😀

[@ChicagoGardener]

My dahlias did not do as well in the garden this year as they have in the past, and it seemed that way for most other gardeners I talked to, so if this was your first year definitely try it again next year!

[@rogerjacobs5240]

I live in the Seattle area, zone 8b. The last 3 years I've been leaving my dahlias in the ground with quite a bit of success, covering them with around 3 inches of dead leaves. it's the end of may and most people are just putting them in the ground. I have some plants a foot high with multiple branches, so probably a 6 week jump on the season. Probably will dig them this year though, the tuber clusters get huge. Good video! 👍Lived in Decatur when I was a kid.

[@AndreaHartman-l5g]

This is going to be fun!

[@rachelweishaar6085]

I should have tried this method. I'm in Zone 6a outside of St. Louis and I had a lot of trouble even digging the tubers out of my clay soil this year. I feel they have already dried out too much in my garage wrapped in newspaper. Thanks for sharing all your experience!

[@ChicagoGardener]

The ones I dug out the first year dried up bc I wasn’t on top of them as much as I should have been. This has been so much easier for me!

[@atlchipper10]

Your channel has taught me so much- keep up the great work

[@ChicagoGardener]

Thank you so much!!

[@ZombiesAteKattherine]

perfect. exactly what i needed to hear. Ive been watching vieo after video of people digging them up to wrap them in platic or put them in ceadar chunkcs. Ill just leave min in the pots and bring them in the garage

[@andrewhollander-urbach5114]

So cool! I'll have to try this

[@zarkatalksbangla]

I love Garden

[@DaveCollierCamping]

That cold weather is about to hit us soon.

[@ChicagoGardener]

I’m not ready 😩

[@joyaraninath9724]

Wow......💕💕

[@itsmewende]

I did mulch mine 2 yrs ago zone 7b. Some made out fine some did not, those that came back and bloomed had way less flowers, and smaller as well. I lifted them last yr, but just kinda cleaned them off, laid them on an area rug in a storage room. I looked at them now and then, used a frost cloth if I thought it may get too cold. I thought I lost some, but in hindsight, those I threw out, were maybe ok.

[@ChicagoGardener]

That’s so interesting the ones that made it didn’t perform as well! How did the ones you lifted do the next year?

[@itsmewende]

@@ChicagoGardener I should have mention that…dah. They were great this yr, some new ones stunk tho, hope they’re nice next yr.

[@PopcornAndKittenz]

Thanks for this! I tried overwintering some bulbs last year but I don't have a place in my house that sits between 40-50, so I left them at my sister-in-law's...but couldn't get over there very often, so they dried out. This year, I have two I want to keep, so I dug them out of the ground and planted them in pots to keep in my garage. I'll definitely scrape off the top inch before I bring them in though! I just had to deal with an aphid infestation for the hibiscus I had outside, and I'm not doing that again... I was going to suggest...would you maybe create some playlists for specific things (like dahlias)? Finding all your dahlia videos took a bit of time. Did you make a Spring video for the first overwintering experiment? :) Thanks again!

[@ChicagoGardener]

That’s a great idea! I’ll definitely make a dahlia playlist. I have a video from last spring that should come up if you search for “how I pre-sprout my dahlias for earlier blooms. I’ll create a playlist and add all of them!

[@PopcornAndKittenz]

@@ChicagoGardener thanks! It's a great playlist!

[@areb3312]

I have moved mine in pots into the unheated garage this year. We’ll see what happens! Zone 7b. North Alabama.

[@ChicagoGardener]

Let me know how it turns out!!

[@HollenbergR]

Did it work for you?

[@fabilovesplants]

Giving dahlias in pots a try this year. Where did you get the short cages?

[@ChicagoGardener]

Home Depot! They’re 18”. Sometimes I can find them in the store but I’ve also ordered some through their website.

[@aiai-j7i]

I just planted daffodil, muscari and crocus bulbs in containers on my balcony. I live in an apartment on the Northshore of Chicago. I just realized I made a huuuuge mistake, lol!! I thought to just wrap them in burlap or something. There is a storage room in the basement but it gets too warm, I think. Also watered the containers per instructions and now I noticed it is going to freeze tonight, aaargh! I feel so dumb!

[@ChicagoGardener]

One thing I’ve learned in gardening is you’ll never know for sure if something will work or not 😆 I would try to keep the soil from staying too wet but let me know how it goes!

[@aiai-j7i]

I'll let you know come Spring 😊@@ChicagoGardener