How to overwinter dahlias

Learn how to store dahlia tubers over winter to keep them safe until spring. The successful methods use paper bags, newspaper, plastic wrap, and crate storage.

Colorful dahlias add a steady supply of bright, beautiful flowers from midsummer until they’re felled by frost. In regions with mild winters they can overwinter as perennials. But in cold winters, they need to be lifted or treated as annuals. Learn how to overwinter dahlias on Gardener's Path. #dahlias #gardenerspath

Unless you live in a warm climate, you'll need to dig your dahlia tubers in the fall to keep them over the winter. Here's an easy method for storing dahlias.

We dig dahlias - literally! In our zone, 6a, dahlias can't overwinter in the ground. As a result, we have to dig them up. Follow along to learn how to properly dig your dahlias and store them for the winter so that you can get beautiful blooms next year! Check the video out over on our YouTube channel.

Dahlias are tricky to overwinter for cold-climate, short-season gardeners. Especially if you're a cut flower farmer in Zone 3, this one's for you!

Learn how to overwinter dahlia and store it for the cold season. Covers lifiting dahlia bulbs, cleaning, prepping, and storing them.

You can divide dahlias in the fall or you could do so in the spring. But it’s not quite as simple as just cutting a tuber free.

Kim | Busy Bee Farm & Florals on Instagram: "Here is part 1 of a real-time dahlia tuber divide. I will try to post some more videos in real-time as this is a request I get often and it seems there is a lot of interest. I know watching videos of others dividing their dahlias is what gave me the confidence to try it myself. I hope this is helpful to even one person! If you’re curious why I snip the root end off of our tubers, the dahlias don’t need this to grow the following season and it is…

Janae & Chris ~ Flower Farm on Instagram: "🌱Overwintering Dahlias 🌱 One of the biggest changes we have made with our dahlia growing methods over the last few years has been transitioning to keeping most in the ground over winter, rather than pulling and storing them each year when they are dormant. A very clever grower near Philadelphia, Jennie Love, got us into it a while back, as she has successfully overwintered her dahlias for years now, and has spoken about it extensively in her…

Hannah | Maple Lane Farmstead on Instagram: "How I simplify dahlia tuber dividing: I make sure to leave EYES on all my tubers. This makes them viable for next year! And how do you learn/get better at dividing? By practicing. I’ve been doing this now for 4 years. It’s easy for me, now. But first I had to learn by lots of trial and error. You can do this! Next up: how to store tubers for the winter😊 If you’re new here— I’m Hannah, the Perennial Cottage Gardener. I help…