Bright and incomparable dahlias blossom since July to frosts. It is a pity that many gardeners are frightened off by the efforts connected with outplanting of tubers in the fall and storage in their winter. To grow up dahlias not so difficult. If you like this flower, be not afraid of difficulties, and the dahlia will generously thank you unusually long and abundant blossoming.
Instruction
1. Never you hurry to dig out bushes. It is considered that korneklubn have to remain in the earth as long as possible. It is necessary to allow them to ripen, then, irrespective of storage conditions, they it is successful dolezhat till spring. And that dahlias from violent growth have passed to mortgaging of kidneys, they just need temperature drops and reduction of daylight hours. If to bring them early in the room, then tubers will not be felt that time to go to rest has come, so, and will not be prepared for it.
2. Before frosts begin (normally in the middle of September), highly hill root neck of dahlias. The first frosts usually short-term and weak, and after them always there comes steady heat. Therefore it is not terrible even if they slightly will take leaves and flowers, after cutting spoiled still manage to grow new, not less beautiful. But if frosts have strongly damaged dahlias (having destroyed all green part), it is better to dig out bushes within 3-5 days. Otherwise with approach of warm weather the tubers can go to growth that will strongly weaken plants and will not allow them to winter well.
3. Korneklubny start sample when it becomes absolutely cold. Before outplanting bushes to razokuchivayta, then secateurs cut off stalks on height of 10-15 cm. Further, having receded from the bush basis on 15-20 cm, dig round rhizome. Take out the slot from the earth carefully hands (it is impossible to throw or pull for stalk!). We wash the dug-out dahlias flowing water from hose at once, at the same time it should not get to cuts of stalks. After shower we examine tubers, we remove damaged and we cut off roots. If necessary we divide the slot into two parts.
4. We bring the korneklubn which have passed washing to the greenhouse and we display for drying there for 7-10 days. During this time at them abrasive paper has to coarsen still. After such preparatory procedure we send korneklubn for winter storage, having cut off stalks to the basis. We put them in plastic bags which then we make in boxes and we carry away to the basement. Temperature in it does not fall below zero in the winter. Paqueta we do not close, and we hold open.