{"id":12173,"date":"2019-10-17T09:00:39","date_gmt":"2019-10-17T14:00:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.wnpt.org\/mediaupdate\/?p=12173"},"modified":"2020-09-21T15:04:52","modified_gmt":"2020-09-21T20:04:52","slug":"vg-oct","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.wnpt.org\/mediaupdate\/2019\/10\/17\/vg-oct\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Volunteer Gardener\u2019 October in the Garden: Dahlia Season"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.volunteergardener.org\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-12174\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.wnpt.org\/mediaupdate\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/dahlia-blog.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"505\" height=\"260\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.wnpt.org\/mediaupdate\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/dahlia-blog.png 1079w, https:\/\/blogs.wnpt.org\/mediaupdate\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/dahlia-blog-300x155.png 300w, https:\/\/blogs.wnpt.org\/mediaupdate\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/dahlia-blog-768x396.png 768w, https:\/\/blogs.wnpt.org\/mediaupdate\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/dahlia-blog-1024x528.png 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 505px) 100vw, 505px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s been so warm this year that dahlia production in the Nashville area has been difficult. Dahlias love warm days and cool nights, and there have precious few cool nights this season. However, with our recent change in the weather, we should start to see a few more luscious blooms from one of my favorite flowers.<\/p>\n<p>Even as the dahlias finally begin to bloom in earnest, our enjoyment is bittersweet as we are also approaching our first hard frost of the year. In Nashville, the average first frost is October 28th. After that we have to decide whether to leave the dahlia tubers where they are, or take them up and store them over the winter.<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019ve gone back and forth through the years about whether to lift my dahlia tubers or leave them in place and I\u2019ve done both with mixed results. Last winter was so wet that every tuber I left in the ground rotted \u2013 even some of the ones I planted out in the spring rotted! Now after losing hundreds of tubers, I think I\u2019m in the \u201clifting\u201d camp for good!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-12177\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.wnpt.org\/mediaupdate\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Dahlia-2-298x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"201\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.wnpt.org\/mediaupdate\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Dahlia-2-298x300.png 298w, https:\/\/blogs.wnpt.org\/mediaupdate\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Dahlia-2-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/blogs.wnpt.org\/mediaupdate\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Dahlia-2.png 727w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/>Why is it called \u201clifting\u201d? Because you use a broad fork or garden fork and literally lift the soil from around the plant. A single dahlia tuber can multiply exponentially over a growing season, so if you use a shovel, you can easily slice through several tubers that could otherwise grow into entirely new plants in the spring.<\/p>\n<p>After lifting, gently brush off any attached dirt with a stiff paint brush, then set the tubers out to cure for a few days. To store, place the tubers in boxes layered with peat moss or coir. (Some people also use perlite for this purpose.) Do not make the boxes airtight or mold may form and the tubers may rot. You will also want to check the tubers periodically over the winter. If you see mold forming, let the tubers air out and change the storage medium. If the tubers look shriveled, you might want to mist them gently with water.<\/p>\n<p>I usually cut my tubers in the spring when I take them out of storage. Note: The eyes can continue to develop over the winter, so it\u2019s important not to be in too big of a rush to separate them.<\/p>\n<p>As you can see, dahlias are the divas of the cutting garden and require a lot of patience and care. But when they get that attention, they reward you with extravagant, long-lasting blooms, both in the garden as well as in the vase.<\/p>\n<p>Happy gardening!<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide\" style=\"grid-template-columns:31% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.wnpt.org\/mediaupdate\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Laura-Bigbee-Fott-400x400-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13338\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.wnpt.org\/mediaupdate\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Laura-Bigbee-Fott-400x400-1.png 400w, https:\/\/blogs.wnpt.org\/mediaupdate\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Laura-Bigbee-Fott-400x400-1-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/blogs.wnpt.org\/mediaupdate\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Laura-Bigbee-Fott-400x400-1-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Laura Bigbee-Fott is a Davidson County Master Gardener. She owns Whites Creek Flower Farm and runs a floral event and wedding design business called Everything Blooms.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Master Gardener Laura Bigbee-Fott discusses preparing dahlias, the divas of the garden, for winter in the latest blog. &#8220;Volunteer Gardener&#8221; airs 7:30 p.m. Thursdays and 9:30 a.m. Sundays.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":12395,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[170],"tags":[4038,4039,2323],"class_list":["post-12173","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-volunteer-gardener","tag-laura-bigbee-fott","tag-master-gardener","tag-volunteer-gardener"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - 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