Digging rules and storage methods for dahlias. Dahlias

To store dahlias at home was successful, you need to know how to dig them up and prepare for winter. Dig them before the frost, pre-affixing a label indicating the type, color, etc.

First you need to free the plant from props, garters. Then, remove the soil and trim the stem a little shorter than the hilling level. Now, stepping back from the remaining 20–25 cm stem, it is necessary to dig a trench deep in the bayonet of the shovel and carefully pry the tubers of the plant. For the stem can not pull in order to avoid damage to the root processes. They are very fragile.

The dug out roots, lightly shaken off the ground, are transferred to a room with an air temperature of 0 to 8 degrees and a humidity of 75-85% (you can put a basin with water next to it). In two weeks, the processes of nutrient distribution and preparation for a state of rest will be completed in the tubers. Before putting the dahlias in storage for the winter, you need to remove the ground from them, inspect them well, remove small and old, broken and diseased roots. They cut all unnecessary with a sharp knife, which is constantly dipped in a solution of manganese. Sections are powdered with ashes or smeared with dark raspberry manganese.

Storage of dahlias at home occurs in boxes or boxes. Tubers are laid in one layer and covered with sand or peat. Then sent to a room with the same temperature as when storing potatoes (from +1 to +7 degrees) and humidity of 60-70%. This may be a cellar, heated garage. In the refrigerator are the same conditions. Therefore, storage of dahlias in the apartment is quite possible. What is needed for this?

The main task is the preservation of growth buds, root cervix and tubers. If dahlias are supposed to be stored at home in a refrigerator, then a bunch of tubers are washed, disinfected for 30 minutes with raspberry manganese and dried for a day. Then put the roots in boxes or pour dry moss, shavings, etc. Tara is left open for access of air. In the absence of ventilation on the roots may appear mold or rot. Storing dahlias at home implies periodic inspections of planting material. If rot is detected, it is cut out, the cut is smeared with green paint, the filling material is changed. The mold is washed off with potassium permanganate, the tuber is ventilated.

Small tubers can simply be wrapped in paper, put in a bag and, without closing, placed in a refrigerator or between the balcony ones Of course, subject to appropriate temperature conditions and the unavailability of direct sunlight.

During winter storage, dahlias can deteriorate for several reasons: thickened planting, excessive fertilizing with nitrogenous fertilizers (manure, urea, etc.), the absence of autumn hilling. If the summer was rainy or the autumn was warm with a sharp cooling, then the dahlia's roots do not ripen, that is, they do not accumulate enough nutrients. And without them, they can not move the state of rest.

But flower growers in such cases do not despair. In the spring, they carefully examine the almost ruined tuber. If at least one surviving bud with a small nodule is found, it means that the plant will bloom even this year - the variety is preserved.

When I see a blooming dahlia bush in the garden, I understand that only one adjective applies to it - “luxurious”. And I also realize what heroic efforts need to be applied in order for this fantastic flower to bloom from a bulb every year and delight the eye. Because dahlia requires a lot of care, not only during growth - it is pleasant trouble, but also during its winter holidays.

Many flower growers refuse to grow dahlias precisely because of the difficulties associated with storing flower bulbs. And that's a shame: the more beautiful the variety, the harder it is to save the tubers. That's why I want to talk about the ways that gardeners use, so that dahlias annually amaze us with their beauty.

Bulb flowers

How many gardeners, so many ways to store tubers. Only the basic principles are followed, and there are many variations and subtleties - here each gardener has his own “secrets”. The main recommendations are as follows: the tubers normally “sleep” all winter at a temperature of 2 to 6 degrees. (At temperatures below zero, they freeze, at higher temperatures, the kidneys awaken quickly and prematurely, even in winter, start to grow.) At the same time, the air humidity must be high, otherwise the tubers will simply dry out. Such conditions are observed in basements and cellars, so gardeners, who have them, can live in the winter without any problems. It is only necessary to protect the bulbs from mice and regularly, once a month, to look at in case of their diseases. In addition, it is not recommended to store flower bulbs with potatoes and it is advisable to air such storage.

Many lovers store onion flowers of garden flowers in basements directly from the clod of earth. And so they do year after year. Of course, individual craftsmen have managed to preserve simple varieties for decades, but usually this method gives positive results for a couple of years, and then a large number of tubers have to be rejected. Because in the earthy coma the onset of tuber diseases is not visible and rescue work cannot begin. Tubers age over the years, and if they are not regularly rejuvenated, they will die off naturally, while they will be a source of decay of the entire nest of tubers. Usually such a source becomes old three-year tubers. The source of decay can also be prematurely awakened buds, especially in early varieties.

It is especially difficult to keep in this way modern varieties, in which the storage tubers are less developed. Therefore, recently it is considered more expedient to wash the tubers after digging from the ground, especially since in it for many years of planting a lot of harmful flora accumulates.

About digging tubers

This is an important process that affects the storage of dahlia tubers. You need to dig up the tubers immediately after the first frost has passed. It has been established that already at minus 2 degrees not only leaves but also the stem perish. At the same time, the roots continue to work and supply nutrients to the remaining intact part of the stem. Juice accumulates and begins to decompose - this is where the root collar rot is ready. However, many gardeners manage to keep the tubers, which are dug a month after frost. They just before the onset of cold weather spud plants of dahlias to a height of not less than 10 cm. At the same time, the first strong autumn frosts do not affect the tubers, besides, the zone of growth buds remains. Hilling stems before frost - a mandatory event.

If possible, you need to try to save the bushes from the first autumn frosts. After all, usually after the first September night frosts for a long time, almost until mid-October, there is a marvelous quiet weather, and during this period dahlias bloom luxuriously. In addition, it is noted that the tubers gain the bulk in September-October, and at this time the main maturation of tubers occurs. So they will be better kept. This year, fans of dahlias are lucky: the winter does not hint at all about their arrival.

Before digging the tubers, the stems are pruned at a height of about 10 cm. It is better to dig with forks, yielding the entire clod of earth, and not to pull the plant by the stem. It is necessary to clean the ground carefully, with your hands, not to shake off the ground, so that the thin necks of the tubers do not crack, because such tubers are no longer suitable for storage. Then the nests of tubers are washed from the ground. Washed tubers need to be sanitized in a pink solution of potassium permanganate. There are gardeners who keep the tubers in a very strong 1.5% solution of potassium permanganate, after this procedure, the tubers become brown in color. On the washed tubers, the smallest injuries and diseases are clearly visible, which allows you to quickly begin treatment and rescue tubers.

Then, after drying the tubers for a couple of hours in the wind and sunshine, you need to cut all the thin roots and small tubers as thick as a pencil, which still die during storage. Too long tubers can be shortened to almost half of their length, but if they do not interfere, it is better to leave this procedure until spring. In addition, if there are awakened buds on the cervix (and this is often observed), you need to cut them, and place the cut to sleep with coal.

Before storing the dahlia tubers, especially in modern varieties, must be trained, because the tubers just dug out of the ground have a very delicate skin. And if they are brought into a warm and dry room, they begin to lose moisture so intensively that in 2–3 days they become flabby. Such tubers are very difficult to save from death, even if they are then placed in a cold room with high humidity. To prevent this from happening, washed tubers after digging should be kept for 2–3 weeks in a cool, damp room. During this time, the peel is crushed, the loss of moisture is greatly reduced. Some gardeners immediately after bathing, without drying the tubers, carry them to the basement, where the tubers will cork. I keep the tubers after digging and before being transported to the city in boxes on a cold verandah, having covered them with wet newspapers or sphagnum moss, I regularly look around to avoid mold, everyone adapts to their abilities and habits. And there is such a popular way: after washing, they let it drip out of water, then lower the tubers into a clay talker of sour cream consistency with the addition of tsp of copper sulfate, or potassium permanganate, or lime fluff on a bucket of chatterbox. Then they dry it all for 2–3 days and send it to the underground where they store it directly on the floor, on a layer of sand. This method provides a high percentage of preservation.

In cellars, tubers are most often stored on racks or on shelves in boxes of vegetable-fruit. When storing you need to regularly review the tubers. If there are sores, you need to cut them to a healthy tissue, sprinkle with crushed coal. The most dangerous source of rot is usually a piece of stalk left above the root collar - the stump. This rot affects all growth buds. It can not be detected during the inspection, because it develops under the outer skin of hemp. Therefore, before planting for storage, growers try to completely remove the entire stem to the root collar or clean it with a sharp knife (scrape) all the succulent fabrics from hemp to the border of the root collar. After that, the stub quickly dries out, rot is no longer formed.

Not all flower growers have storage. Many city dwellers are forced to adapt their pets to the conditions of dry and hot city apartments. In any case, it is necessary to withstand until the peeling of the peel is washed after digging the tubers in a cold and damp room. Well, if there are balconies and loggias: there you can keep the tubers for a long time. In the case of night frosts, you will have to put boxes with tubers into the room at night, in the morning to take them back. In the apartment itself, it is necessary to choose the coldest corners for storage: between the doors, near the walls facing the street, on the floor away from the radiators, or separate part of the space on the window sill from the room with plastic film. If there are few tubers, you can sacrifice some of the space in the fridge. In any case, the condition of maximum reduction of evaporation of moisture from the tubers through the peel should be satisfied. Here gardeners have adapted in many different ways. Some keep the tubers wrapped in newspapers, put a plastic bag on top, but there is a danger of condensation in the bag from breathing tubers, which will lead to premature waking of the kidneys. For many years I kept the tubers in dry sphagnum in a plastic bag on the windowsill. It turned out well.

In recent years, the method of waxing tubers before putting them in storage has been recognized as the most convenient. There is room for experimentation. Gardeners are constantly improving this way.

Most flower growers, especially those who grow dahlias for sale, do this. After digging, they wash the tubers off the ground, disinfect and immediately divide them into delenki so that each tuber has a piece of the stem, commonly called the root collar, where the sleeping buds are located. Experienced growers see such places well. If not for sale, the nest, in which the stalk is thicker than 2 cm, is divided into 2–3 parts with 1–3 tubers in each part and with the stem base with buds. Places of cuts should be immediately powdered with pounded birch charcoal or smeared with green. Each tuber with a chemical pencil, gel or ordinary ballpoint pen makes an inscription of the name of the variety. Only gently, without pressure, so as not to damage the delicate skin. Delenki immediately paraffin, without waiting for them to dry. Some gardeners paraffin tubers later, before they are laid for storage, when the peel has already crumbled.

For waxing, they take a pan filled with paraffin, which is placed in a bucket of water. Water is gradually heated. At a temperature of 52–58 degrees, paraffin begins to melt. It is better to turn off the heating here in order not to overheat the paraffin wax. It is quickly lowered and immediately removed the office. It turns out shrouded in a thin layer of paraffin, under which the inscriptions are clearly visible.

Paraffin buy in a pharmacy, or take paraffin candles. Since the paraffin coating often forms cracks, it is diluted with wax for an elasticity in a ratio of about 1: 5. Wax can be obtained from beekeepers or buy a candle.

Recently, this method has been simplified so as not to bother with tons of paraffin. Just take a pan or other container, pour it into it? volume of water put on the gas. Put paraffin or paraffin candle on top, add wax candle. When all this starts to melt, the heating is immediately turned off so that the water does not heat up above the melting point of the paraffin. Thus, a paraffin layer with wax is formed on the surface of the water. In this composition, holding the stump, lower delenku. When pulling it enveloped with a thin layer of paraffin. It turns out amazingly. If any area remains uncovered, you can dip again.

Prepared in this way, delenki can be immediately placed in storage. They resist well the dryness and heat of a city apartment. For greater reliability, they can be placed in dry peat, poured into a plastic bag. If somewhere they have violated the rules of preparation, and some of the buds are set to grow before being laid, they must be cut out, and the cut points should be poured with pounded coal. Thus, the tasks — to reduce evaporation from the tubers and to prevent excessive moisture from the outside — are obtained. Tubers should not dry out and germinate before the deadline - spring. It remains only to make revisions once a month (starting from February-March more often), and to replace the wetted insulating material with a dry one.

If, nevertheless, the kidneys have awakened and started to grow in the middle of winter, do not be upset. The variety must be simply blacked out - it will be rejuvenated and saved. If the tuber began to significantly dry out even inside the paraffin shell (this happens), you can try to save the remains: put it in the ground, try to germinate on a warm window-sill.

Once in the literature flashed a message that the tubers are well stored, if they are buried for the winter in the ground. Several enthusiastic experimenters, among them the author of this publication, immediately checked this message. The tubers were buried in the ground in a dry area to a depth of about half a meter, the top was covered with spruce leaves and plastic film. Alas, in the soil (sand) the buds sprouted early, and little was saved. That which did not germinate neatly rotted. We didn’t dig a couple of bushes at all, but hid it very warmly from cold and moisture - they also died. So all the same it is necessary to dig out them.

Observations of many generations of dahlia lovers led to the following conclusions and recommendations related to the preservation of tubers.

1. Tubers of dahlias grown on acidic soils hibernate poorly.

2. Tubers of different varieties mature differently in different weather conditions of summer. Here we need personal observations of each grower over their favorite varieties.

3. It is noticed that the tubers that grew on the cuttings in plastic cups, and only later were planted in the ground, have a compact form (recall foreign nodules in small sachets).

4. The older the tuber, the worse it winters. The presence of old tubers in the bush (older than 2 years) inhibits the development and maturation of young tubers. Therefore, the bushes need to regularly rejuvenate, and the old tubers cut from the nests.

5. Dahlias of modern varieties grown from cuttings form many fine and long roots in well-fertilized soil that will dry out in winter. To force them to lay down the storage roots, i.e. tubers, such plants are better to underfed than overfeed. Overfed tubers mature worse.

6. When growing dahlias in low-sun places, small tubers are obtained, which are poorly stored in winter.

Many dahlia fans who don’t have time to fiddle with dahlia tubers annually buy new tubers in beautiful packages. Here they lie in wait for such a nuisance, as the inconsistency of what was depicted in the picture, what bloomed in the garden. And this happens very often, especially with foreign packages, when they use unskilled labor for digging and packing tubers. As a consolation, in such cases rarely uniquely beautiful varieties are found. In foreign varieties there is another drawback: many of them quickly degenerate, and after a year does not bloom that adorned our garden last year. In addition to all this, often different companies sell the same variety under different names.

In recent years, "abroad" helps us with dahlia seeds. These are not just “happy guys”, but very beautiful varieties of exquisite colors and shapes of inflorescences, which do not even always have their own names. They are grown for one year, seedlings, in the same way as, for example, tomatoes. They bloom beautifully in the year of sowing. Tubers of particularly beautiful varieties can, if desired, be preserved in winter. They winter well.

Lyubov Bobrovskaya

Dahlias in the fall need special care. In the middle zone, their tubers overwinter not in the soil, but in cool rooms. There are different ways to keep the tubers healthy. Such that the next year appeared luxurious flowers.

When and how do dahlias pile up?

Autumn frosts are dangerous for dahlias. Both the ground part, the root neck, and the exposed upper parts of the tubers suffer from them. Save up to spring spoiled planting material is impossible. Therefore, it is necessary to prepare in advance for the autumn frosts: to warm dahlias by spuding bushes like potatoes. The specific timing of this work depends primarily on the weather.

If the frosts burned the ground part, then the foliage quickly turns black and zhuhnet. After that, you need to immediately cut the stems at a height of 5 - 10 cm. Attach tags with the name of the variety to the remaining stumps. In dry weather, you can leave the tubers in the ground for another week.

Digging dahlia tubers

In the autumn, you need to dig up the tubers, clean them from the ground, remove unnecessary parts, dry and remove for storage. In order to extract the overgrown tubers from the ground, they are digging in a circle at a distance of about 20 - 25 cm from the stumps. After that, carefully lift the tubers with garden forks or shovels. Pull them for hemp (remnants of the stems) can not even from loose soil.

Dug up tubers are washed with a stream of water from a hose or watering can to wash off all the earth from them. The rhizome is disinfected in a weak solution of potassium permanganate, foundation, or Maxim. With a sharp knife cut out all the damaged parts and small nodules with roots. In winter, they still wither. Places slices sprinkled with ash or crushed coal. You can grease with green paint. It remains to dry the tubers. They are gentle, so they are easy to overdry in a dry room. In just a few days of storage in the room, the tubers shrink so hard that they have to be thrown away. As soon as the surface of the tubers becomes dry, the dahlias are immediately removed for storage. But in a cool place with high humidity (in the greenhouse, on the veranda, in the garage) the tubers dry longer, up to 3 - 5 days.

How to keep dahlia tubers until next spring?

By spring, the dahlia tubers must remain healthy. They should not freeze, dry, rot, mold or rot. Experienced lovers of these flowers know that large overgrown tubers winters better than small ones. Therefore, they divide the tubers in the spring, not in the fall. The best storage conditions for dahlia tubers are created in non-freezing cellars or cellars. Especially if the air temperature there is kept within the limits of +3 ... +6? С. Many growers use for storage wooden boxes filled with sawdust or dry peat. I do it easier: I plant tubers for the winter in ceramic pots filled with a mixture of peat and sand or loam. Pots carry in the basement. I water very rarely.

There are several ways to save dahlia tubers in a city apartment. Tubers are packed in plastic bags into which dry brown peat or sphagnum moss is poured. The package is pre-made small holes that allow tubers to breathe. Packed tubers are stored in the coolest and driest place in the apartment (in the closet, near the loggia, etc.). During the winter you need to check the condition of the tubers several times. Some lovers put the tubers, powdered with ashes, in new plastic bags that are filled with air and tied. They are taken to a cool place. Sometimes tubers are poured with molten paraffin or dipped in a clay mash. Dahlias are well preserved on a cool staircase, on a glazed loggia or balcony in heated drawers for storing potatoes and other vegetables. A small amount of planting material can be kept even in the refrigerator. Bold flower growers dig for the storage of dahlia pits of a depth of 1 - 1, 5 m and leave there whole collections. They are covered with earth, and from above they are insulated with humus or a bunch of foliage. In southern areas, dahlia tubers are wintering in unheated rooms under a pile of clothing, blankets and pillows.

I have a friend who has an excellent collection of dahlias. It saves them very simply: digs up the tubers and lays them together with a lump of earth on the shelves in the basement. Covers burlap. In spring, he washes away the earth and cuts out parts suitable for planting. The overgrown rhizomes can not be planted entirely, if only because the bush will starve and degenerate.

Container Dahlia Storage

Container dahlias differ from tall in compactness and small size. Most varieties of container dahlias do not have such a powerful tuber that they can be dug up and stored in the winter like other dahlias. It is better in the fall to cut off the entire ground part and move the plant pot to the non-freezing basement or to the coolest and darkest place in the apartment. It is important to check the condition of the soil several times during the winter. Water a little, just so as not to over dry the tubers.

Grammar help. Dahlia or dahlia?

The name of the same plant in Russian is used both in the masculine and feminine. Explanatory dictionaries offer two options: "dahlia" and "dahlia" (marked "special" or "rarely"). In colloquial speech and in fiction, the word “dahlia” is more often found in the masculine gender (“my dahlia blooms ...”, “no dahlia”, “no dahlias”). Botanists prescribe this flower female: "dahlia" ("no dahlia", "no dahlia"). In magazines on floriculture and landscape design, it has become a good tone to use the name of the plant only as a female - “dahlia”. For example, "one dahlia grows ...".

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During the period of winter cold, it is often necessary to visit the storehouse, where roots, bulbs and tubers of various colors, which delight with their beauty on summer days, wait for a warm spring. These plants should include dahlias.

Many believe that these flowers are the most capricious in the world. And it is true. Of course, there are no particular problems in the process of growing them. A more difficult task is the storage of dahlias in the cellar, in the apartment and basement. After all, some varieties of this plant require appropriate care.

Preparation of tubers for storage

So, how to store dahlias in the cellar or in the apartment? First of all, the plants must be carefully dig. In this case, the tubers must remain intact. After digging up the roots of the flower gently shake off the lumps of earth and laid out to dry. It is best done in the greenhouse. At the same time, windows and doors should be left open. After 5 days, the tubers are cleared of roots. As for the stem, it is also worth removing it, leaving a stump 3 centimeters from the neck. All the places where the cuts were made, it is better to handle lime. After that, the dahlia tubers should be held for another 7 days in a room where the temperature is between 20 and 25 ° C. This time is enough for all breaks and cuts to become more dense.

earlier?

In Soviet times, to get these plants was quite difficult, not to mention the varieties of foreign selection. That is why each mistress sought to hide dahlias for the winter so that they live to spring. Most often stored tubers in small boxes. Initially, the containers were covered with thick enough paper. After that, at the bottom laid out a layer of earth in three centimeters. On the ground - tubers of flowers. Then the dahlias were completely covered with earth. In this case, the ground was supposed to close all the voids formed in the box. After that, a number of tubers were laid again and covered with it. When the box was completely filled, it was covered with the edges of thick paper. This method allows you to save dahlias almost 100%. Apply this method today. However, for many varieties it is not suitable.

Preparation of tubers for storage in the basement

So, how to store dahlias in the cellar? Before putting the tubers of flowers in the tank for their further preservation, it is necessary to treat them with a strong solution of potassium permanganate. Plant roots should be kept in the tool for 15 to 30 minutes. After that, the tubers need to be dried and laid out in the basement in boxes, on shelves or on wooden flooring. If space allows, then you can store unseparated nests. It is best to pour plant tubers with coniferous sawdust or sand. The boxes should be folded no more than two rows of dahlias. You can wrap the tubers with paper and put them in boxes.

Storage of tubers in the basement

The main task is to protect dahlias from eating by rodents, premature germination, freezing, drying and rotting. It is for this reason that it is necessary to inspect tubers about once a month. If signs of decay appear, such dahlias should be removed. If the lesions are of small size, they can be neatly cut to healthy tissue. After removal, all sections should be treated with a strong solution of potassium permanganate, brilliant green or another fungicide. As for sawdust or sand, they must be replaced with fresh ones. The room where dahlias are stored should be aired. This is necessary so that the infection does not spread, and the air does not stagnate.

Since you need to store dahlias in the cellar throughout the winter, you should take care that the tubers are not spoiled. If the roots of the plant have wrinkled, then this is the first sign of desiccation. You can eliminate this problem by sprinkling the filler in which the tubers are stored with water from a watering can or sprayer. It should be remembered that because of excessive dampness, dahlias begin to rot. To prevent this from happening, you should replace the sand or sawdust with fresh, and ventilate the basement. If the plants began to germinate prematurely, then it is worth putting them into the light. To sprouts dahlias are not strongly stretched, you can plant them in pots. Also rodents can spoil the tubers - this should not be forgotten.

Clay shell for storage

Storing dahlias in the cellar has its advantages and disadvantages. For example, in a dry room, tubers can quickly dry out and shrink. To avoid this, they can be stored in a shell of clay. Prepared and well-dried dahlias should be dipped in a clay mash. Add a little fungicide to the solution. As for the consistency, the talker should resemble thick sour cream. Tubers in the clay must be dried. It may take 4 days. When a strong crust is formed, dahlias should be folded into a box in several rows. With the arrival of warm days, the crust is removed by lightly tapping, and the plant is planted in the ground.

Can I store dahlias without boxes?

Prepared dahlia tubers can be stored on the shelves in the basement. However, the room temperature should not be below 3 ° C, and the relative humidity - 70%. So that the air in the basement does not stagnate, it is necessary regularly, about three times a week, to ventilate the room or turn on the exhaust fan for 20 minutes.

How to protect the tubers from rot?

Most often, the losses of dahlias during winter storage occur precisely because of the process of decay. Usually the tubers begin to deteriorate at the top of the remaining hemp. At the same time, the rot very quickly reaches through the succulent tissues to the root collar. The main problem is that at the initial stage of decay, externally damaged tubers are no different from healthy ones. As a result, the affected dahlias are discovered quite late, when the plant is simply impossible to save. To rot did not destroy the tubers, you can resort to a simple but effective method - cleaning hemp. Since it is very difficult to keep dahlias in winter, you should pay attention to their preparation. First of all, the dug tuber should remove the stem and remove the skin together with soft tissue from hemp. You can do this with a sharp knife. It is best to start with the root collar. After the procedure, dahlias should be dried again for several hours.

Where better to store dahlias?

What could be more beautiful than a dahlia? The storage of tubers plays an important role in the further growth of the plant. That is why it is important to create optimal conditions so that the planting material does not deteriorate. Which rooms are best for storing tubers?

The ideal place is the cellar or the basement, where the air temperature varies from 1-7 ° C, and the humidity ranges from 80 to 100%. It is worth noting that in such a room the tubers will not begin to germinate ahead of time and will not dry out.

Since it is not easy to keep dahlias in winter, it is worthwhile to carefully select the storage location. A basement is suitable, where the temperature is from 1 to 10 ° C, and the humidity is from 50 to 80%. However, planting material should be prepared, cleared of soil, dried and processed fungicide. Tubers should be placed in boxes and covered with sawdust, peat or sand to fill all voids.

You can store tubers in the apartment

Since not everyone can store dahlias in the cellar, there are many ways to keep planting material in the apartment. To do this, put the tubers in bags made of polyethylene, sprinkled with peat, vermiculite or perlite. After that, the packaging should be tightly tied.