I too think there should be a group therapy for this addiction! But let me make it harder for go to Swans island dahlias and and look at over 300 dahlias. You will also be able to get alot of good advice on dahlias. Cindy

There's no cure- you've been bitten by the dahlia-addict bug & are doomed for life! We started with 1 in 1965 & now grow 6,500+ plants every year!...and, yes, the husband digs them up, cuts them up, stores them over the winter & plants again in the spring! (I won't go into the dahlia-hybridizing bug that hits about 10 years after the dahlia-addict bug-- but it's even more potent than the dahlia-addict one!) :)

Thanks for confirming the hopelessness of this addiction!! LOL

Plantlady2008, you should make some YouTube videos of hubby cutting them for winter storage. There are a few bad quality vids on there, but nothing of good quality. I didn't cut last year's up, I'll wait to see where the new shoots are and then cut. Do you have any pics of your garden with all those 6,500 plants!!!???? That musts be a sight to behold.

I was sorry to see quite a few of the dinnerplate sized tubers from Costco are dried up, and wrinkled with no shoots. Oh well, the good thing is that Costco will give you your money back.

Come on, Spring - I want to get these planted in the garden! LOL