So sorry to hear that nikki....we usually get our killing frost sometime in November. At least you'll be all finished with your digging and storage before I even start.
Dahlia Boy

I am watching the forecasts with trepidation. I also have some that haven't bloomed yet - I don't even know what kind they are due to poor labelling habits (a thing of the past!) Also, so many fat buds on the ones I am currently enjoying - I know some just may not make it. I am even contemplating trying to cover the dahlia bed somehow, if the forecast shows frost followed by some warmer weather. But I don't know if it's feasible, and most likely futile anyway.

So, you can leave them in the ground for a bit before digging them after that killing frost?

Sorry to hear your season is over Nikki. I recall with horror the first time I woke up to a frozen dahlia bed. From beauty to the beast in a few short hours! It's a good reminder to get out there and make sure all plants have a tag or label, or you have a good map made because cooked spinach all looks alike after Jack Frost hits.

No frost here, just rain and cooler temps for the first time all summer. How far north are you in BC?

I'm still pretty devestated, esspecially since we've had just RAIN since then :o( Tick me off...but oh well..can't always know what Mother Nature has in store for us sometimes.

I live up in Central BC. If you look at a BC map, if you see Prince George....that's close to me.

However...on the bright side of things, my girls did wonderful this year and I had the joys of enjoying them alot sooner this year as opposed to prior years. :) (gotta find the plus side somewhere ;)

Anna, just wondering if you do trades??? If you do...email me! :)

Nikki~

Oh, and I forgot to mention Anna, yes you can leave them in the ground a while after they've gone to moosh. I'm going to have to get them up soon though, they're just making me cry lol.....but I still have my pics :) And already looking forward to next year.

I'm just debating whether or not to do some syran wrap and some in sawdust or not......all I know is I'll be dusting this year. I haven't in prior years, this will be a first for me....still learning....still learning lol

Nikki~

Just try the Saran wrap on a few and see how it goes, do they spell it Syran in Canada? I've been busy stocking up and had to laugh when I threw two more boxes of it into the pantry the other day: now totalling 7 boxes of plastic wrap LOL! Guess I'd better plan on growing dahlias for a few more years.

I've been through Prince George years and years ago on a trip up the Al Can highway to Yukon Territory. A bridge or road washed out and we were halted for days at Fort St John, north of you. Lovely country you have there. It was one big happy community of campers stranded there for days. We took treats to the RCMP guarding the road closure to get the 'inside scoop' on when the road might reopen. They remained mum. Everyone was very nice, groceries were scarce!

I'm so sorry you've lost your dahlias for the year, I know it's a sad thing indeed. You can just begin your winter online shopping early!

Oooooch...online shopping! My hubby just bought me over $300 worth of tubers this year, he'll cry if he sees me looking at anymore! lol

HOWEVER...I'm already considering tulips, daffs, lilies and daylilies, and am also trying some lupins from seed this year (going to TRY) He's already hanging his head. (*but hey...at least I get his OK on what he likes and dislikes!! :D Does that make it any better? ;)

Nikki~

Hey Nikki,

As you know we had frost here Friday night and all the dahlias went to mush. eeewww. LOL. And ya, its been raining every since the frost. It was showery last weekend but I managed to lift all the dahlias.....I tried writing right on the tubers with the pencil that came with last years dahlia order but it didn't work......so I labeled them all with twist ties and paper. LOL.

You know that Costco has their bags of bulbs on right now with a $3 off coupon. I bought two more bags of Mickey Mouse tulips...they are dark yellow with red flames. So now I have over 700 bulbs to plant if it ever decides to stop raining. Maybe we all need to do the sun dance. LOL!

Sierra