Ahhh!- Another one hooked! It's an addiction & a "few" soon becomes a riot of wonderful blooms & a lot less lawn in the garden ;) !

Welcome Dave, from a former Minnesotan. Cold zone you are in there and I take my hat off to you for even trying to find a place to store a dahlia tuber over winter.

There are some great fertile soil areas in that state and I hope you're in one of them with plenty of room to plant! Check the gallery at intervals because I, for one, will be posting photos that haven't made it that far yet all winter long. Wish others would do the same.

The first one I tried was a deep dark red which had beautiful blooms. That one wasn't a storage problem I just didn't remember to dig up the tuber till around Dec. If you've lived in MN you know that's a problem as the ground is a "little" frozen by then. Which reminds me, I better bring in the peruvian daffs today.

I plan on doubling the garden size next spring to give my plants the room they need. I've surpassed the 18" (probably the 12" too) rule by a little bit. The garden soil is made up of clay, manure (thanks to the farmers nearby), and composting wood chips used for mulch.

Poochella, your pics were some of the ones I was admiring. The Camano Grace, Stellyvone, Prince Valiant, Kasagi, Painted Lady, Seattle....ok I'm hooked.