Georgia Gardening: How to overwinter Dahlias in Georgia?, 1 by Hineni

Hineni wrote:
Thanks Susan,

I hit Lowe's one Sunday and got about 8 of them for 2.00 each (gardening on a budget CAN be done...LOL!)

I've been real impressed with these; the other kind I got at the same time were pale pink, but they haven't had nearly the blooms that the red/cream have. Now I just have to (ahem) find the tag for them that is buried somewhere around here in an empty pot...(grin) so I can remember what cultivar they are. I haven't seen any slugs or snails on them (maybe they are hiding?) The only place I've found slugs and snails are on the bottom of my yet-to-be-planted stuff, and the occasional board I find in the yard.

I'll give the dliuted milk at look-see on google and see what I can find for a ratio; probably can't hurt.

These were my first containers I'd ever done and I've learned quit a bit. I'm happy with them, and looking forward to trying them again next year. I did Morning Glory and Moonflower on trellises in the rear of the pot, the Dahlias in the middle, and then did sweet potato vine, lobelia (didn't live), evovulus, ferns and impatiens to fill the perimeter. Even DH liked them and mulched 5 bags just to give them a nice presentation :)

I look forward to hearing about saving the tubers overwinter in the pots; I can't seem to find seeds on the dahlias and I've looked a bunch!!

~Sunny