Most gardeners who grow on their own have to store dahlias at home in winter. personal plots these beautiful perennial flowers. However, this doesn't always end well. Home conditions are far from ideal, so gardeners have to resort to various tricks to ensure that the tubers do not die and remain viable.

Rules for digging up tubers for storage

Dahlias cannot be dug up just like that, they must ripen. The longer they stay in the ground, the better. And the signal to start harvesting is the first serious frost.

After this you can no longer put it off. Leaves and stems affected by frost will begin to rot intensively, and there is a high probability that the rot will spread to the tubers. If, after freezing, fairly long warm weather sets in, the growth buds at the root collar may wake up and begin to grow again, which is completely unnecessary.

Important! In order not to awaken dormant growth buds, dahlias are not cut before the first frost.

Before harvesting, all dahlias are cut off, leaving only a stem 0.3–0.4 m long. Despite the fact that the dahlia tubers are shallow, they cannot be pulled out by the stem. You need to carefully pry the bush with a shovel or pitchfork from below and turn it out onto the surface of the ground. After this, the tubers need to be shaken off the ground, trying not to touch the root collar.

Using a knife or pruning shears, the root tubers are cleared of roots, small nodules, and rotten shoots. It is necessary to leave only fully formed tubers attached to the root collar. After cleaning, you should completely cut off all remnants of the trunk and divide the rhizomes, making sure that each tuber has formed buds. Hard tubers do not need to be separated if the buds on them are underdeveloped.

In wet weather, a lot of sticky dirt remains on the tubers. It can be washed off with water, and then the rhizomes can be dried by placing them tubers up under a canopy, on the veranda or in the attic of the house.

Important! Before storing the tubers, it is advisable to spray them with a solution of potassium permanganate, or better yet, dilute it in a bucket until it turns red and keep the tubers there for half an hour. This will disinfect them.

You can also use a fungicide solution for this.

How to preserve dahlias in an apartment until spring

Freezing temperatures are guaranteed to destroy dahlia tubers. If your dacha does not have a good basement that maintains a constant above-zero temperature, you will have to store dahlias at home.

In boxes

The most common way to store dahlias in winter is to keep them in old parcel or plastic grocery boxes, lined with old newspapers. It is best to keep dahlia root tubers at a low temperature, so choose the coolest place for storage: glass balcony, staircase, storage room under the window, etc.

When stored on the balcony, there is a high chance of the roots freezing, so they need to be stored in special heated boxes.

With sawdust

Using sawdust, you can stabilize the temperature in the box, and at the same time protect the tubers from light. Large sawdust is good for storing coniferous species wood, as well as shavings.

It is undesirable to use small sawdust, since they are more hygroscopic and will draw moisture from the roots.

With sand

Dahlia tubers are also stored well in containers with sand. To do this, the rhizomes are placed in a box and covered with coarse, well-dried river sand. The top of the container is covered with burlap.

The good thing about this method is that it allows you to easily monitor the condition of the roots visually, but it is problematic to use in a city apartment.

In the refrigerator

To store dahlia tubers in your apartment in winter, you can use a regular refrigerator. If the number of root tubers is small, they can be placed in a plastic bag with holes filled with sawdust, wrapped in newspaper and stored in the vegetable compartment. You can simply wrap each tuber in newspaper and put it in the bottom of the refrigerator.

Waxing of tubers

To store dahlias in an apartment in winter, a method such as waxing can be used. To do this, use ordinary candle paraffin, melting it on steam bath. Dry disinfected tubers are carefully dipped in liquid paraffin and immediately removed. When paraffin hardens in air, it forms a dense crust. After waxing, the tubers are placed in boxes and stored in a cool place.

Before planting, the paraffin must be carefully removed by wiping the roots with a rag. The disadvantage of this method is that after planting, the root tuber of paraffin storage wakes up much later, so this method is recommended to be used only for early varieties.

Vermiculite

This substance retains moisture well, so the roots do not dry out during storage. Dahlia tubers are placed in a box in layers, sprinkled with vermiculite. Then the container is covered with a piece of film on top and put away in a cool place. It is preferable to use coarse vermiculite.

Important! When the storage temperature increases, vermiculite can provoke germination of tubers.

Moss

Storing dahlia tubers in moss has both positive and negative reviews. Some people think that this is best way storage, others say that dry moss greatly dries out the root tubers, and wet moss leads to rotting. In any case, storing in this way is possible, and it has its fans.

Polyethylene

Relatively new method, which became available after the advent of cling film. Its essence is that each tuber is wrapped in a layer of thin plastic film, thus preserving its natural state at the time of digging.

This method has a number of advantages:

• Easy visual monitoring of the condition of tubers.
• Take up little space when stored.
• Bacteria do not develop under the film.
• The tubers do not touch each other.
• Individual packaging is easy to label.

After treatment with fungicides or a disinfectant composition, each tuber is wrapped in a layer of cling film. After this, they are stored at a temperature of +3...+6°C. For storing dahlias in winter at home, this method can be called ideal if you have space in the refrigerator.

Clay shell

A fairly reliable way to store dahlia root tubers in winter is to dip them in clay mash and then dry them. In such a clay shell, the roots are well stored, retain their natural moisture and practically do not rot.

To prepare a clay mash you need to take water, clay and any fungicide. The consistency of the composition should resemble thick sour cream. Each root tuber is dipped into it in turn, and then dried in air. Thus, a fairly strong protective shell is formed on top, which not only retains natural moisture, but also has antibacterial properties.

After drying, the roots are put into boxes and placed in storage areas. The clay shell must be removed in the spring, immediately before planting.

Optimal conditions for preserving tubers

The optimal temperature for storage is +3..+5°C and humidity 75–80%. Of course, in the basement of a house or cellar the indicators approximately correspond to the necessary ones, but in a city apartment such conditions do not exist in winter. Therefore, when storing dahlia tubers in an apartment, simply choose a cooler place: near a balcony door, on a window, next to cold water pipes. Many people simply store planting material in the refrigerator.

Shelf life

A well-ripened dahlia tuber can live 3–4 years. However, such a shelf life is very rare. In order for the root to remain viable after several years, its storage conditions must be close to ideal throughout the entire period. Usually, the roots are stored for one winter, digging them up around the beginning of October and planting them in mid-May.

Conclusion

Storing dahlias at home in winter is quite difficult, but possible. The main thing is to create for this necessary conditions, perhaps sacrificing some of their amenities or apartment space for this. In this case, the saying is absolutely true: “Beauty requires sacrifice,” this is true.

However, the beauty of blooming dahlias will convince any skeptic that these sacrifices were not in vain.

Dahlias require special care in the fall. IN middle lane their tubers overwinter not in the soil, but in cool rooms. Eat different ways, allowing you to keep the tubers healthy. Such that next year luxurious flowers appeared.

When and how do dahlias spud?

Autumn frosts are dangerous for dahlias. The above-ground part, the root collar, and the exposed upper parts of the tubers suffer from them. It is impossible to preserve spoiled planting material until spring. Therefore, it is necessary to prepare in advance for autumn frosts: insulate the dahlias by hilling the bushes like potatoes. The exact timing of this work depends primarily on the weather.

If frosts burn the ground part, the foliage quickly turns black and shrivels. After this, you need to immediately cut off 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 up dahlia tubers

In the fall, you need to dig up the tubers, clear them of soil, remove unnecessary parts, dry them and store them. In order to remove overgrown tubers from the ground, they are dug in a circle at a distance of about 20 - 25 cm from the stumps. After this, carefully lift the tubers with a garden fork or shovel. You cannot pull them by the stumps (remnants of stems) even from loose soil.

The dug up tubers are washed with a stream of water from a hose or watering can to wash away all the soil from them. The rhizome is disinfected in a weak solution of potassium permanganate, foundationol or Maxim. Using a sharp knife, cut out all damaged parts and small nodules with roots. In winter they will dry out anyway. The cut areas are sprinkled with ash or crushed coal. You can lubricate it with brilliant green. All that remains is to dry the tubers. They are delicate, so they can easily dry out in a dry room. After just a few days of storage in the room, the tubers shrink so much 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 a greenhouse, on a veranda, in a garage), the tubers take longer to dry, up to 3–5 days.

How to preserve dahlia tubers until next spring?

Dahlia tubers should remain healthy by spring. They should not freeze, dry out, rot, mold or rot. Experienced lovers of these flowers know that large, overgrown tubers overwinter better than small ones. That's why they divide the tubers in the spring and not in the fall. The most best conditions Dahlia tubers are stored in frost-free basements or cellars. Especially if the air temperature there stays within +3 ... +6? C. Many gardeners use wooden boxes filled with sawdust or dry peat for storage. I do it simpler: I plant the tubers for the winter in ceramic pots filled with a mixture of stale peat and sand or loam. I take the pots to the basement. I water very rarely.

There are several ways to preserve dahlia tubers in a city apartment. The tubers are packaged in plastic bags, into which dry brown peat or sphagnum moss is poured. Small holes are pre-made in the bag to allow the tubers to breathe. Packaged 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 hobbyists put the tubers, dusted with ash, in new plastic bags, which they fill with air and tie. They are taken to a cool place. Sometimes the tubers are poured with molten paraffin or dipped in a clay mash. Dahlias are well preserved in a cool stairwell, on a glassed-in loggia or balcony in heated boxes for storing potatoes and other vegetables. A small amount of planting material can even be kept in the refrigerator. Brave flower growers dig holes 1 - 1.5 m deep to store dahlias and leave entire collections there. They are covered with earth, and such storage facilities are insulated on top with humus or a pile of leaves. In the southern regions, dahlia tubers overwinter in unheated rooms under a heap of clothes, blankets and pillows.

I have a friend who has a beautiful collection of dahlias. She preserves them very simply: she digs up the tubers and places them, along with a lump of earth, on shelves in the basement. Covers it with burlap. In the spring, washes away the soil and cuts out parts suitable for planting. An overgrown rhizome cannot be planted entirely, if only because the bush will begin to starve and degenerate.

Storing container dahlias

Container dahlias differ from tall dahlias in their compactness and small dimensions. Most container dahlia varieties do not have such a vigorous tuber that they can be dug up and stored over the winter like other dahlias. It is better to cut off the entire above-ground part in the fall and move the pot with the plant to a frost-free 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 little by little, just so as not to dry out the tubers.

Grammar help. Dahlia or dahlia?

The name of the same plant in Russian is used in both masculine and feminine genders. Explanatory dictionaries offer two options: “dahlia” and “dahlia” (marked “special” or “rare”). In colloquial speech and fiction The word “dahlia” is more common in the masculine gender (“my dahlia is blooming...”, “no dahlia,” “no dahlias”). Botanists prescribe the feminine gender for this flower: “dahlia” (“no dahlia”, “no dahlia”). In magazines on floriculture and landscape design It has become good form to use the name of a plant only in the feminine gender - “dahlia”. For example, “one dahlia grows...”.

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Many gardeners consider these plants to be unpretentious. Indeed, dahlias feel good even on rather poor soils; they delight with a variety of shapes and colors, as well as luxurious long-term flowering.

It is difficult to store tubers in winter.

When to dig up dahlias

Dahlias are perennial flowers; in warm climates they successfully overwinter in the soil, but harsh Russian winters can destroy the plants. Nevertheless, luxurious varieties of dahlias, such as spherical, pompom, and anemone-shaped, need to be dug up for the winter.

How not to miss this moment? Very often, summer residents complain that with the onset of cold weather, dahlias bloomed even more magnificently and beautifully. There is no need to rush into the digging procedure, even if autumn is in full swing outside. If frost is expected, there is a risk of losing plants.

When to dig up dahlias. Dahlia diseases

September-October is the active time for bud formation in dahlias. You can notice the formation of tubers at the very beginning of flowering, but their full ripening occurs in autumn, so it is recommended to leave dahlias in the ground as long as possible, and it is worth monitoring the weather forecast.

Cut off the lower stems - this will speed up the process of plant ripening. It would not be a bad idea to hill up the dahlias by insulating them with a soil “blanket”, which will protect the flower from the first cold weather. Dig up flowers after the first frost, when they wither. It is recommended to complete this work no later than 3 days after the arrival of cold weather. The same rules work for gladioli.

How to dig up dahlias correctly

If there are flowers on your site different varieties, it would be advisable to attach name tags to the stems. This will greatly simplify your task when planting plants, and you can easily decorate your dacha by planting plants based on their colors.

How to dig up dahlias correctly

Immediately before digging, cut the stems; a length of 10-15 cm will be enough. It would be a good idea to cover the cuts with foil or cellophane to prevent the stem from rotting in the event of precipitation. Do not forget that the root collar of dahlias is very fragile. An ordinary break will not disappear without a trace - such tubers will not survive the winter.

After cutting the stems, dig up the soil around the plant, choosing a radius of about 30 cm. It is better to use a pitchfork instead of a shovel. This way you can significantly reduce the risk of tuber damage. After digging, carefully remove excess soil; be especially careful around the root collar of dahlias.

How to prepare for storage

You need to work a little with the dug up tubers:

1. Do not pick up plants by their stems to avoid damaging the neck.

2. If the weather is sunny, leave the tubers in the garden for several hours. During this time they will harden thoroughly and become stronger.

3. The next procedure is washing the tubers. It will be convenient to use a regular hose for watering the garden or washing the car. Good pressure will remove all the soil, and the dahlia tubers can be easily inspected for disease.

4. Minor damage is simply cut out and sprinkled with wood ash. If the plant is severely damaged (grey rot, fusarium, nematodes, greenhouse whitefly), throw it away. Otherwise, there is a risk of losing healthy flowers.

5. During the process, you can trim the thin roots a little, this will not harm. It wouldn’t hurt to do this procedure in the spring before planting flowers.

6. Special treatment of tubers gives good results: fundozol is diluted and the tubers are sprayed. Next, you should wait until the skin of the plants hardens. This may take up to 5-6 days, but will extend the shelf life.

How to store dahlias in the cellar

Some of the most beautiful flowers in your flower bed will delight you year after year if they are properly stored. The cellar is an ideal place for this task, but there are several conditions:

It must be insulated and not freeze;

Make sure there are no rodents in the room.

Prepare storage containers - boxes, boxes, soil. Sprinkle the tubers sawdust. If possible, use conifers. Regular sand will also work. Plants can be laid in several rows, but the fewer there are, the better.

During the winter, dahlias can rot, freeze, and dry out. Premature germination is also a problem. Therefore, from time to time you need to go down into the cellar and check your favorite flowers. Once a month will be enough.

Having discovered a small lesion, a place on the tuber is cut out with a small margin and burned with brilliant green. This “treatment” can be done with any other fungicide. The sand or sawdust that covered the affected dahlia is replaced with new ones. Do not forget about ventilating the cellar - the air where the plants are stored should not be musty.

How to store dahlias in winter at home

Dahlias are excellent flowers for birthdays, weddings, women's holidays, and are an ideal gift for mother, wife, or daughter. But in order for them to survive until the event, having been revived after wintering, city residents have to invent different storage methods. One option is to put flowers for the winter right next to the balcony door. A dry basement is also suitable, where the temperature is guaranteed to be 2-5 degrees and the humidity does not exceed 60%. However, do not forget to cover the tubers with a layer of peat or sand.

Storing dahlia tubers in cling film

In the apartment you can leave dahlias in plastic bags or shoe boxes. In the latter case, the tubers are transferred with paper. It is recommended to place sphagnum moss in plastic bags. An apartment is not the best place to store dahlias, because the high temperature of the room can cause the roots to dry out.

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In garden plots, dahlias have become one of the most common and favorite plants. Their inflorescences are very beautiful and varied in color, shape, size and doubleness. Dahlias are propagated by dividing nests of root tubers, cuttings and seeds. Dahlias grow and bloom well when the bush has one or two stems. Multi-stemmed bushes produce a small number of flowers and form weak root tubers that are difficult to store. Therefore, the tubers need to be divided.

Dahlias bloom until frost. In autumn, after the first frost, the aboveground part of the plants dies. After this, the stems are cut at a height of 10-15 cm from the ground, preserving the root collar. Then the root tubers are carefully dug up, washed from the soil, and the thin roots are trimmed with scissors. After that, the tubers are dried and stored. In winter, they must be periodically inspected, removing rotten and diseased ones.

Preparing dahlias for storage is a very important moment. Some gardeners advise digging up dahlia tubers after the first frost, while others advise digging them up after one or two weeks (by this time the tubers have time to ripen).

Successful storage of tubers at home depends primarily on how and when these tubers are harvested, and then how they are processed and stored. It is best, in his opinion, to dig up tubers in early October, when night temperatures drop to 0-minus 3 ° C, in dry sunny weather. You have to dig carefully. First, you should free the upper part from the ground (unclog it), cut off the stem with a sharp knife, leaving a stump 15-20 cm high. Then dig a trench around the bush within a radius of 20-25 cm from the stem and carefully, with a shovel, remove the root tubers without touching the stem. If you pull the stem, the tubers will come off, because they are very brittle and weakly attached to the root collar. After this, they are cleared of soil, small roots are cut off and the remaining soil is washed with water. Then the tubers, for disinfection, need to be dipped in a pink solution of potassium permanganate for 30 minutes and laid out to dry for about 20 minutes. After that, they are stored in a box on the balcony or in the garage, where the temperature is plus 6-8 ° C and the air humidity is 60 -80%, In winter, you can store tubers near the balcony door.

There are other ways to store tubers, about which others - treat them with paraffin or brush with beaten egg white. Many people suggest dipping dahlia tubers into melted paraffin before storing them. Before this, you need to melt the paraffin in a bowl in a water bath and dip the tubers in it.

Paraffin melts at temperatures up to 60 degrees. But you need to heat it up more, otherwise a too thick layer will form. Paraffin hardens instantly. We dip the tubers in paraffin quickly - one end, then the other. Literally a matter of seconds.
All processing (from digging to placing in a box) must be done within 24 hours, otherwise the roots will dry out.
In this form they are perfectly stored in the apartment.at a temperature not higher than plus 12-14°C and normal humidity.

In paraffin, the roots do not dry out or become moldy. They can only germinate early (if it’s hot), then they are laid out in the light so that they don’t stretch.

Many gardeners consider the ideal place to store dahlia tubers to be a dry basement, where the humidity is not higher than 60%, and the temperature during the winter is between plus 2-5 ° C. He advises, when storing the tubers, to sprinkle them with peat or dry sand. During the winter, tubers must be periodically inspected and diseased or rotten ones removed. The most successful containers for storing dahlia tubers are not wooden boxes, in which pathogenic microbes and fungi accumulate, but universal boxes made of impact-resistant polystyrene or polypropylene. They withstand high and low temperatures well. In such boxes, planting material can be processed in various solutions followed by drying; it is convenient to store cut flowers in them in the cold without water.

Some people suggest a few more ways.storage of tubers after processing them in a 1% solution of potassium permanganate and subsequent drying:
1) place the tubers in deep boxes on a layer of peat, sprinkle with peat and store them in a cool, non-freezing place at a temperature of plus 3-5°C;
2) store tubers in drawers and shoe boxes, lined with paper, on the floor near the entrance or balcony door, or store tubers in plastic bags.
You cannot store tubers for a long time in a warm room, because at high temperatures the tubers quickly dry out (shrink).

It is possible to store dahlia root tubers in room conditions, placing them in plastic bags in sphagnum moss. Until frost, the basket with tubers is kept on the loggia, and then transferred to the room.

Many people try to preserve the ripened harvest of tubers until spring. In order not to encounter difficulties and avoid standard mistakes, it is important to know how to properly store dahlias in winter. We offer time-tested methods for storing the root tubers of this flower.

When and how to properly dig up dahlias for storage

On many forums about novice summer residents, various questions are often asked about the rules for storing tubers. Let's give one quote: “I bought dahlias in February, how to store them?” To get flowers that bloom as early as possible, they start training early - in February-March. And digging and storing tubers is usually done in regions with rather harsh and unpredictable winters.

It is important not to delay this procedure, otherwise low temperatures may destroy leaves and shoots. As a result, rotten shoots will spread to the system.

Digging too early is also contraindicated: you risk getting less next season, and the tubers will be stored worse. While the leaves are still green, the natural process of feeding the roots is underway, and the buds are preparing for the next flowering.
Before digging up and storing dahlias for the winter, you need to trim the stems. avoids accidental damage to buds or roots.

To avoid damaging the root collar, leave stumps above the ground about 20 cm- this is quite enough. To avoid tearing off the neck of the flower and rendering it unusable, do not place it too close to the stems, and do not try to pull the bush by the stems.

To safely remove tubers from the ground, dig up the bush with a shovel from all sides at a distance of about 30 cm, rake it out and carefully remove the tubers.

Further high-quality preparation of roots for storage is considered the key to success.
There are many options for storing dahlia tubers at home, but no matter which method you choose, there are a number of mandatory preparatory operations:

1. Flushing. Shake the dug bush off the ground. Then rinse the tubers from any remaining soil with plenty of water.
2. Shortening. Excess shoots from tubers need to be trimmed with sharp scissors. The tubers are shortened by about 15 cm.
3. Division. Let's start dividing the rhizomes. We cut the stems almost to the base of the root tubers. Each cut root should have buds. If the root vegetables are very hard and the buds on them are underdeveloped, you can leave them whole.
4. Disinfection. By immersing the tubers in a solution of potassium permanganate for 30 minutes, you will prevent them from rotting and the possible development of fungal diseases. The roots can also be treated. Check each division for damage and signs. Any dark or rusty stains should be removed. On tubers you can often find white coating- This is the initial phase of fungal infection. If nothing is done, such a root will cause infection of all planting material, and you will not be able to preserve the harvest until spring.
5. Drying. After washing, be sure to leave the tubers to dry fresh air. And before storing dahlias after digging, it is advisable to leave the tubers for 10 days in a cool room. This is done in order to heal shallow wounds on the roots.

Did you know? The ancient Aztecs used dahlia roots for food purposes. The fact is that the rhizomes of wild dahlias are edible and contain inulin.-a substance resembling starch.

How to store dahlias in winter, storage at home

How and where to store dahlias in winter is a particularly pressing issue for urban gardeners. That is why we decided to collect the most current options for storing root tubers, which allow you to do this even in an apartment.

Not everyone has the opportunity to store tubers in the basement or in a special storage facility.
Therefore, for keeping in a city apartment, the roots are usually placed in boxes, which are then transferred to the coldest place (for example, next to balcony door or in the vestibule).

Important! If you have several varieties of dahlias in your garden, it is recommended to label each variety. This will make planting work much easier next season.

According to numerous reviews, the tubers are perfectly preserved. This method is also convenient because it allows you to check the condition of the roots in winter.
However, this method also has disadvantages - a large amount of sand is required. In addition, the flowers themselves begin to sprout and suction roots much earlier than expected.

The main danger when storing root tubers is excess moisture. Wetting the sand used is a common mistake made when storing dahlia roots in sand.

It may seem that the sand is completely dry and the roots are drying up. However, moisture causes the roots to either rot or sprout. ahead of schedule. It is better to overdry them, since overdried roots can still be restored, but rotten ones can no longer be restored.

Paraffinizing or immersing tubers in molten paraffin is quite labor-intensive, but one of the favorite methods of skilled gardeners.
Root tubers treated with paraffin are stored much better. Paraffin does not allow moisture to disappear and the roots do not dry out.

In addition, during paraffin treatment against exposure high temperatures All pathogens that were on the roots die.

After hardening, paraffin forms a protective layer, due to which negative impact external factors the delenkas are absolutely not afraid.

When choosing the waxing method for storage, it is important to remember that in this case the divisions awaken much later. This method is suitable only for early plant varieties. So, let's analyze how to preserve dahlia tubers in paraffin. Dahlia tubers are waxed as follows::

1. Paraffin or candles are crushed and placed in a pan of water. Next, this pan is transferred to a larger container and placed in a water bath.
2. Paraffin is melted over low heat. The thickness of the melted material should be 2-3 cm.
3. In order for the root tubers to fit into the pan, they may have to be divided. The washed and dried roots are tied by a thread, dipped in hot paraffin and immediately taken out. Paraffin immediately hardens in air.

Next, we will discuss how to preserve dahlia tubers in vermiculite until spring. Vermiculite retains moisture perfectly, which means you don’t have to worry about drying out the tubers.
On the other hand, it is this factor that can cause early germination of tubers, even with a slight increase in temperature in the place where they are kept. It is recommended to choose not ordinary garden vermiculite, but coarse-grained vermiculite.

The bottom of the container selected for storing root tubers is filled with vermiculite, then a layer of roots is laid.

Thus, one by one, the entire container is filled. Then the workpiece must be covered with plastic wrap and transferred to a cool room (3-6°C).

Storage in sawdust

Storing dahlias after digging in sawdust is a fairly simple, affordable and reliable option. The only condition for successful storage of tubers is large sawdust, or shavings are even better. When choosing small sawdust, there is a risk that they will draw out all the moisture.
Sometimes roots with sawdust are preserved in bags. This is an unacceptable mistake, since due to the condensation formed, the roots of the flower in the polyethylene rot. From high humidity root tubers die.