There are always folks who want something for nothing. I have been promised postage previously, but it never came, and I also got my name slurred after giving gifts to newbies. I will not trade unless the person wants to come here, and then if I have excess of what they want, then I will certainly share. I, for one, will not ship anymore in hopes of getting shipping costs. Sorry for that vent, but having been taken advantage of previously several times, and trying to make a pension spread far enough, I won't have anything to do with it. I even had a person begging for material, and I felt sorry for them, and then I heard rumours that they were selling the items that I gave them. That can't be verified, but I have my suspicions, and it somewhat angers me. Furthermore, there is the issue of cross-border shipping. OMG.... $$$

Well thank you for the welcome. Time is running short now for the season. Frost is expected here tonight but it may not happen. Dahlias still have many buds and if it could wait a few weeks the season will be just a bit longer. Will be going to Florida in the beginning of November so really need the frost to happen 2nd week of October. Need time to prep the tubers for storage. Good day to ya, Sue

FWIW, there is a 3rd option if you have a cold room (or cool reasonably dry place.) Dig a largish area of soil around the tubers (keeping the tubers in the soil as best you can) and place those clumps of soil in garbage bags. Tie or tape the bag with a long piece of stem still sticking out. This makes the removal processs relatively simple now (no worrying about cleaning the clump), will keep them reasonably moist until you get back, and totally avoids the possiblity of the ground being too hard to dig when you return. I wouldn't be recommending this except that you've only 3 clumps to do. Cheers, Russ

I've had a dwarf dahlia fetish for a very long time:). I've been saving/growing them from seed for several years. I'm in z6b, and generally start mine the first week of April, plant out mid-May, and they will bloom end of June-first of July (so about 12-14 weeks from seed). A great thing about the smaller varieties is that if you get a plant that you love, you can dig up the tubers (just like the tall ones) and save to replant. If you have several different colors or bloom type of a variety (such as Mignon's dwarf, etc) they do cross pollinate an you will get a beautiful hodge podge from your collected seeds.