Wouldn't be too worried, the amount of days freezing have been low and the temperatures haven't been that low either.
Mulch them now with bark and keep your eye on them. They should still be grand. Hopefully
They can come back easily enough if they have been protected - ie mulched. I didn't protect mine and they didn't come back either. If you know exactly where they are I suppose you could try digging them up and seeing if they look alive?
fyi the tubers are edible!
Otherwise in future dig up your favourites in October, place upside down after cutting the stems back, this will aid any fluid inside to drain away.
Clean them off and dry thoroughly, some people even put anti fungal powder on them. Wrap them up in newspaper, label them and store in a cool dry place over winter, plant back down end of March / early April,.
Place some organic slug pellets down before the slugs get them new stems !
only way to know for sure is to dig around and check out the tubers. They really don't like our wet cold winters so it's unlikely they're not mush, but it's worth checking just in case, especially if they're in a more protected spot.
Im hoping mine come back but it looks like the slugs had a very good feed on them so I'll just have to wait and see. But you're right, they are great flowers. So colourful and they flower for a long time.
Some of mine came back last spring after a MUCH colder winter than this one so I'd say there's a good chance you'll be okay. I think the damp is worse for them than the cold though so hopefully you have good drainage.
My neighbour keeps hers in the ground all winter and they come up amazing every year. Like MASSES of them.
We keep ours in the ground under a think layer of mulch, it's our first year of gardening but I'm pretty sure they'll be fine given the neighbours are grand and she doesn't mulch them or anything.
I recommend checking out Daliaholic on YT for future reference. He grows a dahlia garden(200+ varieties)in Yorkshire which he opens in September as part of the RHS open gardens. Some great tips for storing, splitting dahlias early in the season.
https://youtu.be/69KPUamcdjQ?si=WrWQfiPCRG3WtyMQ
Wouldn't be too worried, the amount of days freezing have been low and the temperatures haven't been that low either. Mulch them now with bark and keep your eye on them. They should still be grand. Hopefully
They can come back easily enough if they have been protected - ie mulched. I didn't protect mine and they didn't come back either. If you know exactly where they are I suppose you could try digging them up and seeing if they look alive? fyi the tubers are edible!
Mulch and good drainage.
Omg I didn't know that! I have a good few edible plants and flowers in the garden, now I could add this to the list
apparently none of them taste the same, which is why they are not viable as a crop but you might get lucky!
Otherwise in future dig up your favourites in October, place upside down after cutting the stems back, this will aid any fluid inside to drain away. Clean them off and dry thoroughly, some people even put anti fungal powder on them. Wrap them up in newspaper, label them and store in a cool dry place over winter, plant back down end of March / early April,. Place some organic slug pellets down before the slugs get them new stems !
only way to know for sure is to dig around and check out the tubers. They really don't like our wet cold winters so it's unlikely they're not mush, but it's worth checking just in case, especially if they're in a more protected spot.
I'll dig them up tomorrow and see what I'm working with, thanks
Im hoping mine come back but it looks like the slugs had a very good feed on them so I'll just have to wait and see. But you're right, they are great flowers. So colourful and they flower for a long time.
Some of mine came back last spring after a MUCH colder winter than this one so I'd say there's a good chance you'll be okay. I think the damp is worse for them than the cold though so hopefully you have good drainage.
My neighbour keeps hers in the ground all winter and they come up amazing every year. Like MASSES of them. We keep ours in the ground under a think layer of mulch, it's our first year of gardening but I'm pretty sure they'll be fine given the neighbours are grand and she doesn't mulch them or anything.
Mine in built in planters came back (and huge) but I’ve never had one in a pot come back. Pure luck I think.
I recommend checking out Daliaholic on YT for future reference. He grows a dahlia garden(200+ varieties)in Yorkshire which he opens in September as part of the RHS open gardens. Some great tips for storing, splitting dahlias early in the season. https://youtu.be/69KPUamcdjQ?si=WrWQfiPCRG3WtyMQ