When it's time to dig up the dahlia tubers (usually in October), the above-ground part of the plants is cut low, leaving a stump 6-8 cm high.
Tubers should be dug up very carefully with forks to avoid cutting them and damaging the delicate neck (the place where the tuber attaches to the stem). The tubers are slightly dried for a day, dusted with lime powder, placed in boxes, and stored in a frost-free location.
After digging, the dahlia tubers are first well dried for a month at a temperature of 25-30 degrees, and then the old mother tubers and remnants of the stems are removed. The dried tubers are stored in gauze bags in a dry, ventilated room at a temperature of 4-6 degrees.
