Dahlias are being dug and divided...

We're into our third week of digging and dividing tubers.  Should be done by Friday!!  Yahoo!!

On my hands and knees, clippers in hand, I cut them

all down.  All are labeled for digging.  Because I worry

about getting surprised by a cold winter storm, cut early

before we had a 'hard' frost.  Seems to be okay.

Here's trays of tubers dug, waiting to be divided.

After we divided each variety the tubers go into these gold

buckets containing 2 tablespoons of Daconil, a fungicide,

and soak for 20 minutes.

We use this netting bag and bucket to pour the tubers

and Daconil water solution out, and put the tubers in

trays to dry overnight.

The divided tubers, soaked in Daconil, are left overnight

with a space heater running and an oscillating fan to help

distribute the warmth and air to facilitate drying the tubers.

After almost three weeks of this routine, it does look like there is a "light at the end of the tunnel!"