Another month of WINTER has passed!

Here we are, waiting for Spring so we can start planting dahlias, and here comes another blast of SNOW to calm us down!  More than an inch outside and still falling...

I've been going through the big bins of dahlia tubers putting all the tubers in their own little individual boxes so I can start filling orders.

Soon the Potting Shed will be filled in every possible space with boxes like this!  Then, it's planting time (That's AFTER I get all the orders filled!).

Storing dahlia tubers successfully in optimum conditions!

 This is just a few of the boxes that the tubers are stored in for the winter months.

 Tubers stay nice and plump.  It is easy to lift a package of tubers to see if any are rotting so it/they can be removed.

 A list of the tubers is placed on the outside of the box.

 Another box of stored tubers.

 Place a total of 4 paper towels on the bottom of the bin to catch any excess moisture.  Replace the paper towel when you check the tubers each month.

Place a total of 4 paper towels on the top of the tubers.  The paper towel will stop the moisture that collects on the lid of the bid so it doesn't drip on to the tubers causing them to rot.

JAN'S COUNTRY GARDEN: Preview "Checking boxes of tubers for any "bad" ones!!"

JAN'S COUNTRY GARDEN: Preview "Checking boxes of tubers for any "bad" ones!!"

JAN'S COUNTRY GARDEN: It's SNOWING again!!

JAN'S COUNTRY GARDEN: It's SNOWING again!!
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It's SNOWING again!!

Well, that makes sense -- it is winter!

 Avoca Salmon

 Bodaccious

 Brookside Cherie

 Encore

 Alauna Luna

 Alpen Cherub

 Alloway Candy

                                          Abracadabra

The dahlias are doing marvelous.  Lots of  orders arriving in the mail and over the internet.  Many have sold out but there is still nearly 500 different varieties available.  I do hope everyone is having a good winter and that you are looking forward to Spring and planting season!!  Happy New Year!!

Merry Christmas to ALL from Jan & Art at Jan's Country Garden!!

The rain has been pouring down, the creek is rushing bye at an incredible rate!  More rain in the forecast!!  It's time for us to get some sun.

I checked the dahlias on Wednesday and they look beautiful!  None are rotting, they are firm and plump.  The big snowfall and cold weather didn't phase them at all.  Fortunately they were all out of the ground, divided, treated, and put to bed before Thanksgiving because the next Monday we got a foot of snow.

All of the Dahlias have been dug, divided, and put to bed!!! Hooray!

The last three weeks have been grueling.  Digging, digging, and more digging.  At last, they are all out of the ground and in bed for the winter.  I am so Happy!! :-)