I was slow to put my dahlia tubers into pots this spring, partly due to too many other things going on and also because I wasn't sure that they had survived the winter. After several weeks on the deck, I was just about ready to stop wasting water on the dirt and add the tubers to the compost bin, when tiny green shoots emerged. The plants didn't grow as tall as in past years, but did develop many leaves. The buds set so late that I didn't expect to see any flowers this year. Then last week, when just about everything else in the yard has turned to fall fashions, the dahlias started blooming. What a treat as the yellow birch leaves fall and termination dust sits on the top of the mountains. I think I'll plant them late next spring, too.
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