Starting Dahlia Tubers Indoors for Planting Outdoors

• Four to six weeks before last frost, choose flower pot wide enough to fit tuber horizontally.
• Add just enough moistened potting mix to lay tuber in pot six inches deep (or at depth recommended on your plant tag).
• Cover with moistened potting mix up to one inch below lip of pot.
• Place in full sun or six-inches below grow lights.
• Water sparingly but never allow to dry out.
• After last frost, gradually transition dahlia to life outdoors over a two-week period.
• Transplant into ground when soil temperature is consistently 60°F (16°C) minimum or continue growing in pot (best only for dwarf varieties) in sunny location.
• Add support rod at transplant time if dahlia variety is known to be top-heavy.