MissyWeitzel I'm so sorry, Missy. The same year that Steve was talking about also was my worst season. It was so hot that the tubers just baked in the ground and the plants literally fried. I never had a whole season of beautiful dahlias. When the heat hit my area (southern CA) and it remained hot overnight, most of the dahlias quit growing. They never totally recovered. Then 4 1/2 years ago when I moved (Northern CO), I have had so much better success. It cools off overnight, giving the dahlias time to recover. I don't have the long season, but at least it is pretty good the whole time.
