I don’t know that it means anything in terms of performance but I’m wondering again this year about the differences in how dahlia tubers are prepared for sale. Swan Island Dahlias came to me the way that I expect, one tuber with a sprouting point on a small part of top stem. Brent and Becky’s came with clumps of tubers for every dahlia purchased.
From left to right:
- My tubers (you can see the yellow from the sulfer that I used as a fungicide last winter)
- Swan Island tubers, every tuber has the name stamped on it, and
- Brent and Beckys, these were sprouting in the shipping mix to the point where I didn’t want to disturb the roots by cleaning the tubers. Other varieties from them did not have as much sprouting or hair roots but were still clumps of tubers.
- Dahlia tubers
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Interesting sets of Dahlia Tubers you got there, Esther. You can check for a great selection of Dahlia Tubers at Lynch Creek Farm.
Normally, I don’t post comments with commercial content but Lynch Creek Farm appears to have some good advice for dahlia growers.
Hello Esther! We noticed that your site linked to ours, hence, here I am. Thanks for taking the time to check out our website. We individually package, label and clean each divided dahlia tuber. It’s more work but it accomplishes a few things. One, we are able to make sure we are shipping our customer dahlias with healthy eyes. Two, it’s a better presentation both in terms of organization and visual.