How To Divide Dahlia Tubers
Helen tells us how to divide dahlia tubers in this helpful video. A dahlia tubers neck is fragile especially right after digging. Pin On Dahlias Dig and handle the clumps with care. How to divide dahlia tubers . Cut off the stems leaving a few inches about 8 cm above the soil. Find the previous years mother tuber and get rid of her. How to Divide Dahlia Clumps Lifting the clump of roots carefully will prevent any mechanical injury which will damage the tubers. This is done in fall but wait to divide the roots. Each tuber must have at least one eye or a piece of the crown attached or it will not develop into a blooming plant. The dahlia root clump typically has one large central tuberthe original tuberas well as small offshoot tubers that developed during the growing season. The tuber itself the neck and the crown. The shortened stems make handy handles for carrying the tubers once theyre dug up. Although a clump of dahlia tubers looks like multiple fingers you can...