I use a spreadsheet. Last year, when I calculated allowed tubers for trades, I took my total number of tubers, divided by two, and then subtracted any quantity I thought I’d want from that total. The rest were allowed for trades. It ended up working out, but was a little tighter than I’d prefer, so this year I divided by 2.5, and then went through and also took out anything that was a favorite that only had one extra after calculations. I’m figuring if everything stores and eyes up well I’ll find homes for extras in the spring.
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Some varieties have lots of tubers that store well. Those are generally the ones that that do not sell very well unless they are very new. The ones people want generally are poor tuber maker/keepers. Those are the ones hard to predict how many you will have to sell even if you have lots of them when you divide.
You thinking something like this? I bought it this yr and my winter job will be entering data a photos of seedlings.
I kind of think Idlewild Blooms had something similar or used a database of some sort but this looked cheaper and made more sense to my “not so techy “ brain 
This is the one I have
https://tinygiant.xperiencify.io/ddd/order/
And this is what I was thinking of otherwise. I guess teaches you how to use a database for it.
Looks like the Etsy one is on a google spreadsheet and has a lot of the same concepts she’s talking about
Bessie Hi there. I have started using Smart Suite after I took a little workshop with Emily Fontes from Idelwild Blooms. There is a free plan and it works great. Emily has really maximized it for use with seedlings as she is an immaculate record keeper. She ha a workshop: https://tinygiant.xperiencify.io/ddd/order/. In addition, you get to join her private FB group where you can get a lot of support directly from her for any questions. I have taken other workshops of hers for Shopify and have found them to be excellent value. She's a great teacher and really knows the tools.
BackyardBouquets_17 both solutions look like they have possibilities. I'll check out the details.
magucci Idlewildblooms.com really impressed me when I first came across it several months ago. At that time I sent Emily (owner) an email expressing my appreciation for her excellent dahlia descriptions on the website. She had a previous 20 year career as a web designer, so having the Dahlia database tool makes perfect sense.
Krista I print out a list of the varieties I grew this year. It's on a clipboard and I keep a pencil with it. As I divide I keep track of tubers in 2 categories: best and 2nds. 2nds can be questionable eyes, thin, small, accidentally chopped, etc. I only pre sell or offer in trade a portion of the best. The portion varies depending on whether I plan to grow again or not. The 2nds quantity does not exist in my mind until I do a midwinter evaluation and re-inventory everything. Some of the 2nds may be listed in my restock as small/ugly. Some get added to my planting numbers. Some get donated to my local society sale.
MissyWeitzel I like this concept a lot!
Juliarugula I divided by 2.5, and then went through and also took out anything that was a favorite that only had one extra after calculations. I’m figuring if everything stores and eyes up well I’ll find homes for extras in the spring.
MissyWeitzel print out a list of the varieties I grew this year. It's on a clipboard and I keep a pencil with it. As I divide I keep track of tubers in 2 categories: best and 2nds. 2nds can be questionable eyes, thin, small, accidentally chopped, etc. I only pre sell or offer in trade a portion of the best. The portion varies depending on whether I plan to grow again or not. The 2nds quantity does not exist in my mind until I do a midwinter evaluation and re-inventory everything.
Ah thank you so much, Julia & Missy! These are the types of strategies I was hoping to find out about! I’m going to adopt your practices, they’re going to really help me get organized, thank you!!
Also, I should add - I just use a regular Google Sheets spreadsheet that I made myself. It doesn’t look pretty or anything, but I can cram it with tons of notes and info however I want. 
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MissyWeitzel thank you for sharing this!
Juliarugula My style, to a T!
I keep looking at this but haven’t jumped yet. If you take her workshop do you get access to the database she created or do you still need to create/set your own up with smart suite
BackyardBouquets_17 You still have to set it up for your varieties. Essentially, there is a dahlia catalog. You enter in all of the varieties, their information (you decide what you want to track), and photos. Then, there is another separate area where you set up your "Field Plan", or what you plan to plant out for the next year. You can track it by groups of plants or by individual plant. Each one gets an individual item number that you associate back to the catalog. It's not that bad because you can import a spreadsheet (she shows you how to format it) instead of having to work individually through the database. It does take a bit of time to set up, but it's not bad at all.
Apologies if this has already been discussed in a previous post.
I purchased a Pom from NCascade last night named Lilac Willo. When I looked on the ADS website for classification info, they have a variety listed with the name Lilac Willo AND Willo Lilac (both lavender poms). There are a number of varieties with Willo as the second name, and an additional group with Willo as the first name. Does anyone have additional information? Is this a case of honoring blank Willo parent variety by naming its progeny Willo blank? Are they really just the same variety? I don’t see any others with the exact same words in the name. It seems like the Willo poms are all credited to N. Williams in Australia.
KitCMC
In my ADS 1976-2022 composite listing of dahlias both are listed and with the same hybridizer - N. Williams from Australia. 
