Juliarugula In all seriousness, I would pay you any amount of money, or trade any dahlia I have, for a tuber of this next year. 40 years ago, Phil Mingus taught me how to grow dahlias, when I lived near him. He was the nicest man and would spend hours talking to me about growing, storing, dividing. I wish I could remember everything he told me, especially regarding hybridizing. I am now trying to grow as many of his varieties as I can find. I have 21 Mingus varieties. Still have a long ways to go.