Flowernut Ah, initial cuttings! These are perhaps the 25% of the time when @Teddahlia uses a scalpel and may correlate with when it’s important to leave material on the tubers to re-sprout? Adding to my notes now, thank you!
And also adding to my notes that 120+ days for viable tuber development is a myth. Thank you to you and SteveM! I remember a thread in Cubits.org where some dahlia myths were discovered but I don’t remember this one mentioned. I am really happy to learn this. I feel like I’ve been following a relatively strict rule book and this thread alone is opening up a whole new level of creativity and allowance for just playing around when growing dahlias that I didn’t know existed. This year is going to be way more fun!