Guide on how to divide dahlia tubers

Here’s a reel on how we dig and separate our dahlia tubers to prep them for sorting and storing through the winter! 🌼 ➕After cutting back your dahlias (& labelling them if you have many varieties), grab a shovel and pull them up. ➕Use a hose and rinse off all of the dirt so that you have a clear visual on all of the tubers. ➕We’re looking for one or more “eyes” attached to a tuber as we are separating them. Eyes are what will produce a dahlia plant next year! ➕Some eyes are obvious, others may

🤍D A L H I A S🤍 Hot take: we don’t wash our dahlia tubers after digging or before dividing. I see many wonderful growers washing their tubers at some point in the dahlia storage process, and I’m always jealous that they are so clean, pretty and aesthetically pleasing. But the truth is, for us, it does not serve us. We have 1000’s of clumps to divide and washing tends to dry them out and make storage more precarious. I’ve learned that you just have to do what works for you and your tubers. They