It's a mother tuber, Bloomquist Alan. I'm moving my tubers to a new raised bed (8a, Upstate SC) with fresh soil because the other beds had compacted. Just dug this one up and cut off the stalk. Looks like it's rotting in the center. I cut off one rotted tuber.
Will a mother tuber sprout again?
Will this one with a rotting center last?
I could store it in my wine fridge or plant it in the new bed. Or toss it.
Advice is appreciated!
by notoriousshasha
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A mother tuber can sprout again. I usually keep them from all varieties i love just to have more next year:)
Some feel they’ve spent all their energy. That is a misnomer.
However, I will mention they do seem more prone to rot.
My opinion is to save and plant it if you want to increase your stock of that variety. But at a certain point, a successful dahlia grower will have far more tubers than they need and can be discerning.