First time grower here. Those who have grown Copper Boy dahlias, do the tubers take longer than normal to sprout? I am in the Southern Hemipshere, so we are in summer now.
I am pre-sprouting my tubers, and thanks goodness for that due to a LOT of rain in my area over the last few weeks. I take the pots out into the sun when it is out, and they are under cover if it rains.
It is only one tuber, which I put in the pot on the 13th of October (along with a few other varieties I purchased). The others have all since started growing shoots. Copper Boy, however, has some roots coming out of the tuber and nothing else. The tuber is not mushy or mouldy or anything like that. I didn’t add any water to the soil other than the day I put the tubers into the pots.
Have I done something wrong? Is it the variety? Is it the tuber?
Picture of the reluctant Copper Boy tuber on planting day.
by GrislyDuchess88
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