Hello! I'm still learning to identify eyes on dahlia tubers. I started mine indoors to transplant after the last frost, and this one has sprouted in two places. Can I dig it up and divide the tuber to grow each sprout separately, or should I just remove one sprout and move on?
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The variety is Crazy Love.
I think you’re better off trying to get a “cutting”. Essentially, you can carefully remove a shoot at its base, dip the end in rooting hormone, and then plant it up. If done properly, it will grow into a full plant and make tubers of its own.
I recommend researching the process, as it is specific. Google, or search this sub, for “taking a dahlia cutting”. There are probably many helpful YouTube videos to show how as well.