Last fall for the first time I cut up my tubers after I dug them up, cleaned, and dried them. I did not dust them with anything when I stored them in saran wrap. All came out of storage looking great.

After I unwrapped them I put them in the garage for a week to see if they would start to sprout. All of them did except my prized tall red NOID. But what is worse most pieces are developing a fuzzy black/rust colored mold or fungus on the cut ends. I will be crushed if I lose this variety. I have no anti-fungal powder. But I remembered that I use cinnamon to prevent damping off in seedlings. So I thought, what the heck. I dusted these tubers with cinnamon figuring I'm going to lose them anyway if I don't do anything.

So, hopefully a few will sprout and the mold/fungus will go away. All I need is one or two to make it!

That's a horror. I hope they make it through.

No sprouts, just mold? You could wash them off and pot them until you are ready to plant outdoors.

Or, you could just wash them off with soap and water and wait.

I have not brought my tubers out of storage yet, but I expect most of them to have sprouts (I use the plastic wrap as well).

However, some varieties take a long time to bud and they usually bloom later in the season.

Yes Frank, no sprouts just mold

Hopefully yours is just #3, check out the link.

http://www.dahlias.net/dahwebp...

It'll be fine, once you are into spring the tubers are too strong to be knocked over. I would wash them, dry them in the sun, pot them up. I believe sulphur is the anti fungal mostly recommended for the cut ends.

the cinnamon seems to be working. Just need them to sprout now

The tubers did sprout. Thank you Frank for the reminder to be patient. I forget all the varieties do not come on at once.

There were still a few spots that looked icky. But those were on old stem. I just cut those parts out and managed to only damage one eye (on the tuber! Not mine in my head )

Do I need to let those cut parts dry and callous before I plant the tubers?

Anyway, I am relieved I will not be without my favorite dahlia this year!