I agree Arlene but it would probably depress us to realize how perfectly they have it down and how impossible for us to emulate
Geof, what you said makes sense, it simply never occurred to me. And you are right about the pots tapering and having to cut the turbers to fit. I know that both you and I think Dan do this so I did it this year. As long as it wasn't too radical I just snipped off the tail ends to fit my pots. I supposed if I were really ambitions I could dump my pots and repot. I am sure that many of those not showing growth above ground have growth below. Judging by the semi-rejects that I put into flats that have already sprouted most all of those that went into pots had eyes, unless I only had one of a kind then I potted it no matter what it looked like.
Haven't decided if I want to do cuttings this year. It takes up a lot of space although by the time they need moving out of their little 4oz Dixie cup greenhouses I could put them outdoors. We'll see who sprouts healthy enough to take snippets.
