Wow, that is so sweet of you :-))
Yesterday after I wrote my posting and thinking on what you said about the quality of the tubers I was thinking that you were on to something. I knew I never tried really hard to get top quality tubers, just getting what was convenient. Maybe just convenient is not enough for me.
I started thinking about dahlia growers. I was remembering a place called Swann Isiand Dahlias. Don't ask me were I heard of them but there it was in my brain. So I looked up their website on the web and ordered (yestersday afternoon) 6 dahlias. Kept my order under $50.00 including shipping because I did not want to spend more on this experiment. But their dahlias sure are beautifuil
What really was the deciding factor for me was the fact that I looked on their guarantee page and they guarantee true to name and that they will grow :-)) I saw the picture of one of their tubers and it didn't look anything like the dark, shriveled up tubers I am used to seeing.
I ordered one small one, a bedding type, LITTLE BLESSINGS and 5 regular dahlias from different flower sizes. I just picked some that I thought were the prettiest, while staying away form the $20.00 or over tubers. My tubers were six dollar ones with one eight dollar one. I bought CLOUDBURST, DR LES, HOT TAMALE, UPTOWN GIRL and MANIAC. That is more than enough for me. Should take up all the room I have leftover.
So thank you so much for your very kind offer but no more room. I thought I was being smart yesterday. Oh well, its only money and my garden is what I spend my extra money on.
