The general consensus is not to break off the shoots and plant the dahlia tuber as you would normally. If there is any rot, cut it off, and be aware that if the tubers are dried out, they may not thrive or grow. A reader wrote in to endorse the idea of leaving the tubers as is: “I never break them off [when] they grow new shoots, [and] never have a problem with them growing.”
The general consensus is not to break off the shoots and plant the dahlia tuber as you would normally. If there is any rot, cut it off, and be aware that if the tubers are dried out, they may not thrive or grow. A reader wrote in to endorse the idea of leaving the tubers as is: “I never break them off [when] they grow new shoots, [and] never have a problem with them growing.”