How long for a Dahlia bulb to sprout?

Hi,





I planted 3 Dahlia bulbs 2 weeks ago and have been watering and watching them. Problem is I forgot to mark the area and now I think I would not know the difference between a weed and how a dahlia sprout would look like! Yes, I am new to gardening!





Anyways, how long would they take to sprout and what should I be looking for?





Thanks

How long for a Dahlia bulb to sprout?
When the ground gets warm enough, they will wake up and send out roots, then the tops appear pretty quickly after that. You should see something here shortly - they have big leaves, so they do not look like more annual weeds - they come straight up and have large leaves forming on them already when they first appear. You will know you are pulling the wrong thing if you get a big old tuber attached to your "weed" when you pull it, though! ;) Try not to disturb the area and just give them a little chance to present themselves, in the future, be sure not to cut the stem all the way to the ground and as long as you are not taking them up in the winter, you will see those stems and know what is there all year long.