Planting a dahlia bulb?

i bought this single dahlia bulb recently and am wondering which way it is


planted...?? the thing looks like 7 or 8 tubours the one ends of which are


attached to a woody stem, the other ends are free and have loose sort of


strands coming from them.





so which way up does it go?? so that the free ends are facing down into the


soil or up??





thanks


jeremy watts

Planting a dahlia bulb?
If all danger of frost is past in your area, you can plant now. Do not plant deep ad dahlias do not want a deep planting..no more than 3 inches down. They are also delicate tubers and will rot if they get too wet or cold so the time of planting is critical. If you are in a winter climate, you will have to dig them up in the fall. Roots down, eyes up.
Reply:the loose strands are the roots.they go down, also unless you live in a climate that is warm all year (never below freezing) they will have to be dug up before the frost comes and stored in a cool dark place .
Reply:the end that has 'loose sort of strands' is the roots, so place them facing down to help the roots to establish





good luck !
Reply:free end down into the soil and the woody stem up.
Reply:Woody stem should be pointing upwards - strands are last years roots - point down. Good time to plant now in a good quality John Innes type medium -but only if kept in a greenhouse - frost will burn the young shoots.
Reply:Jeremy, plant the tubers with some good compost or good soil so they have room to grow.


Cheers


Tim
Reply:Dahlia is grown in summer right?...........you have to find the correct planting season.........and the strands are the roots i guess?...............place the tubers downwards.place a liltte bitof fertilizers..........in my place ,they grow around end of summer........let me know when those tubers start sprouting
Reply:the free part is down and the woody part is up then slightly put soil on it but not much make way for the woody part to grown in,.
Reply:Bulbs are great plants for long lasting blooms and come back year after year! Great choice!


As others have said, plant the "root" looking end down and the "stem" looking end facing up. Check out the website on my blog for more details on planting bulbs for your spring garden - they are experts in this field. Remember that plants are dormant above the ground during the winter but the roots are taking off and getting ready for what will take place in a month or so.