I'm not really sure what to think. I saw the same thing happen with the FM seeds and then a few days later I had sprouts. Here's the deal:
It's not the best photo, but there is that white hairy thing. That's my seed. I left a bit of the seed exposed above the dirt line so I can keep an eye on what's going on. This is how I did my seeds (after the paper towel method didn't agree with my seeds) and with the FM seeds and all of them that sprouts have done this. It's like a whiteish spider web just by the seed (maybe a hairy mold?) and then I find shortly thereafter a day or two I have a sprout. Is this how the seed breaks down to send out a sprout? I've no clue. My seeds are in well dampened pro-mix on a heat mat with a humidity dome. Maybe these guys are rotting, but I'd have to disagree thus far as I have about 25 4-8" plants already with the past seeds.
And in case you ask, I have the first seedling from the bunch of seeds I received the other day:
And if you have great eyesight and you look to the left of the white plant tag by the sprout you'll see another hairy seed pile. I will try to take a picture of how many of these I've got going on and if indeed I end up with sprouts soon.
I was in receipt today of the dahlia seeds from a fellow dahliahead I've met on the site. Shout out to @luvsgrtdanes
So I got home from work, ate my dinner the hubs pulled together and got crackalackin on potting up the seeds. I only planted half of what was sent, I chose to use the plumptys for this batch and limited myself to 30 seeds potted up.
They are now in the lil6ers and joining what remained of my own collected seeds that I planted the other day. I of course ran out of plant tags so for the present, cut up a recycled cottage cheese tub and grabbed my china marker and got them all named. They now are all back on the heat mat with the humidity dome. I will be gone first thing tomorrow morn and hopefully that gives them all enough time to start figuring it out and sprouting by Sunday.
I do hope all of these do well, but I'm sure my remaining seeds will be duds. I will be letting buds go to seed a lot earlier this summer. Who knew it can take so long to make a developed seed? Evidently it does take longer if you want them to germinate and grow. I'll have to see if I can find anything that says how long it may take to produce a viable dahlia seed. It would be good information to know.
So my great experiment continues. Maybe I'll come home to a ton of little sprouts. I've got 60 awaiting some growth. And yes I'm crazy trying this many!
Happy Easter to everyone and welcome spring with open arms. Of course right now we still have 50 mph gusts. Really now, it's time for some warmth and a gentle spring breeze earth! 🌎
I am awaiting the envelope and I drug out the rest of my dahlia seeds. I decided to pull out what I had left, found the ones that were the plumptys and got them in soil. I will do the same with what I get in the mail. This will be my year to experiment. I've learned what seed parents from last year were productive so will keep that in mind too. Now if only I had more space.
And if you read me on other threads here, I'd say it's time for a lotto to make that happen! 
A gal has to have options.
Of course some remind me be careful what you wish for.
But more blooms is always good. We need happy in our worlds.
Enjoy the start of another flat of potential blooms!
Remember that crazy birthday saying? I'm applying that thought to my dahlias. I pinched the taller seedlings (and the tubers) that had at least 4 sets of leaves. I'm actually hoping they send out the laterals they say they should and get busy.
Everything got watered and a weak fertilizer for them all. I've got more plants then dahlias in the house. The basement is starting to begin looking like a jungle in my grow section.
Rather pleased with the dahlia seedlings. Still awaiting the envelope from a garden friend on this site and hope I have something fantastic show up. Maybe tomorrows delivery is a hope for me. I will plan to do the repeat of how I got the poms to sprout. Here I thought I'd plant up some of the other ones I collected, will need to check my other tin and see what I may have left. I can't recall right at present. Maybe I should see if I have any fat little seeds left and pot them up.
Enjoy this warm up! We've just had the first of many storms tonight and there was some leftover hail in the yard. I also discovered the crocus I planted w the kids a few years ago finally bloomed. I have 6 out of maybe 50 we planted. How sweet. 🌷
Morning all!
I went down to the basement to quickly check what I've got going on. Not looking at them for two days definitely did the trick 🤣 as they grew a little bit more. That is totally acceptable!
I have a photo of two of the Pom mix seeds from FM - planted the same day within minutes of one another and sprouted in the same amount of time. There is considerable difference between the two. Again I wonder who the seed parent or pollen parents were to offer such a difference in like growth conditions.
The seeds I collected have such a huge start. Now mind you my germination rate stunk but the three of mine show promise (or is that 4?). Two of which already have some teen sized leaves going on. I know who the seed parents are on mine and two if these come from a bloom that was low and forgotten. Saved as I was cutting back plants one day as a just in case. Evidently the forgotten blooms have better luck at my house.
I just look at these all and say who and what will you become? What colors? What heights? Will you look like a traditional dahlia and all single? Will you be something fantastic? Are the colors going to be loud and vivacious or flat and quiet? Will they be early season or very late. Since I'm in a crazy weather zone I'd hope early to mid but one just goes along for the ride right?
I took advantage of an offer from @luvsgrtdanes and am patiently (trying, the USPS and I aren't great friends or see eye to eye on delivery times) waiting for the envelope with more seeds to try. Why not? Though I don't have the luxury of a huge garden space, I will try and see what comes of them. There are a few of us on the dahlia thread that are trying seeds this year. I'm trying to find what works for me and my garden. If successful, I'd also like to save more seed this fall. I think a calendar of when to start ignoring is important and being mindful of my growing zone as well. I'll read advice from others and look at where they are coming from zone wise. I was disappointed in what came from my seeds last year but I really feel they were probably pretty immature in the end.
Hope everyone has a good start to a new week with lots of garden aspirations.
