Been a while since I have been able to get back here. So Sorry!! I am down loading that PFD as I am here to see if what we are talking about, could be the same thing. I don't know where they came from but it killed an enormous amount of tubers most of them before they could come up (discusted!!) I have treated the whole yard with Ortho MAX...I hate using pesticides since I have pets. I know I put in this Flower bed about March and it had all new purchased dirt in it, so I thought they might have come from either the tubers (dahlias &/or Hostas) or maybe even the new purchased dirt. ( An unwanted bonus...Yikes!! ) Then in the flower bed that has been established for some years prior to purchasing the house I put in Cyclamen about February, and they were doing wonderful I mean really great, set seed and everything, then 3 of the 4 went what I thought was dormant...so 2 weeks ago I decided to plant other bulbs in there place, as soon as I dig them up they were sitting in these little creepy bugs, the tubers/bulbs were not damaged just the leaves, I washed them off gave them a good inspection sprayed them with a fungiside and replanted the little ones with a good dose of Ortho Max, The leaves are once again starting to come back up slowly but surely. This is why we decided to treat the entire yard...I put in a new flowerbed this weekend with Glads and young strawberry plants, I treated the bed before I put the mulch in, I have never had to put anything other than a bit of dish detergent on my Strawberries but I hope to ward off any creepy crawly root chewing scavengers before flowering season starts, once fowering season starts for my strawberries I won't use any pestisides in that flowerbed ( they better not like dish detergent ) It was a bit amusing though when I showed my husband a handful of dirt with the pesty creepy pests in it, all he said is he would be back in a bit, when he returned and he said with 2-20 pound bags of Ortho Max we will just treat the whole yard, those things are GROSS...Just to give you an idea of the over kill, I live in a Mobile home park my entire lot is 40X70!! He has since calmed down he said he would treat the yard that day ( he did )and then in another 10 days then we would do some digging in a few places to determine if we need to continue treatment or change treatments, but just to let you know my cheep Dahlia tubers that I purchased to replace the exspensive tubers, I planted last week are in fact coming up already and don't seem to be bothered by the Ortho Max or the bugs...the expensive tubers that did survive are not doing well even to this day and are always having to be treated with a fungiside, they weren't a good quality when I recieved them so I shouldn't be surprised. I hope you are doing well in the garden with your Dahlias, for me I am keeping my fingers crossed. Thanks for the information... I'll be back

Bad experiences can be caused by misguided expectations, a one-time fluke or a spell of personal problems from the vendor that they may not want to share with customers. Bad experiences can also be the product of constant bad service and products, but it is hard to tell the difference. I had a sales rep that cost me a thousand dollars of potential revenue in my business by not following up on a project adequately, despite many urgent calls from me. Found out later that his mother was on her death bed, and he was at her side while still 'working.' Should I have warned folks away from that business if he hadn't felt comfortable sharing that painful truth? Should a dahlia vendor explain their personal life to every $20-40 customer? Bad experiences happen to everyone, but that shouldn't keep you from reaching out and trying new vendors despite mixed reviews. One vendor was ripped apart in reviews for 'sounding mean,' but in my experience she was a no-nonsense lady that was a wealth of information and very kind. Throw out the reviews and dive in.

I have planted arisaemas at various times through the growing season but most were started plants rather than tubers.......IME, tubers just are a bit iffy about getting started :-) I'd suggest you check out Naylor Creek Nursery. It is local (Chimacum, WA) and has an excellent reputation as a mail order provider of shade plants, including a wide selection of arisaemas. However it IS too late now to order for this season - they stop shipping arisaemas in April. But very much worth investigating for next year. Jack and Gary are frequent participants at local plant sales, so you might want to email them to see if they will be present at any upcoming sales nearby. Very likely they will have arisaemas with them if they are. Unfortunately, they no longer have any open-to-the-public days at the nursery.......although a bit of a drive, it was well worth it to see such a great selection of shade plants, including an amazing selection of hostas (they're one of the biggies in the hosta world) growing in display beds. Here is a link that might be useful: Naylor Creek Nursery

I live in VA near exit 200 on I-81 and grow dahlias for fun, not profit, so I can have flowers all season long. I sell my extra tubers in the Fall and Spring just to find good homes for them. My miniumum order is 20 tubers for $50. ($2.50 per tuber) plus shipping. Over 20 the price is $2. each. I have a list for Fall 2019 and Spring 2020 on the Facebook US Dahlia Exchange forum with pictures and I'll post quantities in early November. I'm moving to Colorado next summer and will have lots of vermiculite, sturdy plant stakes and other supplies available at a very reasonable cost.