Dahlias: Fall Dividing:You Find the Eyes, 1 by Poochella

Poochella wrote:
Look above the necks and you find some eyes, even though it's hopelessly blurry LOL. They are swollen yellowish, maybe brownish on this clump. The next page will have my marked guesses as to eyes in this photo.

See that dark brown thready stuff upper left? Those are the few threads of completely rotted mother tuber from which this plant sprang forth. Just amazing how these plants hang on and prosper. ;)