Just found this group, much to my joy and chagrin. I dug up my first (quite monstrous) tubers after the last frost and felt a little unsure about dividing them, so I stuffed each clump in a paper bag, put the bags in a shoebox, and stuck them in my attached garage. I guess I figured that was close enough to the somewhat vague instructions they came with.

So I was horrified to read here that a little more effort is needed for them to survive. I checked them out and some tubers have dried up to a rope while others are wrinkled & firm and others look just about the way I left them. The biggest, healthiest looking clump (Bad Hair Day) has some fuzzy moldy stuff on the stem end.

My question is this: should I divide them at this point? I can really see the eyes now. Or should I just give them some moisture and plastic bags and deal with the outcome this spring?

Thanks for any advice!