Gladiolus: too late?
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digitS'
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That's quite a question :/! I grow quite a few glads every year but have never planted them in July.
They take about 8 or 10 weeks between planting and bloom. It is mid-July, do you have 10 weeks left in the growing season there in your zone 4 garden?
I suppose that the corms could be kept in refrigeration for 18 months but I've never done something like that.
Perhaps they would have a better chance of developing a new corm if they were planted but not permitted to bloom. I suppose that would be the case.
Did the folks at the store have any advice?
Steve
They take about 8 or 10 weeks between planting and bloom. It is mid-July, do you have 10 weeks left in the growing season there in your zone 4 garden?
I suppose that the corms could be kept in refrigeration for 18 months but I've never done something like that.
Perhaps they would have a better chance of developing a new corm if they were planted but not permitted to bloom. I suppose that would be the case.
Did the folks at the store have any advice?
Steve
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I agree, there is no place for a bulb out of the ground, I would let them spend whatever time left to the season in just producing some leaf to pull in the sun's rays and draw nutrients in for next year's big blooming.
If Glads cannot be left in the ground where you are then just treat them as you normally would at the end of the season; mulching or cold boxing them in the garage sort of thing.
I bet you will be Glad you planted your Glads! Yuk Yuk LOL
Ron
If Glads cannot be left in the ground where you are then just treat them as you normally would at the end of the season; mulching or cold boxing them in the garage sort of thing.
I bet you will be Glad you planted your Glads! Yuk Yuk LOL
Ron
vfem
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I'd plant them now but not expect anything until next year. :/
digitS'
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Yous guyz!
Natalie gardens in zone 4. You know, average winter minimum temperature of -20F to -30F.
Indoor winter storage is almost a critical requirement.
Steve
Natalie gardens in zone 4. You know, average winter minimum temperature of -20F to -30F.
Indoor winter storage is almost a critical requirement.
Steve
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Thanks for your help everyone!
I think I will plant them now and keep them from flowering. At our last house I dug them up in September, so I think I will do the same. They won't have a full season, but maybe it will be better than not doing anything until May when I can plant them again. I got 50 corms for $5, so if half of them make it, I'll still feel pretty good.
I think I will plant them now and keep them from flowering. At our last house I dug them up in September, so I think I will do the same. They won't have a full season, but maybe it will be better than not doing anything until May when I can plant them again. I got 50 corms for $5, so if half of them make it, I'll still feel pretty good.
