Gladiolus
- 31 Aug, 2020
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How long do Gladiolus bulbs thrive in the ground? I ask because this peachy colour one has not been flowering for some years!
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Hywel, that' just what seems to be happening with mine! What I should really do is put all the Gladiolii together when they have finished flowering. Will I remember to do that ... doubt it!
1 Sep, 2020
HA ! You're as bad as me Shirley :D but there's so much to do and that's what the problem is.
1 Sep, 2020
We can only do so much gardening in a day!
1 Sep, 2020
And the older we get the less we can do ... well that's true for me anyway :D
1 Sep, 2020
Same here ...
1 Sep, 2020
But we still try to do that bit extra ! I've never grown Gladiolii,that is a pretty one,Shirley .You will have to put a reminder on your Calendar :o) x
4 Sep, 2020
Sandra, I am beginning to think these Gladdies were part of a GW mag. Summer bulbs offer about ten years ago! Maybe it would be best to dig them up soon, that way I can put them together before the foliage dies down ...
4 Sep, 2020
I bought a load of gladioli bulbs online during lockdown but I understand I shouldn't plant them until early spring. Trouble is despite keeping them cool and dry (as much as possible ) I noticed they have begun sprouting.
This one of yours Shirley is a beautiful colour. I hope it continues to bloom for you.
7 Sep, 2020
Lovely colour in that Gladiolus! I have a few on the balcony that come up every year & when I shared an allotment with Gerry he had 100s which he grew for cut flowers! They came back every year the 4 years I was helping him! I'm sure he planted them some years earlier, before I started to help him.
Yet in the spring I bought a box of 20 & not a single one has flowered! :(
7 Sep, 2020
Thanks Waddy, I'm not sure how to deal with bulbs that are already sprouting! Plant them in pots and keep them in a cool, dark place perhaps?
David, I seem to remember photos of the Gladdies on the allotment ... :o)
11 Sep, 2020
I've got them in a net under the bench in the garage Shirley, so cool and dark. I just hope they don't sprout too much!
12 Sep, 2020
:o))
13 Sep, 2020
Lovely colour......
21 Sep, 2020
Yes, it was, but has finished flowering now. That's the trouble, they flower for such a short time ...
21 Sep, 2020
I agree...but still worth it....
22 Sep, 2020
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They never last long in my garden Shirley, sometimes just one year, but the seeds spread around and com e up in places where I don't want them.
That one's a pretty colour.
1 Sep, 2020