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Saving Gladiolus

Celeste Longacre
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Celeste Longacre

Celeste is The Old Farmer's Almanac astrologer. She has also been growing virtually all of her family’s vegetables for the entire year for over 30 years. Read More from Celeste Longacre

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les vrabel (not verified)

2 years 2 months ago

i live in virginia and my glads winter over just fine. i would like to move my plants and seperate to another location. can i cut off the leaves now , let them dry out of the ground and then replant in their new location now?

Teresa Arms (not verified)

2 years 5 months ago

I will be planting my first container garden on my back patio. So thank you for this Farmers Almanac. I'm sure I'll use it often.

jan (not verified)

2 years 11 months ago

can gladiolus corms be stored in peat moss?

Yes, you can store bulbs in peat moss or a layer of sand, vermiculite, or even newspaper, on the bottom of a container. Add a layer of bulbs but do not let them touch each other. Add a second layer of dry material and continue until the container is filled or you have stored all your bulbs. Label the container so that you know what you have inside! Store the container in a cool bedroom, basement or closet until next spring.

corleen proulx (not verified)

5 years 12 months ago

you didn't say what you did with the new baby corms on the glad. And, the picture with a caption "place new corms in a bucket" looked like the old corms minus the baby corms.

Sherrie Prettyman (not verified)

6 years 1 month ago

I love in Northern Utah. Would covering the bulbs (already in ground) with wood chips or top soil keep them protected from our cold winters?

I live in Nanaimo, British Columbia. The winters & spring here are far too wet here to keep glads in the ground, they just rot, so have to be removed & put into wood shavings. I plant mine in containers & move them into the garage & bring them out in the late spring.

Melissa garcia (not verified)

6 years 1 month ago

Hi i live in trinidad my glads bloom in june what do i do now ...?