Small Gladiolus bulbs

  • 2 Replies
  • 1422 Views
*

Rhiannon

  • Experienced Member
  • ***
  • Location: Lincolnshire
  • 126
Small Gladiolus bulbs
« on: February 25, 2011, 10:58 »
My mistake as the size wasnt mentioned , however i didnt expect my 1000 bulbs to be quite so small, im guessing its best to plant up fertlize well and not allow to flower this year? thats if they do try. it will be containers as bulbs dont do well here due i think to mice and moles.

Any advice gratefully recieved  :)

That will teach me to to be mean and try to get a bargain  :lol:

*

DD.

  • Global Moderator
  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Location: Loughborough. a/k/a Digger Dave. Prettiest Pumpkin prizewinner 2011
  • 30465
  • Pea God & Founder Member of The NFGG
Re: Small Gladiolus bulbs
« Reply #1 on: February 25, 2011, 12:24 »
Mrs Digger has bought some called "Glamini", but she did expect them to be small.

You won't necessarily get bigger corms, (not bulbs) by trying to grow them on. A new corm will form on top of the old one, (that will shrivel up),  and the new one will be true to type. You'll probably goet a lot of offsets as well, which can be grown on to get full-size, abeit, small corms.
Did it really tell you to do THAT on the packet?

*

Rhiannon

  • Experienced Member
  • ***
  • Location: Lincolnshire
  • 126
Re: Small Gladiolus bulbs
« Reply #2 on: February 25, 2011, 15:37 »
Thanks for that, rather like Crocosmia corms then ?They when you dig them up are sort of like chains  .



xx
gladiolus-lift now or after frost?

Started by sion01 on General Gardening

2 Replies
1413 Views
Last post October 21, 2010, 10:22
by sion01
xx
Gladiolus Corm Planting Instructions

Started by Shamps on General Gardening

13 Replies
5458 Views
Last post November 23, 2009, 02:50
by Paul Plots
xx
Gladiolus: cure for weak (floppy) flower spikes?

Started by Subversive_plot on General Gardening

0 Replies
650 Views
Last post June 14, 2023, 14:33
by Subversive_plot
xx
What do I do with these bulbs?

Started by srush on General Gardening

6 Replies
3391 Views
Last post June 30, 2008, 22:31
by DD.
 

Page created in 0.147 seconds with 38 queries.

Powered by SMFPacks Social Login Mod
Powered by SMFPacks SEO Pro Mod |