Ahh yes, More rambling from TRUCKAA. I thought I would mention I have been growing Gladiola's the past few of years, I have enjoyed them for quite a while. In fact a lot of my friends, family, and even strangers have like them, BTW, I renamed them to Gladwiniolas with the my last name of Gladwin, I have had so many the past couple of years, I just drop them off at neighbors, restaurants, brewery's , and many more places. I enjoy having people admiring them. Just a little history. These are bulbs that have to be dug up each year. At least here is Massachusetts. The bulbs cannot withstand the cold winters. So I have approx. 150 bulbs to plant this year. Each year they seem to almost double, not counting the corms which could be hundreds. The elder bulbs will sometimes split into two. I think I started with 10 from some department store. Last year I did two plantings which delayed some of the flowering till late Summer, This year I have started earlier. Around 20 last week and another 10 this week, I plan on planting them all in staggered weeks. Check out this post for the progress of the plants, I'll get around to posting pics from the earlier years, I hope you enjoy this.
Folks, this new member is a friend of mine. He's helped me bring scrounged firewood to my woodyard. He was at a mini-gtg I held a few years ago that buZZsaw BRAD and Sirchopsalot crossed state lines to attend.
We have some Glad’s that will make it in the ground over the winter in Nh, they are planted close to the concrete foundation. The wood stove in the basement keeps the snow melted back quite a bit. The problem I have is they flop over when they start to flower.
You may seen in some of my pics all the sprouts are held up with a green portion of a garden fence. Once they get to around 4 or 5 unbloomed flowers on the top, that is when I harvest them. That is when the best time to pass them along.
