Flower Bulbs

[mommytotwo]

I need to know how to store my gladdiolas bulbs. I had dried them out and was wondering if I should replant them since I live in a tropical area and the winter snow would not affect me like other parts of the U.S. or do they only grow in spring weather?

 

[Snowwark]

I think you asked about your gladiola bulbs before, didn't you, Patsy?

I'm sorry, but I haven't been able to find any good info on how to deal with them in a tropical climate. Perhaps inquiring at a garden centre/nursery would help.

Maybe I should move to Hawaii for a few years, and try them myself! Wouldn't that be a tough assignment...lol. Aloha!

I'm a great help this morning.....

Anyone?

 

[mommytotwo]

I had asked some type of question about the gladdiolas bulb before, it could have been this same question, but didn't get an answer.

Maybe I should try replanting it and see what happens, then I will have the answer if anyone else has it in the future .

 

[Tulirose]

mommytotwo - This is my fourth attempt to respond to this posting. I tried on three separate different occasions on different days and each time something happened that either took me away or one time the server was real slow and didn't accept the posting and I got timed out.

I had done searches on each occasion and found web pages that gave info on storing glads but I am not doing that this time around because maybe that was the jinx.

The point I do wish to make is that I planted gladiola plants last year and was so surprised to see them come up and bloom again this year because everything does say to take them out of the ground. And we had a very bad winter too.

So, I guess I just wanted to give you some sort of encouragement since you live in a beautiful climate that maybe you can just replant them (none of the pages I found talked about your type of climate). I had typed in Gladiola Care and came up with a few different pages. Maybe if you do a search on Gladiola care in Zone 'whatever Hawaii is' you can find out more info.

Sorry I am not of more help. Good luck, let us know.

 

[mommytotwo]

Thank you for the info. Tulirose. I know how it feels to type something out and have it erased- it's happened to me several of times last week and this week.
I will replant some of my bulbs, and will let everyone know how it turns out. Thank you for taking the time to do research on this for me.

 

[T16GEM]

We have a programme in the uk on tv called Gardeners World and guess what tonight they were talking about storing your summber bulbs for next year, they say to remove them from the ground, dry them out and then store them hanging in pantihoes in your garage or somewhere cool. then plant them again in the spring for the next crop.

I must admit I always leave mine in and they take their chance!

 

[mommytotwo]

Originally posted by T16GEM
We have a programme in the uk on tv called Gardeners World and guess what tonight they were talking about storing your summber bulbs for next year, they say to remove them from the ground, dry them out and then store them hanging in pantihoes in your garage or somewhere cool. then plant them again in the spring for the next crop.

I must admit I always leave mine in and they take their chance!

When you leave them in and take your chance, how do they turn out? Do you get flowers on each bulb?

 

[T16GEM]

the bulbs i left in this year came up IMO stronger than last year, the flowers were much better and lasted longer, the important thing is to dead head the flowers you can prolong the life by a month doing that.

gems

 

[mommytotwo]

Thank you gems.

 

[mommytotwo]

I was just in my garden, and had seen three new plants coming up from the gladdiolas bulbs that I missed digging out. I guess since I do live here in a tropical area, I can just leave it in all year long.

 

[DebºoºS]

Your weather is so nice I would definately leave them in. I
'd cut them back to give them a rest between blooms.

By the time I remember to take them out it's too late. I've had very good luck with them coming back. See the glad pics thread.

I do like the pantyhose idea if I take them out this year I would try that.

 

[Tulirose]

Originally posted by mommytotwo
I was just in my garden, and had seen three new plants coming up from the gladdiolas bulbs that I missed digging out. I guess since I do live here in a tropical area, I can just leave it in all year long.

Glad to hear that. I had been saving some little tidbit which I received in an email regarding this subject. It's not much but it was free info that came without me even asking for it and while it may be unnecessary now, I have been saving it since August 15th - which is BEFORE you even asked this question - ( I am SUCH a procrastinator) so I am cutting and pasting it anyway:

Tip: Harvest Gladiolus.

When harvesting gladiolus, cut the flower stalk when only a few bottom gladiolus flowers have opened, but the top buds are still closed. Leave 3 to 4 leaves on the plant after harvest, so bulbs can replenish themselves.

 

[mommytotwo]

Thank you for that info. Tulirose.