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Remove the faded/dead flowers to ensure continuous blooms. By starting gladiolus indoors, you can be enjoying lovely gladiolus flowers when your neighbors still only have leaves.Find more gardening information on Gardening Know How:

Author Topic: gladiolus winter or summer growth: when to water again? Be careful not to break the sprout while you are covering it. Because the climate in Florida is warm and moist, gladiolus and other bulb flowers can easily grow and thrive. Yesterday I noticed that many plants were sprouting. Many gardeners learn to plant gladiolus among other flowers, or to hide a group planting behind lower-growing plants to disguise the glads until the spectacular bloom period. Otherwise, water them moderately when in growth to keep the soil moist. Is there something I can put in the water to keep them fresh longer? In colder climates, you can try to overwinter gladiolas by digging up the corms before the ground freezes—roughly 8 weeks after blooming. You should set the stakes in the ground at planting time to avoid damage to the corms. Gladiolas normally form new corms on top of the old corms; you will be discarding the shell of the old corm and saving the fresh, new corm. You could place it in diffused sunlight, like under a bush, or you could move the pot to a shaded spot after it has gotten a good amount of sun. Choose an area that receives six to eight hours of direct sunlight and contains well-draining soil in which to plant the gladiolus corms. 1. With the crazy weather we get in Michigan (ex: last week it was almost 90, yesterday morning there was frost on the ground), it’s hard to predict when we will […]

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