Planting & Growing Flower Bulbs : How to Plant Gladiolus

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Gladiolus are tough bulbs, in addition to being one of the easiest bulbs to plant and enjoy throughout the summer. Plant gladiolus, whose bulbs need to be brought up in winter months, with tips from an experienced gardener in this free video on flower bulb gardening. Expert: Jessica Smith Bio: Jessica Smith has worked in the gardening business for more than 22 years. She currently manages Blands Nursery in West Jordan, Utah. Filmmaker: Michael Burton

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I wanted to know how to plant them, gosh !

i planted mine in the fall!!! :0!!ops!

I just bought some Glad bulbs on sale, can I plant them now or wait till next spring? I live in Northern Michigan

I live in Southern California and for the first time I dig-up my Gladiola bulbs, but there also was dozens of small bulbs, size of a green pea! What should I do with them? Do we plant them too? Anyone can teach me? Thanks.

I just bought some Glad bulbs on sale, can I plant them now or wait till next spring? I live in central WI.

If you plant them before the ground temperature in your area has reached a steady 50-60ºF then they may take longer to appear. I plant mine usually at the end of April to early May and sometimes the temp in my area drops at night to 30ºF which will stop your Gladiolus from developing. I would only start to worry if you don't see them after 4 weeks.

Worthless video never once said WHAT TYPE of area to plant Gladiolus Bulbs. Shady,Partly Shady,Sunny,Full Sun,Drainage,Dry Soil. Is a fertilizer used,Clay,Sand. How often to water? And this information was submitted by a Nursery!!!

I planted gladiola bulbs and it has been about 2 wks, but yet, nothing has come up. I did plant them about 4" deep. What could be the reason?

It's a corm, not corn.

Really? I just bought a bag of 6 Gladiolus bulbs and it says they are bulbs they don't call them seeds. They look like bulbs. It's not like other small seeds I've seen before. If they are not bulbs then what are they? I'm not a gardener I buy like two packs of random seeds a year and just throw them in the yard and see if they grow each year. I'm not from your state either. =) I'm just curious to what they are if you say they are not bulbs but every where else I look they are called bulbs.

Oh GOD shes boring :/

I never lift my bulbs for the winter, and each year they grow back stronger and better. However, I have been told by others that this is a good idea and am willing to try it this year. Any links to a good lifting vid?

@kleenex3000 Well, I just meant the sad or earth, soil... I'm not sure what to call it, I plant in mostly the dark potting earth. I was also talking about pot-plants in general, when moving them to a bigger pot or open ground.

@DamageIncM Gladiolas are designed, to be planted as clean, solitair corms (the old corm underneath and the cormels around removed, and cleansed) into the "dirt". You can give your method a try, but overwintering corms in "dirt" is somewhat risky.

@kleenex3000 Ah OK. And how about, if you want to put it into the ground or in a bigger pot, couldn't you just try to "shove" the whole "block" of dirt out of the pot and place it somewhere else? Cause they tend to stay in the same shape, unless that means it's just too dry then.

@chandnee That seems to depend on the cultivar. I planted "Priscilla" and the respective leaves are strong, broad and strictly upright. Actual "SWORDS". Them "Mon Amour" - planted in the same location notably - are conspicuously weaker, and the leaves are bending down to a certain degree.

@DamageIncM That depends on the structure of the underground. If it is mainly sand then it MIGHT be safe to pull.