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Ok I'm a ditz! Just found several bags of gladiola corms that I should have planted months ago. What do I do now? Plant them and see what happens? Am thinking they will not last until next year. Any ideas? Thanks!
No biggy, I always find bulbs / corms around that should have been planted months prior! Find some time to sit down and go through what you have and examine each one for mold, mushy-ness and all those icky things. Toss those and hang onto the ones you think look good. From that point make sure you keep the "keepers" in a cool dry dark place until the proper planting time arrives. For glads I think you will be able to put them in around Feb, down south... but double check the basic planting instructions for your zone and planting times.
I did this exact same things with a bag I found in the back of the closest with Tulips, corms, Daffs... oh a bunch of things... I tossed anything that looked / felt , even smelled not right... and then on to the next. I planted all of them according to their proper planting times (the second time around) and I can definitely say 75% of them bloomed just fine.. just make sure you put them in some well amended soil and add some bone meal or rock phos, lime perhaps... depending on your soil needs and nots at that time. Close to ideal soil conditions will definitely boost those sleepy heads out of dormancy instead of just digging a hole and tossing them in without re working things a bit.
In your zone they should be hardy, perhaps getting them in the ground would be a good idea. Not that I mean to negate jep2075's advise, because if I found a bag of glads now (yep, that's happened to me too), I'd have to wait till next spring, just as advised. Doubtful stressed corms would last the winter here in my zone (or jep's). I'm just thinking your zone would allow them to establish themselves in the ground during the winter months, and perhaps negate some of the stress of having missed a growing season.
Best of luck,
Neal
Seems like whenever I find glads this late they've started to wither and dry out, shrinking down to nothing but husks. If I find any that are still holding up I will plant them but I try to keep my expectations low:lol:
I planted several gladiolas, not realizing the package clearly states they are not hardy bulbs, So the summer I planted them, I got barely any growth. I chalked it up to a bad decision, and did not expect anything else, as there's no way I'm going to dig them up to overwinter inside! This summer, the second year, I got lots of greenery and even one bloom! My I thought if it wasn't hardy, the bulbs would not produce anything after the winter and would in fact die off. But now I'm wondering what to do? Should I dig them up and toss them? Should I see more blooms next year? The packaging (which I've kept) clearly says they are not hardy...
Any thoughts/suggestion?
Thank you
Thanks themoonhowl. That's what I'll do. It's not like the greenery is objectionable or anything. I'll just wait and see.
The one bloom I did get was a pretty yellow, so hopefully it'll come back next year.
