Hi Emma - no, I didn't feed them, but never have done before and they have always been ok. Will let you know if anything appears late - although its getting a bit of a forlorn hope now
I just saw your opening post. I wonder if planting them 20cm deep might be the pronlem? Mine are usually 10cm deep or so. I'm not an expert though, have a bit of a google
I don't really like glads but planted sme in a pot this year after they were left unwanted at a charity plant sale along with one each of purple and white petunias. They all did well and flowered well and the glads turned out to be a rich, deep purple rather than the gaudy candy shades I dislike. I shall keep them for next year.
I also planted acidanthus in pots and had lots of flowers but not on every plant. I suspect they were overcrowded so, once the foliage dies down I shall lift them and separate them and plant them less densely next year.
Both pots had full sun and regular watering and feeding.
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My experience is to leave them planted deeply in well draining soil and that way they flower every year or so. I actually lost more of the lifted Gladioli than the ones that I left in the ground. They do like water in the summer and a sunny site - sunnier the better.
This thread is a couple of years old now, so I can provde you with an update
I left them where they were, and got a good display last year and this - however, a new lot that I planted deeply this spring are all leaves and no flower now. So my conclusion is that planting them deeply helps you keep them for the long term without the hassle of lifting them, but by doing so you sacrifice flowers in the first year
Not very scientific (sample size of one ) - but it seems to make sense
I have leaves that I suspect might be gladioli (new garden). As a scientist I'm going to plump for Chicky's vast and varied scientific study and leave them a while to see what happens! (I know of folk who have published on not much more)
Well, my glads have been in for 8 years now and always done brilliantly. I never lift them. This year the very few flowers I got were small and deformed. I treated them no different to previous year so I think it must be the weather this year. Mags
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It staggered me how quick mine sent their flower stalks up. Have you been feeding them?
Hi Emma - no, I didn't feed them, but never have done before and they have always been ok. Will let you know if anything appears late - although its getting a bit of a forlorn hope now
I just saw your opening post. I wonder if planting them 20cm deep might be the pronlem? Mine are usually 10cm deep or so. I'm not an expert though, have a bit of a google
I don't really like glads but planted sme in a pot this year after they were left unwanted at a charity plant sale along with one each of purple and white petunias. They all did well and flowered well and the glads turned out to be a rich, deep purple rather than the gaudy candy shades I dislike. I shall keep them for next year.
I also planted acidanthus in pots and had lots of flowers but not on every plant. I suspect they were overcrowded so, once the foliage dies down I shall lift them and separate them and plant them less densely next year.
Both pots had full sun and regular watering and feeding.
My experience is to leave them planted deeply in well draining soil and that way they flower every year or so. I actually lost more of the lifted Gladioli than the ones that I left in the ground. They do like water in the summer and a sunny site - sunnier the better.
Mine haven't flowered either, last year they were amazing.
I left them where they were, and got a good display last year and this - however, a new lot that I planted deeply this spring are all leaves and no flower now. So my conclusion is that planting them deeply helps you keep them for the long term without the hassle of lifting them, but by doing so you sacrifice flowers in the first year
Not very scientific (sample size of one
I will give them another year then before discarding them.
thank you
I have leaves that I suspect might be gladioli (new garden). As a scientist I'm going to plump for Chicky's vast and varied scientific study and leave them a while to see what happens! (I know of folk who have published on not much more
)
Well, my glads have been in for 8 years now and always done brilliantly. I never lift them. This year the very few flowers I got were small and deformed. I treated them no different to previous year so I think it must be the weather this year. Mags