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What do I do with the tiny bulbs?

vivaciousvinvivaciousvin Posts: 4
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Hi,

Not sure I'm coming down the right channel, it's the first time I'm trying to find something out here.

I lifted my gladioli yesterday and there are myriads of new corms.  The ones I had last year I planted among the more mature ones when I put the bulbs in, but they didn't do much.  A few spikey green leaves but nothing substantial, and certainly no flowers.

Do they have a future or should I just dump them?

Thanks,

Vin

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  • otnorot but just call me Billotnorot but just call me Bill Posts: 311

    Those corms are in a shell like a peanut and most shells wont open.it take about 3-4 years to bloom but I still waste my time taking a nick out of each one with my knife letting the moisture get in and the roots out.At first they look like grass.

  • vivaciousvinvivaciousvin Posts: 4

    Thanks, Bill, yes, they do look like grass.  Are you saying that if I keep planting them, in 3 or 4 years they might flower?

  • Forester2Forester2 Posts: 1,477

    Nice to see you again Bill - just realized what your your 'name' backwards is.image

    I am hoping that mine will eventually develop from 'grass like' to proper plants one day too viva.

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