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Question
What time of year should I plant my Gladiola bulbs? I live in Washington state, zip code 98024?
As soon as the ground can be worked, you can blow the whistle and start digging.
But...
Many people like to space their Glads out. Because these take exactly the same amount of time to bloom no matter when you put them in the ground. Instead of a single major motion picture, you have your entertainment spread out through the summer, for the entire summer if you like, as they bloom, and bloom, and bloom.
You live in Zone 8. No need to lift these in the winter. Some people have all the luck.
These are stunning summer flowers. Enjoy them.
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Growing Tulips? Dahlias? Daffodils? Gladiolus? It doesn't get easier than bulbs and tubers. Once in a while, something goes wrong: The dreaded Narcissus Bulb Fly, which resembles a honeybee. Mosaic virus, which can ignite a field of tulips in a single season. Nematodes, lurking underground. Here on the North Shore of Long Island, the garden is full of surprises. If you live in the Northeast/Atlantic Coast, I can help you pick the right bulb for every season, indoors and out, and help you fertilize, bloom and harvest for home or work. How: I have degrees in related fields, but my best understanding is all learned from trial and error. For most of my 53 years I have been gardening somewhere. No matter what the problem, I've learned the best answers are always Organic -- Earth friendly, less expensive, healthier for people and pets, easier and cleaner than toxic liquids and powders that big chemical companies sell so smoothly.
Experience
Besides degrees in related fields, and a few favorite horticultural societies, I work as a docent at our local botanical gardens -- but it's the years of work in the garden that's the real test.
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