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I planted gladious bulbs last spring and they came up beautifully that summer. (I live in Illinois, south of Chicago)but this year they didn't come up at all! What happened?
Gladiolus bulbs are tender bulbs which are destroyed by frost. If you wish to carry them over from year to year, you need to dig the corms in late summer after the tops die back and then store the corms dry and cool, but frost free in an unheated but attached garage, etc, through the winter. Next spring they can be replated after last chance of frost. Corms must be dusted free of soil, the cold corm seperated from the new, and preferably dusted with a fungicide before storing. Most people in Chicago area treat them as annuals and buy new corms every year.
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Kenneth Joergensen
Expertise
Can answer questions about spring and summer bulbs: selection, soil preparation, planting, fertilizing, designing with bulbs. I can also give references where to buy the bulbs and how to store them. Besides the typical bulbs (tulips, daffodils, amaryllis, lilies etc) I can also answer questions about other geophytes, such as tuberous begonia, dahlias, etc. When to start indoors, light requirement, etc. My experience is in cool season areas, but I can answer questions about warm season areas if given time to research matter.
Experience
Have worked with various bulbs (spring and summer bulbs). I am presently an allexpert advicer on the lawn message board also.
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