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Expert: Long Island Gardener - 12/10/2007


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what do gladiola corms look like?

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Here is an excellent photo of some Gladiolus corms:

http://www.mikejones.us/images/gardening/gardenclub/Seedling907.pdf

Each one is maybe 1 inch in diameter, and resembles a spring Tulip or Daffodil bulb that you somehowever stepped on and didn't realize before it was too late.  Flattened beyond repair.

Of course, these are not broken, and need no repair.  Hard to believe something so big and colorful can grow out of those dinky little wafers.

The roots grow out of the bottom, the stalk grows out of the top.

Any more q's, let me know.  Pleased to meecha.

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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.

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