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Expert: Kenneth Joergensen - 7/7/2006


Question
I live on east coast of Florida.  I planted gladiolas for the first time here, and most of them bloomed once.  Is that all they bloom per year?  Also, since I live in Florida and our winter is very mild, can I just leave the corns in the soil?


Answer
Yes one flower stalk with blooms per season. YOu can cut off spent flowers now to direct energy back into the corm and give the plant some flowering type fertilizer to boost energy. Let the plant (w/leaves) stay until it dies on its own. The corms can stay in the soil in your region.

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Kenneth Joergensen

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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.

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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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