Glads growing in garage

10 years ago

So I have a dozen or so Gladiolus that I dug up last fall because we were having that part of our yard re-graded. We're in Zone 7 (NE TN) and I usually leave them in the ground and havent lost any yet. So anyway, instead of replanting them, I am storing them in a semi-heated garage in containers with garden soil. Garage probably stays 40 deg - 65 (its lower level of house). Well, it's the 2nd week of Feb., still very much in the winter, and I noticed a couple of them are already sprouting. one is already 2 ft tall, others have 6-8" out of the dirt. Think I'll be good waiting another 4-6 weeks to plant or maybe I'm just going to have to leave them in containers this year? I'll have to split them up because they're bunched up in the containers.

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calistoga_al ca 15 usda 9
10 years ago
Why are you waiting to put them back ln your garden? The energy stored in the bulb is being used now, and your bulb is getting weaker every day you wait. Al
kenallgood
Original Author
10 years ago
Well, I wasn't sure if planting them and then it snowing (like it is today, and supposed to again Wednesday) will hurt them or not. I know daffodils do OK if getting snowed on before blooming, but not sure about Glad's. BTW, the ones left in ground are not sprouting yet.
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Tiffany, purpleinopp Z8b Opp, AL
10 years ago
The Glads in the ground are just starting to sprout leaves here, FWIW. It's been waaaaaay below normal temps here.
kenallgood
Original Author
10 years ago
Ok, so I managed to get the glads planted this past weekend. Was actually sunny and mid 60's, so nice day to do it. Also had about 15-20 daffodils in the garage as well that were just bulbs in a container with no dirt but were sprouting like mad. I had dug a bunch up last fall and split them up as they were overcrowding, but didn't replant all of them, close to 100 altogether. These were the ones I didn't get to.