General Discussion & Chat: Gladiola Question..., 0 by CountryGardens

CountryGardens wrote:
Brian,
Heres what we do; first snap the stems off, they will come off real easy, then lay them out to dry for a few days. Then take the old bulb off the bottom & seperate all the bulbs. The little bulbettes will fall off. We always keep the biggest, but you can keep them all. Take a lot of the loose paper stuff off of the corms, the correct name for the bulbs. Next soak them in a fungacide. Then dry again & dust with a pesticide. Store in something with a vented bottom.
Here's a pic of them drying. We put them in our greenhouse, do not let them freeze!
Bernie