I live in southern Ohio and it has been raining nonstop. I don't want them to get washed out.
2007-03-23 10:02:29 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Home & Garden ➔ Garden & Landscape
Wait until the rain is over and the soil has a sensible consistency. And wait until all chance of frost is past! Gladiolas are very frost sensitive.
Tammy was wrong about gladiola bulbs - you'd plant daffodils, tulips and crocus in fall. But gladiolas are commonly planted in spring, because they are frost sensitive.
Make sure to dig out the bulbs in fall and store them safe from frost at a dry, cool, dark space.
2007-03-23 10:15:30 · answer #1 · answered by LGM 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I live in montana zone 4 I will be planting mine probably in the next 2 weeks they will be in the ground so they will be protected but they wont bloom until late summer, I would just plant them when you have a little time in between rain storms. Good-Luck!
2007-03-23 20:06:31 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
depends, i live in OHIO valley, ill plant them in APrill the earliest inless i can get them into pots i can gently transfer into the ground later with...Glads are my third fave plant, next to Irises and Lilies...Glads like it hot, so dont plant with a very good chance of snow or freeze just around the corner..the smaller perennial Glads can be planted any time from spring to flall for next years bloom but feed the bulbs in the early spring and fall so that they can store the food for the winter< thats why thier bulbs
2007-03-23 17:49:23 · answer #3 · answered by WyrdWynd 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When you see big trees around start growing leaf buds, it's time to plant gladiolus bulbs. Gladioli don't like frost.
2007-03-24 01:50:09 · answer #4 · answered by Auron1838 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i already did in jan
2007-03-23 17:51:10 · answer #5 · answered by Ash c 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋