When digging gladioli. The process for storage before laying. How slow awakening early spring

On the site are planted gladioli in a small amount (up to 10 pieces), but many gardeners of 40-50 units on a site, and more. The article describes when and how to remove deposited the flower culture.

when to harvest

Clean the bulbs Gladiolus after 30-40 days after flowering. During this period, the bulbs are gaining weight and form a "kids." After that, they can dig up.

Immediately after flowering is better to remove the flower stalks to power did not go to the tab of seeds and increased bulb. Harvested stalks thrown into the compost pile.

Gladioli selected for digging dry and sunny weather.

How to dig

In order to reach the bulbs from the ground, you can use a shovel or a pitchfork. To do this, pull back from the base of the stem 15-20 cm. Bulbs poddevat shovel or pitchfork and dug without problems.

Further actions

After lifting, you need to remove a lot of green with scissors. You can leave part of the stem, but you can not leave. Roots on bulbs and trimmed so as not to pick up any infection.

Kids are removed. They can leave for a divorce. Further, the bulb should be cleaned from the remaining soil into the water and put them in a solution of the drug "Maxim" in the decontamination of half an hour.

After that, gladioli should be put out to dry in a warm and sunny place. There they remain for 3-4 weeks before being placed in storage. The upper layer flakes can be removed as scales by thrips can be detected.

where to store

You can store in the basement, glassed-in balcony in a shoe box. Bulbs better to lay singly, and the layers separated cardboard or paper. After laying it is necessary to periodically check the bulbs on the possible manifestation of infection.

How to slow down premature awakening sprouts in early spring

By the spring bulbs often wake up and sprout. To slow their growth, gardeners use some tweaks.

For example, in a box with gladioli spread dry mint and apples from their crops (if any remain from the last harvest). Allocated to essential oils and ethylene constrain somehow the development of germs.

In April, they have already spread on the window sills and in May planted in flower beds.

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