Hi , i live north of Inverness on the coast, would I be able to get away with covering my Gladiolus bulbs with mulch for the winter or do they need to be dug up and stored?
I would too. They really don't survive up here in the ground unless you're in a very sheltered location (mainy south west Scotland) with really free draining soil. You could risk it but I think it would be best to lift them.
How is Inverness today?
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
Dig them up, dry them for about a week . And store them in a cool dark frost free place. Either put them in a leg cut out from a pair of tights. Or the bag satsumas come in
Hi Dave, good question. We moved into the house about 3 months ago, so not sure about a lot of the plants, we assume they are Gladiolus, is there an easy way to tell?
They're very different flowers, gladioli are usually large flowered showy blooms whereas gladiolus are smaller but equally pretty. If you google them and look at the images you'll immediately spot the difference.
If you love it, - dig it up, dry it and replant in the Spring - they are not reliable in the ground in Norfolk, (where my son gardens too), and there can be some pretty hard winter weather there.
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I would dig them up.
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I would too. They really don't survive up here in the ground unless you're in a very sheltered location (mainy south west Scotland) with really free draining soil. You could risk it but I think it would be best to lift them.
How is Inverness today?
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
Dig them up, dry them for about a week . And store them in a cool dark frost free place. Either put them in a leg cut out from a pair of tights. Or the bag satsumas come in
Thanks everybody, digging up today.
Cheers
Wandb are you talking about gladiolus or gladioli? Gladiolus are hardy in the UK gladioli aren't.
Hi Dave, good question. We moved into the house about 3 months ago, so not sure about a lot of the plants, we assume they are Gladiolus, is there an easy way to tell?
They're very different flowers, gladioli are usually large flowered showy blooms whereas gladiolus are smaller but equally pretty. If you google them and look at the images you'll immediately spot the difference.
Hoping my gladioli will be ok in the ground over winter, we are in norfolk? This is one of my blooms this year, love it..
If you love it, - dig it up, dry it and replant in the Spring - they are not reliable in the ground in Norfolk, (where my son gardens too), and there can be some pretty hard winter weather there.