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Post by ferdzy on Jan 11, 2014 16:13:17 GMT -5
Well this is certainly inspiring. I think I will buy a bag of mixed glads and plant them this spring, close together to facilitate cross fertilization. It's true that the ones I've tried have been discouragingly prone to disease... probably because they have it already. Thanks for the idea!
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Post by richardw on Jan 11, 2014 18:50:44 GMT -5
If you are not worried about having 'named colours',its a inexpensive way to build up a mass amount of bulbs.
I'll be taking seed again from all of my own bulbs,i'm happy to share with who ever would like some.
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Post by raymondo on Feb 2, 2014 16:37:06 GMT -5
My lone gladiolus has set some seed. When should I sow it Richard?
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Post by richardw on Feb 3, 2014 12:27:38 GMT -5
What i do Ray is sow in the autumn and they pop up in the spring, but,a couple of years ago ive sent some of my seed to two people in Melbourne and to another lady in Mudgee,none of them had any luck for some reason,parts of Melbourne dont get winter frosts but Mudgee does but its not as cold as here,so,i dont know if this is why they had a nil strike rate,do they need really low temps?,as ive posted earlier i sow mine in old baths so in winter the soil would get colder than in the garden because it up off the ground,there would be brief periods where the soil and seed would be frozen solid as deep as maybe 50cm.Seeing you are moving to a warmer climate soon you may have to play around with using the freezer and fridge,so seed sown in a tray and keep in the fridge for two months & maybe briefly chuck in the freezer during that period as well,i would be keen to see if that would work.
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Post by raymondo on Feb 4, 2014 2:37:55 GMT -5
Since mine is a single plant I don't know how viable the seed will be anyway so I might as well just sow them direct, mark where they are and see what happens in spring. I know someone here with a gladiolus garden so I might see if there are seeds to be had from his plants to add to the diversity. To be honest, I'm not sure I could be bothered with refigerating sown seeds.
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Post by richardw on Mar 8, 2014 23:21:57 GMT -5
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Post by steev on Mar 10, 2014 0:54:26 GMT -5
Such a great breeding program; what wonderful results!
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Post by richardw on Mar 11, 2014 0:02:33 GMT -5
Two more new colour combo's   |
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Post by 12540dumont on Mar 11, 2014 0:08:45 GMT -5
Cut it out, you're killing me. They are just so beautiful.
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Post by richardw on Mar 11, 2014 3:07:34 GMT -5
Hang in there Holly,still got four to go yet
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Post by blackox on Mar 11, 2014 6:27:05 GMT -5
Exquisitely colored little beauties! They must be putting on a good show!
(He's trying to kill us with the suspension of waiting for the next four. I knew it! )
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Post by richardw on Mar 11, 2014 13:41:54 GMT -5
Exquisitely colored little beauties! They must be putting on a good show! (He's trying to kill us with the suspension of waiting for the next four. I knew it! ) They are killing me with suspension just waiting for them to open |
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Post by richardw on Mar 16, 2014 23:27:51 GMT -5
Another new colour combination  |
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Post by steev on Mar 17, 2014 0:20:08 GMT -5
Between you and Dame Edna, I suppose I must give glads a shot on the farm. Years ago, I kept them in Oakland, the corms often getting as large as my whole hand, needing division.
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Post by 12540dumont on Mar 17, 2014 12:15:40 GMT -5
Just back the truck up and put them here please. I really can't stand it.
Templeton's crocus just stuck up their green leaves and they brought their own mushroom with them!
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