Gladioli

On this weeks gardeners world Toby planted gladioli bulbs out. Will they flower this year if I got some now?

 

Normally planted March - April ... so I reckon you are pushing it a bit.

other problem will be that the corms available will probably be dried and shrivelled up, which won't produce a brilliant crop :( if you can get corms that have been in temperature controlled storage they will perform better - and will come again next year, so you may still want to have a punt?

 

This is exactly what I thought, mine are not in flower yet but they are about 4ft high, how on earth can they flower if you are planting the bulbs at this time of year? Almost all the pound shops are selling them at 20p a bag-and the bulbs are dessicated.

 

I planted mine end of April, along with Iris and foxgloves ..... none of which are in flower but plenty of green leaves on everything.

 

Foxglove should be flowering by now if it is in its second year. They are an early summer flowerer. If they are still in their first year then expect nothing much to happen until late spring next year. The ones on my land were in full bloom when I last looked a few weeks ago. I expect they'll be not far off finished now.

 

My Foxgloves are just now starting (second year)

 

Great - a front garden full of green leaves for me this year then lol

 

Can anyone help me i have just joined and i need help / advice on apple tree disease or mould.

I am getting white fluffy "stuff" on the branches and by the new growth and the leaves are drying out and crinkly and shrivelling up. I cant believe it is mould as there is enough through draft and i did clear out the branches.

What should i treat oit with??

Any ideas what it is I am sure it is a common problem.

 

Theres plenty of time yet for Gladioli, mine are in there 2nd year and no flowers yet :thumb:

 

You can be helped, but you need to go to the trees subforum and post your query there so as to get the most out of GC-Welcome by the way.

 

HMM!! That's really annoying because I bought some huge fox glove plants from the garden centre in individual pots, assuming as they were so bit they'd flower this year. But they are just masses and masses of leaves. Some look like they are getting taller, but maybe it is too late. I planted them in April!! Really annoying! I should have asked here first :(

 

They might survive winter and flower next year.

 

" I planted them in April"

I reckon they will still flower - are they throwing up a vertical column :thumb:, or just a bunch of leaves around the bottom :( ?

 

:dh: A bunch of leaves around the bottom - but one looks as if they are getting more upright around the middle. I guess time will tell. I thought they would flower as they were mature plants and as I say bought in April. I'm keeping everything crossed!!!

 

My money is on them flowering this year, just a bit later than normal