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| General
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| Storing |
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Unpack
the corms and store in trays
in a cool frost-free place.
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| Prior To
Planting |
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| Exhibitor
should strip off the outer skins
to expose the bud eyes and prior
to planting carefully remove,
with a clean knife, all the bud
eyes except the largest one nearest
to the crown. (Tip: You should
dip the knife in a very week solution
of bleach to prevent passing viruses
from corm to corm) |
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| Planting |
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| Prior
to planting the bed or borders
the ground should be dug and worked
into a fine tilth. Blood fish
& bone or any general balanced
fertiliser should be raked into
the top 4" at a rate of 4ozs
per sq yard (140gms per sq meter).
Plant each corm 4" deep on
a bed of washed sand 10"
apart for large flowering corms
and 6" for small flowering
ones. Planting can start from
mid April onwards for mid August
to Septermber flowering. |
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| Timing for
shows |
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| Gladiolius
flower between 70 to 120 days
depending on light and location.
Therefore it is best to stagger
planting between mid April to
mid May for each cultivar, this
way you should spread the flowering
time. |
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| Cultivation
- Watering, Feeding & Spraying |
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| Once
shoots have emerged from the ground
in times of drought each plant
must be watered. About 1 pint
(570 ml) per plant at first up
to 2 pints (1.1 litres) per day
by late July. Feeds of Maxicrop
General or Chempack 4 can be given
at weekly intervals from early
July. Spray with insecticides
(one for thrip is advisable) at
regular intervals and use a carbendazim
fungicide. |
