When to plant gladioli so that they bloom by September 1

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Tall bright gladioli with inflorescences of unusual shape and color look equally great in a flower bed, in a vase and in a gift bouquet. Gardeners' plots abound with this flower.

Growing a proud flower is not difficult, but it often blooms earlier or later than the desired time. This article will help you figure out how to get the peak flowering of gladioli by September 1st.

How long does it take for gladioli to bloom after planting the bulbs?

Gladiolus is a perennial plant that does not tolerate low temperatures. In central Russia, bulbs are planted in the ground every spring and stored in the fall. When the plant blooms depends on the timing of planting, which allows you to get a gorgeous bouquet by September 1st. Modern varieties are divided into 5 classes:

The earliest varieties bloom approximately 60 days after planting.
Early - on the 70th day.
Medium varieties at 80 days.
Late average – on the 90th day.
Late plants bloom 100 days after planting.

Knowing what type the prepared varieties are, it is easy to calculate the favorable time to plant gladioli for flowering by September 1.

When does gladiolus bloom?

Many people are interested in when do gladioli bloom after planting? Swords bloom depending on:

varieties of flowers;
landing time;
climatic conditions.

Flowers of early varieties begin to bloom in the last days of July, middle varieties - in the last days of August or early September. Peduncles of late varieties begin to bloom magnificently in late September - early October.

If you plant the bulbs earlier, the plant will bloom much earlier; accordingly, late planting leads to late flowering.

Important! If you plant gladioli bulbs very late, they may not bloom at all. In order to admire the flowers already in June, you need to prepare the bulbs in March

To do this, they are planted in individual pots and placed in a place where there is a lot of light. After some time, the plant will germinate and the first leaves will appear

In order to admire the flowers already in June, you need to prepare the bulbs in March. To do this, they are planted in individual pots and placed in a place where there is a lot of light. After some time, the plant will germinate and the first leaves will appear.

In this case, it is not recommended to apply fertilizers; the plant feeds on the minerals found in the bulb. In the last ten days of March, the sprouted plant is planted in soil preheated with film. Before planting, you need to water the holes with a hot solution of potassium permanganate.

After two weeks, you need to plant the second batch of bulbs. After another two weeks, the remaining bulbs are planted, but they no longer need germination. After planting, gladioli bloom only once and bloom for two weeks.

Gardeners are interested in when gladioli bloom after planting bulbs of different ages? The flowering of this plant directly depends on weather conditions, as well as on the age of the bulb. If you plant planting material from the second year of flowering, the skewer will bloom two weeks later than the first year. Thus, if you plant bulbs of different ages, flowering will prolong significantly. Still, it will not be possible to plant them in such a way that they bloom magnificently by a certain date.

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When to plant gladioli so that they bloom by September 1 in different regions

Gladioli can be grown almost throughout Russia. In addition to the variety, the time when to plant bulbs in a flowerbed also depends on the climatic conditions of the region. With a short summer, it is recommended to plant gladioli in early June, choosing early varieties. For long periods - in early May.

Moscow region

You need to start preparing the plant for planting at the end of April.

The bulbs must be removed from the underground or refrigerator. Remove excess husks without damaging the hatched sprouts. Carefully inspect for damage and place in a flat container for adaptation.

You can plant in the ground starting from May 10. For flowering by September 1, you need to choose late varieties of gladioli. It is important to consider that growing in lightly shaded areas can delay flowering by up to 20 days.

Kuban

In the Kuban and other southern regions, such as the Crimea and the Caucasus, favorable climatic conditions allow bulbs to be planted from late April to early June.

Phased planting of plants of different types of flowering will allow you to admire their beauty throughout the summer and collect a gorgeous bouquet by September 1st.

Leningrad region

There is no need to rush to land near St. Petersburg. It is advisable to plant prepared bulbs no earlier than May 20. To choose a date, you need to wait for the relative drying of the soil and the onset of stable positive temperatures.

Ural region

In the Urals, it is recommended to plant gladioli no earlier than the beginning of June. Stable positive temperatures are the main indicator for a possible landing. The soil must be heated to 100C. In order for the sword to bloom by September 1, specific dates are calculated depending on the plant variety.

Blooming gladioli and cold

Swordweeds will not bloom in cold temperatures, so they should be planted only when warm temperatures have set in and the ground has warmed up .

Otherwise, the bulbs will freeze, may die, and produce weak sprouts that will grow and develop poorly. Such plants will not form buds. Also, do not plant gladioli too late . Such plants may not flower.

Recommended planting times for different regions of Russia can be found in the table:

Region	Landing time
Moscow and Moscow region	April 25 – May 10
Ural and Siberia	second ten days of May
Southern regions	from the beginning of April

Is it possible to plant gladioli as seedlings?

Corms overwinter in a cool place, refrigerator or underground.

The bulbs must be germinated before planting in the soil. Effective germination occurs in a bright place, but without direct sunlight. The hatched sprouts are growing. The optimal size of the arrows before planting is 5 - 8 cm.

In order for the Swordshnik to bloom earlier and have time to release inflorescences by September, you can plant seedlings. Biodegradable pots must be used. When transplanting to a permanent place, it is necessary to exclude sudden climate changes, drafts and direct sunlight.

It is important to consider that growing gladioli through seedlings has an adverse effect on the plant and can slow down its development for 1 - 2 weeks.

How to store in winter

The natural dormancy period for gladiolus is 35-40 days, and during this time the corm will not germinate even in the most favorable conditions. But after this period, there is a risk of premature emergence of sprouts, and it’s winter outside! What can be done to prevent gladioli from germinating in winter? How to preserve gladioli until spring? Gladiolus corms should be stored in a room where the temperature is not higher than 5-10 °C and the humidity is approximately 60-70%. To store them better, place several peeled cloves of garlic in a box and inspect the bulbs at least once a month and remove spoiled ones, if any, and also replace old garlic with fresh one at each inspection.

The most ideal place to store corms is a cold basement or cellar with ventilation, and the most convenient container is boxes with a mesh bottom in which air circulates, allowing the corms to breathe.

It is best to keep boxes on racks: this is both convenient and saves space. It is also very good to store corms in bags made from oversized tights.

If you have to keep gladioli in your apartment in winter and if you have a “no frost” refrigerator, use the bottom shelf of the refrigerator for storage: simply put the corms in airtight containers so that they do not dehydrate during storage. But be sure to wrap them in paper. Closer to spring, the bulbs begin to “breathe”, releasing moisture, then you will need to take them out of the refrigerator, unfold them, dry them, wrap them in another paper and place them in the refrigerator again, but in a cooler place. In relatively warm climatic zones, gladioli can be taken out to an insulated balcony or loggia for the winter by putting the corms in boxes or boxes and placing them on a wooden stand. When it gets cold, you can wrap the boxes with a blanket or an old coat.

If you still have to store the corms indoors, try to arrange them in one layer so that they do not touch each other. The corms, of course, will greatly decrease in volume over the winter and dry out, but if you soak them in a growth stimulator before planting and then take good care of the gladioli in the garden, then it is likely that they will bloom no worse than other gladioli.

Planting gladioli by September 1st according to the lunar calendar

Every year, amateur flower growers use the lunar calendar to select dates when to plant plants. Gladiolus, like all bulbous plants, is usually planted on the waning moon.

Favorable dates

In 2022, the most optimal dates for planting a flowerbed are: March 1 – 9; March 29 – 31; 1 – 4 and 7 – 11 April; April 28 – 30; May 5 – 10; May 27 – 31; June 7 – 9; June 11 – 14.

Unfavorable dates

The most unfavorable dates for planting in the ground in 2021 are: March 9 – 10; March 13 and 28; April 5 – 6, April 12 and 27; May 2 – 4; May 11 and 26; June 10 and 24. On these days, you can carry out cultivation work, loosen and water, but planting is not recommended.

Peduncle: cut or leave?

A tall peduncle takes a lot of strength from the plant and greatly depletes the corm planted in the spring. In order for it to gain strength before wintering and produce decent offspring, the peduncle must be removed - the sooner the better.

Some gardeners cut off the flower stalks of gladioli immediately after flowering so that they do not waste energy on forming seeds. But more experienced comrades will confirm that it is better to admire the beauty of this lovely flower not in a flowerbed, but in a cut flower.

Admire cut gladioli

By cutting off the flower stalks at the very beginning of flowering, you will help the corms ripen in the best possible way, accumulate maximum nutrients and lay strong flower buds for the next season. The ideal moment for cutting is when 1 lower bud on the peduncle opens (the rest will gradually bloom in the vase) or when the 2 lower buds are colored in a shade characteristic of the variety.

If the buds on the peduncle are in no hurry to “pour”, and weather forecasters are warning about early cold snaps, cut them to the detriment of flowering. This way you can preserve your favorite variety: you will help the corms and children ripen and delight you with beauty next year. Cut early in the morning or evening using a sharp, clean knife. Carefully spread the leaf rosette and cut the peduncle so that the remaining part is deeply hidden in the foliage. When cutting, leave at least 4 leaves on each plant - they are needed for the full development of the corms.

By leaving flower stalks until the end of flowering, you delay the ripening of corms

If you plant gladioli solely to decorate the flower bed and leave the flower stalks on the plants until the end of flowering, do not forget that the timing of harvesting the corms will shift with this approach. In this case, they will need not 30-40, but 50-60 days to ripen, which will put them at great risk in the autumn.

How to plant gladioli in open ground correctly

Gladioli are not difficult to grow, but to get beautiful, showy flowers by September 1st, you should know the basic rules of how to plant gladioli:

Selection of planting material. Blooming profusely and healthy, flower stalks are formed from young corms.
The place where you plan to plant. The flower grows in any corner of the garden, but the beauty of its inflorescences is most revealed in sunny places, sheltered from the wind and direct midday rays.
Choose a place with sandy loam soil.
It is recommended to regularly change the planting location of the crop.
Mature rhizomes are planted at a distance of 10 -15 cm.
Watering mode. Gladioli are watered rarely but regularly. They do not tolerate even short-term stagnation of water.
It is advisable to add a handful of river sand to the planting hole, which will protect the bulb from rotting.
Gladioli do not like fresh organic fertilizer; it is better to replace it with ash.

When planting this flower for the first time, you need to be brave and follow the rules. And in gratitude it will bloom by September 1st.

Possible problems in growing

Gladioli often get sick, most often due to improper care. In this case, the main tips for preventing various problems during cultivation are timely treatment and preventive measures throughout the active growth of flowers.

Thrips on leaves

Pests

The most common pests of gladioli are wireworms and gladiolus thrips. Wireworms occur in the absence of weeding, so timely removal of weeds can prevent this problem. But if it has already occurred, then you should immediately get rid of the parasites. It is necessary to treat the bushes with the preparations “Bazudin” and “Provotox”.

Gladiolus thrips especially attacks flower inflorescences. They begin to lose their colors, the plant stops flowering. Pests are destroyed using both traditional methods and special chemicals.

Important! An effective folk method is garlic tincture, which is used to treat the bush. Insecticides are used from chemicals

Diseases

Among the diseases, gladioli are often susceptible to fungi, fusarium and scab. Problems arise either due to excessive watering or lack of it. Fungus and scab are a consequence of the accumulation and stagnation of moisture in the soil. Dark spots begin to appear near the base of the stems and spread upward. If it is neglected, it is necessary to dig up the flower and burn it, otherwise the disease will be transmitted to nearby bushes.

Fusarium can be effectively treated by spraying and treating the soil with a solution of ferrous sulfate and copper oxychloride.

Signs of improper care

Improper care is the main cause of diseases and pests of gladioli. How to care for flowers correctly and how to harm them with excessive care? With excessive fertilizing with nitrogen fertilizers, gladioli stop blooming. During flowering, you should completely avoid fertilizing or fertilize with potassium fertilizers. If the plant grows in flowerpots and pots, it is better to transplant them into open ground in the summer. Otherwise, due to the lack of transplants, it will begin to wither and fade.

Beautifully flowering gladioli, planting and caring for which require certain rules, grow well both in pots and in open areas in country houses and gardens. Flowers can be grown not only to decorate park ensembles, but also for cutting and decorating buds.

How to choose the right planting material

High-quality planting material ensures the development of a healthy plant and allows it to bloom magnificently by September 1.

Experienced flower growers recommend growing flowers from varietal children. During their development, adaptation to growing conditions occurs. When choosing adult corms, you need to pay attention to their age.

Old 3-4 year old specimens have a wide and concave bottom, a hollow and thick break from the peduncle. It is better not to purchase such planting material.

When purchasing a corm, you need to check for mechanical damage or rotten areas. The number of sprouts that hatch should not be more than two, preferably one. A good healthy corm should be large, not overdried, and highly erect.

Popular varieties

It is almost impossible to meet a person who does not know what a gladiolus is. These amazingly beautiful flowers are a decoration for any garden. As a result of crossing, breeders obtained a large number of multi-colored hybrids, which were subsequently divided into groups depending on their origin. In total, today there are 5 groups of these flowers:

large-flowered;
primrose;
butterfly-shaped;
miniature;
wild.

Gladiolus Snow White

The best varieties of Russian selection are considered to be the following:

Snow White is a white flower, distinguished by the fact that it can stand for a long time when cut. The height of the peduncle is about 70 cm. It belongs to the large-flowered group and is ideal for creating floral compositions;
Mother winter. This particular variety can be found at numerous exhibitions. It is distinguished by large, pure white flowers;
Royal gift. This variety of gladioli stands out among all others due to its white color with characteristic pink strokes on the lower part of the highly corrugated petals;
Gifts of Berendey is one of the most beautiful varieties of Russian selection. The flowers are a delicate light green color. The variety is characterized by increased resistance to temperature changes;
Peacock feather. The flowers of this variety stand out for their original color. The lower petals of the flower are bright green, and the upper ones have a salmon border;
Margarita. This variety grows up to one and a half meters in height, the petals are super-corrugated with a greenish tint;
Solo canary is one of the most amazing gladioli. This flower advantageously combines pink, salmon and yellow shades. Petals are elongated;
Sokolniki. The pale-orange petals combined with the green leaves look very impressive. This gladiolus grows up to one and a half meters in height, while the length of the peduncles reaches 80 cm;
Mlada is a spectacular flower with pink-salmon tints of petals. Looks great both alone and in compositions;
The crown is a very glamorous scarlet flower with a silver border around the edge of the petals. On a strong and powerful ear, up to 20 buds can immediately bloom.

Gladiolus Solo Canary

These are not all popular varieties of gladioli. Such ones as Cherry Tree, Hungarian Lilac, Blue Palette, Smoky, Marble Goddess, etc. will not leave you indifferent.

Note! Gladioli, regardless of the variety, are heat-loving plants, so they do not tolerate winters in Russia well. This leads to the fact that the flower tubers need to be dug up every autumn and planted again in the spring.

Will baby gladioli bloom by September 1st?

Babies or tubers are formed on adult corms. Large children in the first year of planting can throw out a peduncle and bloom by September 1st.

But it is recommended to remove the peduncle to allow the young flower to fully form a healthy, strong bulb.

Planting tuber buds allows you to preserve a collection of varieties for a long time and increase the number of plants. Gladioli grown from children are more adaptable and adapted to environmental conditions.

They tolerate climatic conditions more easily, are immune to many local diseases, and are accustomed to the type of soil.

Diseases and pests

Fusarium (manifests itself in different ways and has several names: drying out, yellowing of gladiolus, core rot, dry rot). Fusarium blight is most characterized by yellowing of the leaf tips, which progresses before or during flowering. Yellowness spreads between the veins, the leaves become striped, turn brown and die. With severe damage, the entire plant dries out. Fungal spores penetrate the vessels of the roots and the corm. Plants are easily pulled out of the soil.

In infected plants, the shape, size and color of the flower changes, the leaves and peduncles become bent. The baby is almost not formed. The affected bulbs darken and wrinkle. More often the defeat begins from the bottom. The development of fusarium is promoted by both drought and excessive humidity, dense plantings and violations of agricultural practices.

Herbaceousness, or jaundice. When gladiolus is infected early, the disease manifests itself in yellowing of the tips of the leaves, which gradually spreads to the entire plant. The leaves become straw-yellow and the plant dies prematurely. With lesions at a later date, no external signs of the disease are observed. By the time of planting, many buds appear on an apparently healthy bulb. After planting, chlorotic thread-like shoots are formed. These shoots do not develop and die after a while. The bulb becomes hard and remains in the soil for a long time without rotting.

The disease is transmitted by cicadas. Heat treatment of slightly affected bulbs at a temperature of 45°C for 15-20 minutes completely destroys the pathogen.

Thrips is a small sucking insect with an elongated body (its length is 1-1.5 mm). Thrips parasitize gladioli both during their growth and during storage. Sometimes during flowering, thrips infects the flowers so much that they are unable to bloom. Larvae and adult insects, piercing tissues, suck juice from leaves, flowers and bulbs.

At temperatures below +12°C, thrips go under the covering scales of the bulbs and overwinter there. In winter, bulbs affected by thrips become covered with a sticky coating of juice and become mummified. When severely damaged, they do not germinate.

The mole cricket is an insect up to 5 cm long, dark brown in color with a chitinous coating. The mole cricket damages the roots, bulbs and stems of gladioli. It most often settles on moist soils, near water bodies, on peat bogs and soils rich in humus. Leads a mainly underground lifestyle.

Those who decide to grow Montbrecia will be amazed by the beauty and grace of this flower and will become its constant adherents. And the appearance of montbretia on the flower market will bring true pleasure to lovers and connoisseurs of beauty.

At what depth to plant gladioli?

The correct planting depth ensures the development of a strong root system and the stable condition of a tall peduncle. The depth of embedding corms into the soil depends on several factors.

The type of soil and size of planting material are important.

In sandy soils, planting can be done to a depth of 15–20 cm, and in clayey soils no more than 10 cm.
Larger corms are planted deeper than smaller ones.
Children are planted to a depth of no more than 5 cm.

Organics that may come in handy

Waste products and plant parts are suitable for additional fertilizing. They improve the composition of the soil, normalize water and air conditions. This method is suitable for those gardeners who have many other crops in addition to flowers on their plot.

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Chicken droppings

The product is used to prepare a solution, less often scattered in dry form. The product is suitable not only for gladioli, but also improves the condition of the soil. It replenishes potassium reserves and restores acidity. In addition, the composition of the microflora is normalized, the flower quickly increases its green mass, and flowering accelerates.

Chicken manure is never poured in its pure form(!): it is made into an extract or repeatedly diluted with water.

For one part of waste, take 20 parts of water, leave for 2-3 days.
To avoid damaging the roots, the solution is poured between the rows, retreating 15-20 cm.
Make sure that the soil is well moistened before and after fertilizing.

Mullein

Diluted mullein is also suitable for fertilizing gladioli. It contains all the basic elements for plant nutrition. An infusion is prepared from the cakes, diluted with water in a ratio of 1:15. They also make a manure extract: hang a bag of mullein in a barrel of water and let it sit for a week. After 7 days, the bag is removed and the extract is diluted with water in a ratio of 1:4. For 1 sq.m. 10 liters of solution are required.

Cow pats reduce the acidity of the soil, making it porous and light. When they decompose, carbon dioxide is released and heat is released. Beneficial microorganisms and earthworms multiply in the soil, and there are more microelements. This creates optimal conditions for root development.

Horse dung

Horse manure is also called rose marmalade. Its beneficial properties are known not only for flowering shrubs, but also for bulbous ones. Half-rotted and dry manure is suitable for gladioli. Half-rotted cakes in the amount of 1 kg are mixed with a bucket of water and left for 1 day. Then dilute it again by half with water and use it for watering.

Manure mixture

The manure mixture is made from cow, horse manure, and chicken manure in a ratio of 1:1:0.5. For 1 liter of this mixture you need 10 liters of water. The solution is infused in a warm place for 3-4 days. After this, the row spacing is watered with it.

Rabbit manure

If there are rabbits at the dacha, their waste is used to fertilize a small area. They contain all the necessary substances for flower crops - potassium, nitrogen, phosphorus. An undeniable advantage of rabbit manure is the absence of weed seeds. Animals eat plucked leaves.

The irrigation solution is prepared from one part of the litter and one part of the wood ash. Add a bucket of water and let it ferment. After fermentation, it is diluted again with water in a ratio of 1:10 and used for irrigation.

Nettle infusion

Nettle contains a lot of nitrogen, iron and potassium, easily digestible vitamins A, E, K. An infusion is prepared from the stems and leaves. To do this, the grass is poured into a large container, filling the space by 1/3. The remaining space is topped up with water, leaving a little free space on top for fermentation. The product is infused for 7 days, after which it is diluted with water in a ratio of 1:10. A glass of liquid is enough for one plant.

If it is difficult to follow the growth phases of gladiolus, there is a simplified diagram. Instead of one-time fertilizers, they are applied regularly, every 2 weeks, in small doses. In such cases, use a universal fertilizer for flowering plants.

How to properly care for gladioli so that they bloom by September 1

Gladioli are noble flowers that delight with their magnificent colorful and rich blooms. Care is not difficult, but it requires effort and time. Sprouted corms need to be planted in warm and fertilized soil.

During development, fertilizing is carried out 2–3 times. You can use herbal infusion, ash or mineral fertilizers as fertilizers.

It is advisable to mulch the stems with rotted sawdust. Long flower stalks are tied to a support. If two peduncles emerge, it is better to remove one.

Feeding bushes in stages

In order for plants to enjoy a healthy appearance and lush flowers, it is necessary to carry out proper feeding in stages. Thanks to six stages of nutrition, lush bouquets bloom.

When the first true leaves appear, nitrogen-potassium elements are used.
At the stage of appearance of four leaves, nitrogen-potassium substances and boric acid are added.
When six full-fledged leaves appear, the soil is again fed with nitrogen-potassium fertilizers.
Fertilizers are then applied when the buds are forming.
After the bush has flowered, fertilize the soil again with potassium and phosphates.
At the last stage, watering is carried out with a solution of potassium permanganate.

All elements must be added in liquid form, since in dry form they do not bring any benefit.

In what cases can gladioli bloom later?

Gladiolus is a very sensitive flower to environmental factors. Speechweed may bloom later for many reasons:

Poor quality planting material. Weak, diseased or old bulbs produce flower stalks later. Smaller and sparse buds grow on them.
Planting corms in cold soil inhibits development, stopping its growth.
Planting unsprouted corms will delay flowering.
Gladioli grown in the shade bloom much later and with smaller inflorescences.
Strong deepening will also delay flowering.

By excluding unfavorable factors from the life of the plant, timely, long-lasting flowering can be achieved.

Why doesn't gladiolus bloom?

You planted gladioli bulbs, and you hope to get lush, beautiful flowers, and now a lot of leaves grow from the bulbs, but there is no talk of flowers - there are no peduncles, no flowers. What is the reason?

Gladioli do not bloom for various reasons, one of them is low-quality bulbs or planting material. Sometimes flower shops sell small or old bulbs inexpensively - they either have not yet gained the strength necessary for flowering, or have already exhausted their resources and are unlikely to ever bloom. Young and mature bulbs should not be planted together. Adults and mature ones have more strength, they will grow faster in the area and begin to oppress the young ones. The bulbs should be sorted and planted in different areas. In order for gladioli to bloom, they need to be planted at the correct depth. On light soil it should be equal to four diameters of the bulb, on heavy soil - three diameters. The soil temperature during planting should be at least 7 degrees. Among the variety of varieties, and there are really a lot of them and making the right choice is not so easy, find those that are designed specifically for your climate, that is, adapted, acclimatized varieties. Thus, late or medium varieties simply do not have time to gain strength and bloom in the short and cold summer. Nowadays, they mainly offer bulbs of Dutch gladioli; gardeners like them, but not everyone knows that some of these varieties do not bloom every year

So, they can bloom magnificently once every 2-3 years, and the rest of the time they can rest and accumulate strength for future flowering. It is important to find the right place for gladioli. These are not the most capricious and demanding plants, however, they love light, and if you plant them in the shade, you may not wait for flowering

In a shaded place, flowers of any variety form peduncles a little later than in the sun. Flowers also feel bad when there is a lack of fresh air; in such conditions they are attacked by fungal diseases; if all the strength of the plant is spent fighting this problem, there may not be flowers. Gladioli should not be planted in the same place every year. Each plant selects from the soil those substances that it needs. Crop rotation is a necessary condition for all plants, including gladioli. Incorrect watering is another reason for the lack of flowering. In dry, hot climates, gladioli need to be watered every day in large portions; in other regions, watering is carried out depending on weather conditions. To retain moisture, the soil near the flowers is mulched. A rainy, cold summer can also cause “not flowering” - it’s difficult to give the right advice here. Insufficient care - the soil around the flowers needs to be loosened after each watering so that the roots receive the oxygen they need and breathe. Poor soil and lack of fertilizers - this problem is easily solved by applying fertilizing. Gladioli also respond well to foliar feeding; they absorb it even better. The first time the flowers are fed with urea and potassium is when they have 3 true leaves. After four leaves have grown, a second feeding is carried out with the same fertilizers. Foliar feeding is carried out between the roots, potassium permanganate or boric acid, which also serve as good protection against pests. Foliar feeding can be carried out 3 times per season. Wrong cut. When cutting flowers, you should leave four or five leaves on the bush so that the bulbs receive all the nutrients they need for the next season. Exhaustion of “children” is another reason why gladioli refuse to bloom. Sometimes too small “babies” of bulbs begin to bloom, about one and a half centimeters in diameter. Peduncles should be removed so as not to deplete either the shoot or the “mother” bulb. A bulb spoiled by wireworm is unlikely to have the strength to flower. To protect the bulb from this and other pests, you need to add “Protection” (1 tbsp) into the hole. Thrips - insects settle in the buds and eat them from the inside, sucking out the juices. The flowers begin to fade, turn yellow, and then fall off. There is also a remedy for thrips - this is Actellik or Aktara. During the summer, flowers are sprayed with them 3-4 times. After digging up the bulbs, they are soaked for prevention in a Karbofos solution for 10 minutes, and then washed and dried.

What can speed up flowering

Flower growers often want the Swordshnik to bloom by September 1st. This can be achieved by following the advice of experienced gardeners:

Growing through seedlings.
Germinating bulbs on the soil layer.
Warming up the soil. Covering the soil a week before planting with film or watering with hot water creates favorable conditions for the rapid development of the crop.
Hardening at high temperature before planting. The bulbs are kept for a month at 250C and 60% humidity. Such conditions provoke the growth of shoots, inhibiting the development of the root system.
Planting sprouted bulbs in greenhouses.

It should be taken into account that gladiolus will bloom faster in a sunny place than in the shade. And removing children and double shoots from the corms will speed up the formation of buds.

Description of the gladiolus flower

The flowering plant gladiolus belongs to the Iris family. Africa is considered one of the places of origin, where most of the wild species of this flower live. For a long time, it was considered more of an edible plant than an ornamental plant in the world - so in the Mediterranean countries, flour for flatbreads was prepared from its corms, combining them with ordinary onions. During the Middle Ages, bread was even baked from such flour.

Real popularity for gladiolus came in the 16th century, when European gardeners became interested in it, and after the importation of South African varieties, breeders became interested. Today it has several thousand garden hybrid varieties, differing in size, shape and timing of flower appearance. Unlike many other flowering plants, gladioli boast an almost complete palette of possible colors, including soft green and burgundy-black. The corms of the plant can also have different colors: they can be yellowish, pink, almost white or very dark. At the same time, varieties tend to degenerate: most of them begin to lose their qualities after ten years of cultivation. They are being replaced by new, improved and even more spectacular specimens of gladioli. But there are also varieties that can exist for decades without losing their durability and decorative properties.

Common mistakes

Gladioli are “grateful” flowers. With proper care, they bloom for a long time. When storing and growing, it is important to avoid common mistakes:

Improper storage of planting material can lead to its death.
Insufficient or excessive depth of planting material.
Thickened plantings.
Frequent watering with stagnant water.
Application of fresh organic fertilizers.
Using old planting material.

By following simple rules for caring for gladioli, even without experience in growing this miracle flower, you can get an excellent result.

Features of plant care

This is not to say that flower breeding is a difficult process, but still it is impossible to do without observing certain points.

Watering gladioli

Watering gladioli occurs once every seven days in the morning or late evening. You need to water a lot, about a bucket per square meter. Try to keep the water flowing directly onto the ground and away from the stems and foliage. On hot days, watering becomes more frequent.

After watering, the area is loosened. This procedure must be performed every 10 days. If the flower stalks do not support the weight of the buds, then it makes sense to create supports for them.

Also, a couple of times during the summer, the area will need to be weeded.

This is especially important at the very beginning of the growth of gladioli, when weeds can simply suppress shoots that have not yet become strong. In addition, in an abandoned area, plants are more likely to get sick and suffer from slugs

Top dressing

After planting, gladioli require regular, weekly watering and shallow, gentle loosening after it. The rest of the care for gladioli in the summer consists mainly of feeding. It is done in three stages as the plant forms:

1st feeding of gladioli - performed during the period when the 3rd leaf is born on the gladiolus. The plant intensively absorbs potassium, nitrogen and phosphorus. You can make a complex fertilizer in the following proportions: thirty grams of urea, thirty grams of potassium nitrate and ten grams of superphosphate per square meter. flower beds.
Fertilizing in the 5-6 leaf phase - intensive consumption of potassium and phosphorus can be provided to plants with a similar composition: 40 grams of potassium nitrate or potassium sulfate, as well as 40 grams of superphosphate per 1 sq.m. landing The mixture can be replaced with ready-made fertilizer, Borofoska is suitable (1 tablespoon per 10 liters of water).

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Feeding during budding and flowering - for the development of large bulbs, gladioli are fed with boric acid (2 grams per 10 liters of water). For long flowering and disease prevention - potassium permanganate (5 grams per 10 liters of water). In addition to ready-made preparations, you can fertilize flowers with mullein infusion throughout the summer (one liter of infusion per ten liters of water). You can use organic nettle fertilizer, extinguish a bucket of nettle greens with water in a 1:1 ratio, let it sit in the sun for three days, then strain. When watering with nettle, follow the same proportions as with mullein infusion.

Bulb storage

We remove clean, dried bulbs for storage. An excellent place for storage is a basement with an exhaust hood and low temperature. However, not everyone has it. You can keep the bulbs at home. Place in the coldest, darkest place. If there are only a few of them, you can put them in a paper bag on the bottom shelf of your refrigerator.

In winter, you need to check the flowers once a month. If some of them start to spoil or get sick, throw them away immediately - don’t regret it.

Diseases and pests

To protect your plants from diseases, try to plant flowers in different places each year. However, this recommendation is by no means always applicable to small garden plots, which means that the implementation of preventive measures is your main weapon against parasites and diseases.

In order to disinfect the soil, you can use garlic cloves in the spring. To do this, it is crushed, placed on beds and dug up. After 2-3 days you can plant flowers. This measure is effective against fungal diseases, but in relation to scab, unfortunately, it is in vain. To avoid this disease, gladioli are planted together with viola, which secretes phytoncides that suppress the occurrence of scab pathogens.

Sawdust soaked in a nitrophen solution (one spoon per five liters of liquid), into which corms are then planted, also work very effectively. The number of plant treatments will depend on the condition of the soil and the quality of planting material. Until the plants bloom, they can be treated with the following preparations:

foundationol composition (0.1%);
copper oxychloride solution (0.3%);
composition of karbofos (0.2%);
copper-soap preparation (100 grams of green soap + 10 grams of copper sulfate + 5 liters of water).

It is allowed to spray with combined compounds, for example, copper oxychloride and karbofos. After the corms are dug up in the fall, they must be protected from fungi and bacteria with a 0.15% solution of potassium permanganate or 0.2% of the foundation solution. Karbofos reliably protects against rodents in the dosage recommended on the package.

Answers to frequently asked questions

Despite the ease of caring for gladioli, novice gardeners often have the following questions:

Is it possible to plant a plant before winter?

For the winter, corms can be planted in the southern regions, provided that the ground does not freeze.

Is it possible to make flowers bloom by March 8th?

Forcing gladioli is possible, but it is a complex process that requires certain conditions in terms of temperature and lighting.

How to achieve continuous flowering of gladioli on the site?

It is necessary to select varieties of different flowering periods and plant them in the ground at intervals of 5-7 days.

How to propagate a single corm of the desired variety without waiting for children?

If the onion has two lateral buds that have hatched, then it can be cut vertically into two halves with a sharp knife. Treat the sections with brilliant green or manganese.

How to save a dried out onion?

If it has dried out not from illness, but from incorrect storage temperatures, it needs to be soaked for several days in a warm soda solution.

How to delay or prolong the flowering of gladioli

There are four ways to extend the flowering period:

Combine varieties of gladioli with different ripening periods in a flowerbed . Thus, when early flowering plants fade, varietal specimens with an average flowering period will release buds. After their inflorescences dry, the period will begin to delight the eye with the bright flowers of late gladioli.
Place the bulbs in the flowerbed gradually at different times, for example at intervals of 2 weeks . Thus, it is possible to ensure that the flower garden is dotted with bright flowers from the beginning of summer to mid-autumn, before the onset of cold weather.
Plant bulbs of different ages in the flower garden . This way they will bloom at different times, and the buds will remain in the flowerbed for a long period.
Plant plants with different bud sizes in one area . Crops with large flowers will bloom later, with small ones - earlier.

To keep gladioli looking good longer, feed them. It is recommended to add flower food or half a crushed aspirin tablet to the water in the vase so that the flowers receive additional nutrients. In addition, change the water every 2-3 days and pick off wilted flowers, including growths at the base of the flower, where it is attached to the stem, to stimulate the blooming of subsequent flowers on the stem.

Gladioli can be called an unpretentious crop. Planting them is not difficult; you don’t need to pay much attention. However, in order for flowers to delight with abundant and long-lasting flowering, it is necessary to adhere to recommendations for planting time, selection of bulbs and technology for placing in the ground.

Important! The age of the bulbs can be determined by the diameter of the bottom and the height of the corm. As they age, they become flatter and the bottom widens.

How long the swords will bloom depends on the climate, weather, variety, planting time, regularity of fertilizing and replanting. It is possible to delay flowering by resorting to various planting methods.

Digging up bulbs

You should not be late with digging up gladioli, especially if autumn is cold and rainy. As a rule, plants are ready for harvesting 4-6 weeks after flowering, which is around mid-September. But even in dry and warm autumn conditions - no later than October 15.

After digging up the plants, you need to remove their stems and rinse the bulbs in running water using a colander. Then put it in a nylon bag for mandatory treatment with an insecticide and rinse again in water.

Gladioli bulbs should be dried for a week at a temperature of 25-28ºC, and then for 6-8 weeks at a temperature not lower than 20-22ºC. Remember: it is better to overdry them than to underdry them.

How to cut flowers correctly?

Many people wonder whether it is possible to cut flowers while buds are actively appearing, and how to store them for a long time in a vase? You can create beautiful bouquets from gladioli with a combination of other plants; in order for them to last longer, you need to cut the flowers correctly. When cutting flowers, it is necessary to take into account the further correct formation of the bulb and the appearance of children, so up to four full leaves are left on the stems. The peduncle must be pierced with a knife, carefully broken, and removed, the leaves will not be damaged. To keep the bouquet fresh for a long time, cut the buds early in the morning, when the first flower blooms.

The container must be filled with water to the very edge so that the cut flowers can take the required amount of moisture, thus the buds will remain elastic for a long time.

If the temperature is maintained at 20 degrees Celsius, the buds will open fully. Changing the water daily and trimming the ends of the stem will help extend the freshness of flowers. You can drop one aspirin tablet into the bottom of the vase; this will also prolong the beauty of the cut plant. By choosing the right variety, following the conditions of care and planting, you can enjoy beautiful flowers in early spring or late autumn, when all nature goes to bed. Thus, the originality of the site is emphasized; unusual blooms decorate the garden, areas near the yard, flower beds or large flower beds. It is important to remember that for good lush flowering, it is necessary to deeply saturate the soil with moisture, so surface watering is not suitable for such plants.

The process of accelerating flowering

Flowering can be accelerated not only by pre-planting the bulbs, but also by soaking them in wood ash containing trace elements. The composition should include: 2 g of potassium permanganate, 3 g of boric acid, 1 g of cobalt nitrate, 0.7 g of zinc sulfate, 3 g of copper sulfate, 2.5 g of magnesium sulfate. The plant quickly receives the necessary amount of nutrients to begin blooming two weeks earlier than usual. Plants with small flowers produce buds before large flower stalks.

Preparation and treatment of gladioli bulbs against thrips before planting in spring: means, description

Thrips are special enemies of flower growers, as they cause considerable harm to many crops.

To save gladioli from these pests, use these methods.

Before planting, you need to take the plants and place them in fairly hot water - 50°C. You can keep gladioli in such water for no more than 3-5 minutes.
You can also treat the culture in Actellik solution. This product has a complex effect on all parts of the plant, destroying many pests. At the same time, the product is safe for flowers and can be used with other drugs. To prepare the required solution, take 10 liters of water and dilute 15 g of the product in it.

Bulb processing

You can use a folk remedy, which, according to flower growers, is no less effective than special means. We take 800 g of garlic, peel it, pass it through a press, collecting the juice. Dilute the resulting juice with 10 liters of water. Dip the plants in this solution for 1 hour before planting.
It is also recommended to disinfect the crop bulbs with karbofos. Take 10 liters of water and dissolve approximately 50 g of the product in it. Immerse the plants in the solution for 5 minutes. The procedure must be done immediately before landing.
A good remedy is Inta-Vir. To use it, dissolve 1 tablet of the substance in 10 liters of water. Place the plants in the resulting liquid for 5 minutes. After the procedure, we immediately plant the crop.

3.Varieties:

3.1.Japanese gladiolus, montbretia or crocosmia - Crocosmia

Evergreen or deciduous bulbous plants with stiff, sword-shaped, green leaves with longitudinal veins. Tall, hard peduncles reach a height of 60 - 70 cm and can bear at the top a branched inflorescence consisting of 4 - 20 flowers. The flowers are orange, yellow or red, opening sequentially - from the base of the peduncle to its top. During the flowering period, the plant emits a pleasant subtle aroma.

3.2.Byzantine gladiolus - Gladiolus byzantinus

A perennial bulbous plant with hard, sword-shaped, green or bluish-green leaves. The leaf blades are entire, sessile, arranged alternately. Each bulb is capable of producing 3 - 5 leaves. The peduncles are vertical, strong, reach a height of 60 cm, each can bear up to 15 buds. The flowers are large, bright, funnel-shaped - pink, red or purple.

3.3. Acidanthera or fragrant gladiolus - Acidanthera

Gladiolus fragrant (also gladiolus Muriel, or Abyssinian, Ethiopian) or acidanthera is a bulbous flowering perennial. The leaves are long, up to 1 m, linear, sword-like, vertical, pointed towards the tip. The flowers are fragrant, white, star-shaped, 5 - 7 cm in diameter with sharp petals and a dark purple, burgundy spot in the center. Each peduncle contains 5–12 buds, which open alternately throughout the month.

3.4.Tiled gladiolus - Gladiolus imbericatus

This variety is considered the most frost-resistant, and therefore it is very surprising that these plants are so little common in cultivated floriculture. The plants have flattened bulbs and long, sword-shaped, light green leaves. The peduncles bear large, slightly drooping, bright, funnel-shaped flowers. Often the lower petals of flowers have elongated light spots surrounded by a dark border.

Gladioli sprouted in January, February, March: what to do?

Due to improper storage, the bulbs of this crop often germinate before the required time.

The thing is that gladioli, during their forced rest, go through 2 stages: the first stage is the time during which the flowers are at rest for reasons beyond our control, the second stage is the time during which we provide peace to the culture, creating certain conditions for her
By conditions we mean air temperature of about +10 degrees and humidity no more than 70%

When the storage conditions of the crop are violated, we get flowers that sprouted in winter. In this case, the algorithm of actions should be as follows:

We carefully transfer all the corms to a drier place. This place should be warm enough. In a few weeks the plants will dry out properly.
After this, we take the corms and transfer them to a place where the air temperature will not exceed +6 degrees. The humidity in this room should be lower than normal.
A couple of weeks before planting gladioli, they need to be moved to a room with a temperature of about +15 degrees. Such conditions will contribute to the awakening of culture.

It is not recommended to plant prematurely sprouted flowers in the ground, since they, in principle, will not yet be able to take root and grow normally.

1.Seven secrets of success:

Botanical name: Gladiolus.

Family . Iris.

Homeland of the plant . Africa, Mediterranean, Asia.

Description. Gladiolus is a large genus consisting of 250 - 300 magnificent, perennial tuber-bulbous plants. The shades of flowers are very diverse and only have a blue tint. Two- or three-color varieties are available. The leaves are long, hard, sword-shaped, light green in color. In spring, summer, or fall, long flower stalks with many large funnel-shaped flowers appear. The flowers open sequentially from the base of the peduncle to the tip; their diameter ranges from 2.5 to 17 cm.

Gladioli height . Up to 70 cm. There are low-growing varieties with a height of only about 30 cm.

What to do if a gladiolus sprout breaks?

Very often we order new varieties of crops from various online stores. At the same time, the transportation of flowers often leaves little to be desired. And in everyday life it happens that the sprouts of culture break. If this happens to you, it is important to know the following information.

Most often, good healthy bulbs have so-called spare buds
If you create conditions that are comfortable for the plant, it will survive and after planting it will definitely delight your eye with lush flowering
If there is still a lot of time before planting in the ground, place the onion with the broken sprout in a fairly cold and, most importantly, dry place
If you need to plant the crop very soon, then the bulb with the broken sprout should be left in a warm, bright place. This is necessary so that the spare kidneys begin to wake up faster

In any case, do not rush to throw away the plant, try all available methods and only then make a decision.