I'm so pissed at my Gladiolouses.....why cant they support their own weight?
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R U Sirius
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<LOL> We all have this problem w/glads, Sirius! too late to fix it this year, but the bulb should be 1-2 inches deeper next yr and they typically need to be staked for the first three years. You live in a breezy climate and glads are delicate... Did you know the blooms will actually last longer in a vase than on the stem? Enjoy them while you can---only let the *slugs* get you down!
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Take a soil sample to be analyzed - Cooperative Extension or a local garden center might be able to help you with this, or point you to someone that can. You might need some nitrogen additive in you soil, but don't add any until you get professional advice. Too much can burn plants.
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They're bowing under the weight of your anger, cowered by your intense disappointment...do a Prince Charles and speak gently to them,support their right to be who they really are, deep down, beautiful on the inside, natural and free...alternately, drag them out by the roots, toss on the compost heap and plant something else. (Avoid roses tho' - they fight back)
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Because often the flower breeders have just put to much flower into the plant and it can't stay upright on it's own without support. SO the biggest ones will always need support of some kind. But those regular ones will support themselves if you planted them right. Plant the corms three times their diameter, for instance a 2-inch diameter gladiolus would be planted 6 inches deep.
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It's their huge thighs. They are to blame for all evil. Have you tried stakes? (Like I'm one to talk...you should see all the dead plants at my house now.)
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