GLADIOLI FOR FREE
The weather is great at the moment last night the outside temperature was 8C and the day time temperature been up to 21C. In the greenhouse its been upto 38C even with the vents open its been in the 30s 
but It cant last the weather person's say the wind is to come from the north next week straight from the north pole "They did'nt say the last bit but that's what it looked like on the charts" so I cant plant out just yet and there isnt much room in the green house so it's back to filling up the window sills again which I had only just cleared.
Well here I am again with another post on money saved in the garden this week.
After looking at the collection of overgrown Gladioli and Lillies I had in containers at the back of the house from last years display I decided to divide them for the new season.
I will add that they haven't been divided for two years now so I hope yours won't be as overcrowded.The stems are quite delicate at this time of the year so take great care when dividing. Split the root ball into manageable size pieces with your hands.
There are usually two or three large corms all fixed together tear these apart "it often takes a bit of force". When you have parted then you will have lots of immature corms some with shoots on and some without and one with a rubbery texture dispose of the rubbery one and set out the large corms for this seasons display.
With the immature corms if you like me want to propagate as many plants as possible "I cant help it" then find an out of the way place or a place were you can use the foliage to benefit and set them out probably 3" to 4" apart and the small corms which you cleaned from the base of the large corms dig a shallow scrape about 2" deep and scater then around then cover them and leave till they put out new growth then set them out with the others.
Well there is lots to do here and I must get on. So till my next post make the most of this weather and get some free new plants made. Don't yer just love it.
but It cant last the weather person's say the wind is to come from the north next week straight from the north pole "They did'nt say the last bit but that's what it looked like on the charts" so I cant plant out just yet and there isnt much room in the green house so it's back to filling up the window sills again which I had only just cleared.Well here I am again with another post on money saved in the garden this week.
After looking at the collection of overgrown Gladioli and Lillies I had in containers at the back of the house from last years display I decided to divide them for the new season.
I will add that they haven't been divided for two years now so I hope yours won't be as overcrowded.The stems are quite delicate at this time of the year so take great care when dividing. Split the root ball into manageable size pieces with your hands.
There are usually two or three large corms all fixed together tear these apart "it often takes a bit of force". When you have parted then you will have lots of immature corms some with shoots on and some without and one with a rubbery texture dispose of the rubbery one and set out the large corms for this seasons display.
With the immature corms if you like me want to propagate as many plants as possible "I cant help it" then find an out of the way place or a place were you can use the foliage to benefit and set them out probably 3" to 4" apart and the small corms which you cleaned from the base of the large corms dig a shallow scrape about 2" deep and scater then around then cover them and leave till they put out new growth then set them out with the others.
Well there is lots to do here and I must get on. So till my next post make the most of this weather and get some free new plants made. Don't yer just love it.
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