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How to plant Gladiolus seed ball in winter

Mike Ehrmantraut
2020-05-08 10:55:20
If we want to plant Gladiolus in winter, we need to do it in a warm room above 20 ℃. Choose the fertile sandy soil which is loose and well drained, and put it into the well ventilated flowerpot. Then the seed ball is buried in the soil, so that it is about 10cm below the soil surface. After that, make up water timely to keep the soil slightly wet. Soon, it will be able to take root and sprout smoothly.

Choose the pure varieties without disease, full and not dry, and remember to disinfect them before planting, so as to effectively prevent the occurrence of diseases and insect pests, gladiolus will grow better.

Gladiolus seed ball pictures

Planting method of Gladiolus seed ball

Temperature

Gladiolus likes warm environment and can't stand cold, so we should do a good job of heat preservation when breeding in winter. It's better to keep the temperature above 20 ℃ and at least not below 0 ℃ to prevent frostbite.

Soil

The best choice is to have a granular structure, loose permeability, good drainage of fertile sandy soil, if there is no way, you can choose other soil, as long as the drainage is good, or it will lead to rotten roots.

Depth

It is most suitable to cover about 10 cm into the basin soil, which is more conducive to its growth.

Gladiolus seed ball pictures

Watering

After sowing, remember to check the dry and wet conditions of the soil from time to time. If the weather is relatively dry and does not rain, it is necessary to keep the soil moist at this time. When the seedlings come out, it is necessary to control the water content properly. It's better to use less water in general. It's better not to keep the soil moist for a long time. It doesn't matter if it's a little dry, but don't be too dry. And when watering, we must use clean and pollution-free water.

Weeding

In the seedling period, gladiolus can easily be harmed by weeds, so we must weed more. We can spray herbicides after planting the bulbs, which is conducive to preventing weeds from absorbing nutrients that should be gladiolus.

Fertilization

When the leaves grow more than 6 can be fertilized, the best choice of compound fertilizer, do not give too much nitrogen.

Picking flower buds

About 4 months after planting, some of them will bloom. At this time, we need to remove the flower buds and spikes to ensure the supply of nutrients to the bulbs.

Gladiolus pictures

Illumination

Gladiolus likes the environment with sufficient light, which can be illuminated all day. In winter, the light is not very strong and does not need to be shaded. If there is not enough light, gladiolus can not be raised well. Besides, it is still in such a cool winter, which requires more sunshine.

Air

Pay attention to air freshness and air permeability. Gladiolus is very sensitive to oxide. Remember to give it a pollution-free growth environment.

Gladiolus mid autumn winter planting methods introduced here, I hope to help flower friends.

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