Is this true about Glads ??
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I'm kinda glad summer is about over...
Comments (4)I'm so glad I'm not alone... As we speak, there is torrential rain (brought on by the beloved Lake Ontario) and accompanying thunderstorms which brings my 72 lb dog to lie under the desk on my feet (can't get much else done but type like that). Ditto on the mildew Laurel. It is wetter than last summer was dry. Tomatoes, Bee Balm, Lilacs, etc. Can't do much to care for anything because it keeps raining whenever I can get outside. I still have Marigolds, Summer Poinsetta, Petunias (always Petunias...lol) blooming. Cosmos, which was a reseeder from last year, is proving why I didn't pull up their volunteers. They are delightful to look at as they dance among the Sunflowers that are still hanging on, holding their own. I have California Poppies reblooming (glad I trimmed them a month ago) and the Stocks "Imperial Giants" are turning into a "must-have" for next year...they are STILL blooming...straggly (due to the way I deadheaded them), but blooming. Dahlias, Zinnias, and Rudbeckia are still giving me vase worthy arrangements, reminding me of why I grow them. And Laurel, you're right, it will be very therapuetic to put the beds to sleep for the winter. I think I like the snow a bit more, knowing what it does for the ground and the plants. (And DH bought us snow shoes which we never got to use last winter...maybe this year...?) Blessings to all :-)...See MoreWeeper - about Glamini Glads
Comments (6)Yes, they should be just fine if you keep them in a cooler dark dry place. If I was to plant glads again, I don't think I would both starting them earlier...they didn't really take off until I got them outside in the heat, and then they grew like weeds. At least for me last year, they would have bloomed long before the first frost - even if I hadn't started them inside....See MoreQuestion about Glads
Comments (9)Margaret, What is the point of trying them for only one year? The tiny bulbs will grow....may even double in size.......but the most you will see from them is what looks like a blade of grass.....or maybe two blades of grass. You may not even see that. Putting them in pots would be an easier way to lift them next fall.....but you would have to make sure that they each have enough space to grow....and good drainage is a must or they will rot. If the pot and space isn't big enough you will have to re-pot each spring. Small corms will not flower...even if you buy smaller ones....sometimes you don't get flowers. IMO even the most expensive mail order glads are still cheap to replace every year....I buy the jumbo corms very early spring and start them indoors...sometimes I buy locally and sometimes I buy mail order and ask them to ship early...the bags usually consist of 6 to 10 corms.....The jumbos are more expensive but well worth it when they flower. Sierra...wondering about northspruces "big bad bag o bulbs"? LOL!...See MoreI am somewhat glad about using organic weed control then
Comments (2)When we first purchased our home, our lawn was ridden with weeds. We used the box store chemical weed killers. Not long thereafter, we found dead birds and other small rodents on our lawn. Not sure if there was any correlation, but nothing of the likes since we switched to organic. We switched to organic, and wow, what a difference it made in our lawn. Our lawn is lush and full (we use either Cockadoodle doo organic fertilizer and weed control, or Chickity doo doo products). My main concern was our small dogs, but the lush lawn is a nice reward to going organic. When the grass is strong and healthy, it chokes out weeds naturally, though we did do a lot of hand weeding initially....See More- 16 years ago
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