Gladiolusus are proud and magnificent flowers of pretty colors and species. Thanks to the selection of gladiolus please us with all sorts of paints, long color, perfection of forms. But in order to grow this beauty, it takes a lot of effort and skill.
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For landings, choose only the best and healthy bulbs - large and medium size. If the bulb is sick or corrupted, it should be burned immediately so that the rest are not infected. A few days before landing, lay out the bulbs into a bright place, but only so to avoid direct sunlight on them. In front of the direct planting, soak the bulbs at 10 o'clock in the growth stimulator solution, and then 20 minutes in a saturated solution of manganese.
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Choose a place to land the gladiolus - solar, away from high trees and shrubs - first, so that the plants do not shake the flowers and do not interfere with their growth, secondly, the gladiolus grab moisture and nutrients. Speak the soil, burst and enter a few buckets of humus, horse manure and sand.
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Sit the bulbs of gladiolus in April, when the earth melts to the depth of the shovel. In the stubble land they make grooves and spill them with water. It is undesirable to shed all the bed, so the spring moisture will go out faster. If you put on the bulbs, when it is still cold enough, then they will develop a strong root system, if they are already in the heat, then the bulbs will be faster, but at the same time the root system will develop weakly.
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The flaws of the gladiolus are not interinted in the ground, but simply lay down on the furrows, at a distance of about 25 cm from each other, after which the earth is falling asleep. The depth of planting may vary - from 10 to 20 cm. But not less than 2-3 diameters of the bulbs. The deeper, put the bulb, the better the flowers will be, but few children will be formed. At the shallow depth of kids, on the contrary, there will be a lot. But at the same time, be sure to make the strong winds that the colors do not fill - it is quite likely due to a small deepening of the roots.
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The greater the distance of gladiolus bulbs from each other, the less likely that the plants get sick and give the disease to each other. If the soil on your site clay, after planting, pour the sand bulbs, flowers, love it. Weed the flower bed with gladioluses and loose soil to improve aeration, and with it the development of the bulbs.
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After gladioli ottsvetut, being careful not to damage the bulbs, dig them up, clean off the ground and rinse, then dry thoroughly. Patients infected with pests or burn. Divide the bulbs by species, remove to paper, parchment or cloth bags. They should be stored in a dry cool place (in a refrigerator is possible if bulbs bit) until the spring.
Carefully observing the rules of landing and storage of gladiolus bulbs, you will receive a beautiful "harvest" these strict and beautiful flowers for years to come.