Ty. Bought 6 packages from the dollar store and had to throw half the corns away from rot. Rest are in 2 pots and now learned about splitting and soaking in milk. Ty again and have a good night.
Thank you Dave! If you wait until the fall after they’ve had a chance to bloom you’ll get bigger corms and this works best with bigger corms because you might still get blooms the next year. Otherwise if you use small corms you might not get your first bloom from the propagated corm for two years. Good luck thank you for watching!
Thank you for the wonderful and informational video. I planted Gladiolus a few years ago. Even though I live in zone 6b, I left them in over the winter and no problem except this year and a few blubs was coming out of the ground, so I decided to pull all of them up and do some research. From one other video and mainly yours I will now store them inside in the winter and propagate them for next year.
I bought mine from the dollar store and realized I have tons of baby corms.....I never dig them out because I mulch them in winter. But I did want to know how to cut them so thank you!
Does anyone know how long it will take for the cut corns to form calluses? I have followed the instructions here, even soaking my cut corns in milk and water, but I don’t know how long I should let the cut pieces dry. I want to put them back in the ground soon since I live in coastal Carolina in zone 8a and we usually leave glads in the ground over the winter. I only dug mine up this time around so I could divide them. I have a beautiful pink variety of Gladiolus named ‘Invitatae’ that no one seems to sell anymore. So I was very happy to come across this video on how to make more from the ones I already have. I just want to make sure I do everything right because I would hate to lose any after cutting up the few bulbs that I have. Thank you so much.
I have 50 corms in a aluminum baking pan.. I have water filled except for 1 cup of milk added to gallon of water …I have set all the corms the same way they are planted in the ground in the tin with water milk combo..10 days later I have roots and a stem 1 and 2 inches high…ready to plant into the soil…
Lovely video :) We have some Gladi's planted around the garden much the same as you do however occasional strong winds and rain knock them down. Do you have this problems and what is the remedy you use?
Thank u for the lovely information. May I ask, how o u keep them up without them flopping down or needing stakes? Also how do u overwinter them. Do u cut off the dried up leaves Nd mulch. When do u cut them if u do?
Honestly I just plant them close together and sometimes they still lay over. I cut the leaves back only when they have died back. I leave mine in the ground because I’m in zone eight and it doesn’t get cold enough here to kill them. If you’re in a colder zone dig them up in the fall before the first frost and store in a paper bag in a cool dark place until it warms up in spring. ☺️
Recently subbed!!! I had some wonderful glad blooms this year and was wondering, if I don't choose to propagate this year; when should I cut them down to knubs? Should I cut them down? I did cut most already for cut flowers. I haven't been growing very long so I don't know if my lingo is correct. Lower zone 8, borderline 9. I know this isn't the exact forum for this so apologies for being slightly off topic.
Do you mean when should you cut the leaves or the flowers? You can cut the flowers at anytime during or after blooming. The leaves you want to be until they die completely back. They need those leaves to generate energy so they can form next year’s corms. I hope that’s helpful. 🥰
@@MilkAndHoneyAcreage Very much so. Now that I have cut most of them for inside, all that is left is stems and leaves and I very much wanted to cut those back to knubs, but it sounds like I need to leave them alone until the leaves die off naturally. It's ok to cut'em back then right?
Milk And Honey Acreage sorry, I have 1 more question or two lol 😁 Does this works at the end of the flowering period? When they are supposed to be stored? Can I do the same? And then store them? And the last question, the milk is regular milk? Like 2%? Sorry to many questions. And thank you a lot.
Each piece must have an eye or it won't grow. If you want to multiply them, plant the small forms that form from the runners under the main bulb. The bigger the bulb the more eyes it will have. Each eye will produce a stalk and a new bulb.
When do you cut them? I live in Switzerland where winters are cold so at the end of summer I will did up my gladioli bulbs and store them. Do I cut, soak and dry then, or before I plant next spring? Thanks for the helpful video. Who knew?!
Being in Zone 6a, I made a silly mistake last winter by planting corms in Fall and when Spring finally came, I was very disappointed to find out about half of the corms didn't come back. Later on I realized it's the harsh winter that killed those corms... Making one corm into 4 by cutting is a good idea to multiply but it probably won't produce (big) flowers in the 1st year, but I am tempted... Any comments?
It won’t produce a flower at all the first year unless the conditions are perfect. Might even take two years. You’ll have to dig your corms up and store them for the winter or cover them with a 12” layer of hay mulch. I would recommend just digging them up and storing them though. What a shame you lost some though hate when that happens.
@@MilkAndHoneyAcreage Thank you for a quick comment! I think I will just go to the Menards to buy some more corms in the Fall, and I think I will need to buy more of other bulbs as well since I just almost doubled the size of my flower bed and next year maybe to open another patch! What the hack, working at home has saved me tones of time which is perfect to spend in gardening! Cheers and all the best
@@MilkAndHoneyAcreage BTW, do you think the baby corms will survive in storage through the long winter in "high and dry" condition like the mature ones?
Don't cut your corms, they will rot! Peel the top shell off and you will see eyes, each of which will produce a stalk and a bulb. Leave the bottom on until you plant them. Then peel the bottom off and dust it with powdered sulfur. To keep fungus away till they start growing leaves. You can dust them in fall but don't pull the bottom off until you are ready to plant them.
how do i grow the gladiolus bulbs? Sorry buy i am new to this and i just got a white gladiolus bouquet for my birthday and so far I have been keeping them in a vase full of water and they are growing pretty good. I want to grow them from there. How do i make gladiolus bulbs out of them?
@@MilkAndHoneyAcreage ohh okay. I can see some tiny seeds inside the full grown flowers. are they of any use? can i grow the bulbs by planting those seeds after drying them up? Actually i google'd alot to find how gladiolus bulbs are made but coudlnt find anything so I am assuming i can grow bulbs with these seeds present inside the flowers? sorry for such dumb questions but i want to learn.
Yes they do! You can plant them up to 8” deep as long as your solid isn’t clay. It does help. You could also use flower netting but it’s kind of ugly. I’ve found plant the in large clusters works well as they will use each other as support.
we found out that we had gladiolus scattered in the yard of our new home this spring. Most have died out and we pulled up the corms and baby corms. Can we plant them as they are into another area of the property right now or should we dry/cure them for next spring? We're in Zone 7B.
@@yvonneschimmel453 There are some new varieties that have stronger stocks, I need to do more research on them though. I just cut mine if they fall over and enjoy them in the house in an arrangement.
@@MilkAndHoneyAcreage I cut them before they hit the floor l make them in bouquets for the older ladies in my neighborhood. Most of them are forgotten by their families. What's a beautiful garden for if it cannot be shared! Right? 🙂
@@MilkAndHoneyAcreage I just put mine in the basement! NW Indiana gets cold. And WINDY. Getting some netting, as I love my glads, and my dahlias. I have to have the dahlias in a fenced garden, as they are loved by rabbits, and deer. Sigh
Outstanding video young lady. You very casually delivered pertinent, and vital, information. Well done!
Thank you so much!
Ty. Bought 6 packages from the dollar store and had to throw half the corns away from rot. Rest are in 2 pots and now learned about splitting and soaking in milk. Ty again and have a good night.
Thank you Dave! If you wait until the fall after they’ve had a chance to bloom you’ll get bigger corms and this works best with bigger corms because you might still get blooms the next year. Otherwise if you use small corms you might not get your first bloom from the propagated corm for two years. Good luck thank you for watching!
Thank you for the wonderful and informational video. I planted Gladiolus a few years ago. Even though I live in zone 6b, I left them in over the winter and no problem except this year and a few blubs was coming out of the ground, so I decided to pull all of them up and do some research. From one other video and mainly yours I will now store them inside in the winter and propagate them for next year.
thanks for the fungicide info! WOW!
Anytime!
Wow, so much info I never knew about glads!! New subscriber right now!! 😁
The colors are. Beautiful,,,
We love them.
Thankyou for sharing youve got me so interested Ive got to go out to buy gladioli bulbs
I bought mine from the dollar store and realized I have tons of baby corms.....I never dig them out because I mulch them in winter. But I did want to know how to cut them so thank you!
Eventually they will become so crowded that they will only produce greenery and no flowers, or only small flowers.
I learned so much from this video.
Thank you so much! Great info! Do you have a video on stem cutting propagation?
Unfortunately they can not be propagated from cuttings.
I learned something. Thanks for this GREAT video!
Thank you!!! That makes us happy!
Great tips, thanks for sharing
Thank you! I bought a bunch. They haven't arrived yet but i'll be doing this!
If they are small corms make sure to leave some whole so you can at least have a few blooms this year! 😉
Does anyone know how long it will take for the cut corns to form calluses?
I have followed the instructions here, even soaking my cut corns in milk and water, but I don’t know how long I should let the cut pieces dry. I want to put them back in the ground soon since I live in coastal Carolina in zone 8a and we usually leave glads in the ground over the winter. I only dug mine up this time around so I could divide them.
I have a beautiful pink variety of Gladiolus named ‘Invitatae’ that no one seems to sell anymore. So I was very happy to come across this video on how to make more from the ones I already have. I just want to make sure I do everything right because I would hate to lose any after cutting up the few bulbs that I have. Thank you so much.
Just until they are dry and hard
Oooh. I can’t wait to watch this now.
Excellent video. Thank you for the info!
💟Thank You!💟
@@MilkAndHoneyAcreageKeep up the good work! Blessings!
Mi gustan los gladiolos. Saludos amiga desde Perú, Puno.
شكرا على هذا الفيديو الرائع،👍👍🇯🇴🇯🇴
Hi from NC thanks
Thanks from Arizona,,,,
I have 50 corms in a aluminum baking pan.. I have water filled except for 1 cup of milk added to gallon of water …I have set all the corms the same way they are planted in the ground in the tin with water milk combo..10 days later I have roots and a stem 1 and 2 inches high…ready to plant into the soil…
You’re going to have a beautiful show this summer!
Gorgeous. I need these in my life. Perinnials in zone 8? They look like a cross between snapdragon and phlox glove... I think.
Yes they are perennial. You’ll love them they are so giving!
Super lesson!
Lovely video :) We have some Gladi's planted around the garden much the same as you do however occasional strong winds and rain knock them down. Do you have this problems and what is the remedy you use?
I pretty much let mine lay over but some people will use a net or bamboo stakes to prop them up.
I didnt know you can divide a corm, what i did was to plant the whole corm
You only divide them to propagate I usually don’t because I want blooms the first year.
Can you use powder milk? Thank you
Thank u for the lovely information. May I ask, how o u keep them up without them flopping down or needing stakes?
Also how do u overwinter them. Do u cut off the dried up leaves Nd mulch. When do u cut them if u do?
Honestly I just plant them close together and sometimes they still lay over. I cut the leaves back only when they have died back. I leave mine in the ground because I’m in zone eight and it doesn’t get cold enough here to kill them. If you’re in a colder zone dig them up in the fall before the first frost and store in a paper bag in a cool dark place until it warms up in spring. ☺️
Thank you
Recently subbed!!! I had some wonderful glad blooms this year and was wondering, if I don't choose to propagate this year; when should I cut them down to knubs? Should I cut them down? I did cut most already for cut flowers. I haven't been growing very long so I don't know if my lingo is correct. Lower zone 8, borderline 9. I know this isn't the exact forum for this so apologies for being slightly off topic.
Do you mean when should you cut the leaves or the flowers? You can cut the flowers at anytime during or after blooming. The leaves you want to be until they die completely back. They need those leaves to generate energy so they can form next year’s corms. I hope that’s helpful. 🥰
@@MilkAndHoneyAcreage Very much so. Now that I have cut most of them for inside, all that is left is stems and leaves and I very much wanted to cut those back to knubs, but it sounds like I need to leave them alone until the leaves die off naturally. It's ok to cut'em back then right?
Yes once they die back you can cut them. You can cut them now but I don’t recommend it because you may get extra corms next year if you don’t.
Amazing! Does this works on any bulbs? Like tulips or hyacinths?
Thanks 😊
Yes works really well on tulip bulbs. Just make sure to treat them and let them dry out or they will rot.
Thanks a lot I’ll try this fall.
Milk And Honey Acreage sorry, I have 1 more question or two lol 😁
Does this works at the end of the flowering period? When they are supposed to be stored?
Can I do the same? And then store them?
And the last question, the milk is regular milk? Like 2%? Sorry to many questions. And thank you a lot.
@@andrealuna7570 You’ll do this before planting in the spring. Whole regular milk is best.
Using the milk COOL btw, that yellow pounder, some of us call those Chinese Post Pounders. They sure are a work out! Nice video
Don't cut corms!They will divide on their own.
Each piece must have an eye or it won't grow. If you want to multiply them, plant the small forms that form from the runners under the main bulb. The bigger the bulb the more eyes it will have. Each eye will produce a stalk and a new bulb.
When do you cut them? I live in Switzerland where winters are cold so at the end of summer I will did up my gladioli bulbs and store them. Do I cut, soak and dry then, or before I plant next spring? Thanks for the helpful video. Who knew?!
I cut mine a few days before I plant. Just give them enough time to dry.
can i do this with tulips, hyacinth and asiatic lily? thanks for the great tips.
Yes on tulips not sure about the others. ☺️
Can we do the milk soak for even whole ones before planting… i think so but just wanted to confirm. Thank u
Of course but you shouldn’t need to if it still has its tunic however sometimes that becomes damaged so it’s definitely a good idea!
How to buy it
Being in Zone 6a, I made a silly mistake last winter by planting corms in Fall and when Spring finally came, I was very disappointed to find out about half of the corms didn't come back. Later on I realized it's the harsh winter that killed those corms... Making one corm into 4 by cutting is a good idea to multiply but it probably won't produce (big) flowers in the 1st year, but I am tempted... Any comments?
It won’t produce a flower at all the first year unless the conditions are perfect. Might even take two years. You’ll have to dig your corms up and store them for the winter or cover them with a 12” layer of hay mulch. I would recommend just digging them up and storing them though. What a shame you lost some though hate when that happens.
@@MilkAndHoneyAcreage Thank you for a quick comment! I think I will just go to the Menards to buy some more corms in the Fall, and I think I will need to buy more of other bulbs as well since I just almost doubled the size of my flower bed and next year maybe to open another patch! What the hack, working at home has saved me tones of time which is perfect to spend in gardening! Cheers and all the best
@@MilkAndHoneyAcreage BTW, do you think the baby corms will survive in storage through the long winter in "high and dry" condition like the mature ones?
Don't cut your corms, they will rot! Peel the top shell off and you will see eyes, each of which will produce a stalk and a bulb. Leave the bottom on until you plant them. Then peel the bottom off and dust it with powdered sulfur. To keep fungus away till they start growing leaves. You can dust them in fall but don't pull the bottom off until you are ready to plant them.
how do i grow the gladiolus bulbs?
Sorry buy i am new to this and i just got a white gladiolus bouquet for my birthday and so far I have been keeping them in a vase full of water and they are growing pretty good. I want to grow them from there. How do i make gladiolus bulbs out of them?
You can’t you have to start from bulbs. Cuttings will bloom but you can’t propagate from the cuttings.
@@MilkAndHoneyAcreage ohh okay. I can see some tiny seeds inside the full grown flowers. are they of any use? can i grow the bulbs by planting those seeds after drying them up? Actually i google'd alot to find how gladiolus bulbs are made but coudlnt find anything so I am assuming i can grow bulbs with these seeds present inside the flowers? sorry for such dumb questions but i want to learn.
This video is awesome sauce
Problem is they fall over so easily. If you plant them a bit deeper will that help?
Yes they do! You can plant them up to 8” deep as long as your solid isn’t clay. It does help. You could also use flower netting but it’s kind of ugly. I’ve found plant the in large clusters works well as they will use each other as support.
@@MilkAndHoneyAcreage thank you
Can I leave the corms under the soil with so much snow on top while the weather is -10? I live in Norway.
If it were just for a day yes but several days in those temps will kill them.
Love this. 👍👍👍
we found out that we had gladiolus scattered in the yard of our new home this spring. Most have died out and we pulled up the corms and baby corms. Can we plant them as they are into another area of the property right now or should we dry/cure them for next spring? We're in Zone 7B.
Yes you can plant them anytime!
Did you use raw milk or pasteurized milk for the fungicide? Also was it cow's milk?
It was pasteurized and yes cow’s milk.
what milk? can i use powdered milk?
Not it has to be fresh milk
When should I cut/divide the gladiolus combs? End season or start season?
Usually before you plant them in the spring.
Thank you very much @@MilkAndHoneyAcreage :)
Have you tried the cutting/divide technique with other bulbs@@MilkAndHoneyAcreage ? Tulipa, Crocuses or others?
@@DanniHansen1985 It works with tulips very well.
Never!😥😥😥
What time a year you do this? In spring?
Early spring.
How do you tie the flowers to keep them from bending?
Most people will stake them or use a flower netting.
@@MilkAndHoneyAcreage I used netting before but the flowers keep bending. The plant seem too heavy.I might have to stake them
@@yvonneschimmel453 There are some new varieties that have stronger stocks, I need to do more research on them though. I just cut mine if they fall over and enjoy them in the house in an arrangement.
@@MilkAndHoneyAcreage I cut them before they hit the floor l make them in bouquets for the older ladies in my neighborhood. Most of them are forgotten by their families. What's a beautiful garden for if it cannot be shared! Right? 🙂
In my plant flowers not coming. Why. Madam please. Tell me.
Are there leaves coming up?
what is the point of cutting?
To propagate the plant so you have two.
I peeled all the papery skin off. I hope mine don't die
Oh no!!! They may rot but let’s hope not! Good luck!
Where I live you have to pull them out of the ground. To cold. Brrrr.
What a drag! Worth it though! Glad I don’t have to dig mine up.
@@MilkAndHoneyAcreage I just put mine in the basement! NW Indiana gets cold. And WINDY. Getting some netting, as I love my glads, and my dahlias. I have to have the dahlias in a fenced garden, as they are loved by rabbits, and deer. Sigh
I just peeled the dry shell off the corms :(
😘🥀👍😘🥀🥀
Iam afraid to cut,,
You don’t have to they will self propagate too!
"actually"
No I want one,,,
Thank you