Georgia Gardening: Gladiolus in Georgia?, 1 by bulbhound

bulbhound wrote:
hello chris ive been growing glads in my round bed for three years now they come back very well every year so far, but i do lay down a heavy layer of mulch and the soil is heavily composted and amended.
i love all the colors coming up at different times or at least the bloom periods, here is a tip when they start to bloom pull the blossom's off one at a time if you can bear it, as they wilt and divert the rest of the plants resources to the remaining blooms. they will stay in bloom much longer.