GLADIOLI FROM SEED
A USEFUL METHOD. Growing gladioli from seed, apart from being a method of obtaining a stock of plants, is also very interesting. It is possible that a few of the resultant seedlings may be worth saving for introduction as new varieties. Obtain good seed and sow these thinly in boxes of fine soil. Place the receptacles in a greenhouse or frame. Use deep boxes and a compost of good loam, decayed leaf mould, rotted manure, and a sprinkling of bonemeal. When the boxes are three-parts filled, spread two or three inches of ordinary soil on the top. Set the seeds about half an inch deep, keeping the soil moist but not too damp. If slight heat can be provided for germination, the seedlings, which at first are like blades of grass, will soon push through the soil.
Do not transplant at this stage, but keep them growing steadily through the season in an even temperature. Lift the seedlings Tate in autumn and store the small corms in a dry place. Plant out these corms the following spring, four inches apart, in rows 18 inches apart. See that they do not lack water and give occasional applications of liquid manure.
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Wairarapa Times-Age, 4 August 1939, Page 3
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202GLADIOLI FROM SEED Wairarapa Times-Age, 4 August 1939, Page 3
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