Oops, that should be cormels, no "U" in the word. On Tue, Jan 28, 2020 at 9:12 AM Arnold Trachtenberg via pbs < pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> wrote: > Mike: > One of the guiding principles regards bulbs splitting and making many > corms is depth of planting. I've found that shallowly planted bulbs tend > to split and make many smaller offsets. > I'd try a couple planted deeper and see if it makes a difference. > > Arnold > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Michael Loos <loos14847@gmail.com> > To: Pacific Bulb Society <pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> > Sent: Tue, Jan 28, 2020 8:25 am > Subject: [pbs] Gladiolus cormules > > Having grown them in the past and again last season, the cormules of G > dalenii seem to stay the same size the first year after being planted out. > Dug in the fall, the yearlings produced more, even smaller, cormules rather > than grow larger. Is this the case in most species? The other > consideration is soil fertility. The location is a heavily amended > vegetable garden. Is a leaner soil better in this circumstance? The > mature corms produced 3-4 large blooming size offsets along with hundred of > cormules. They are lifted each year. Another grower in the area said hers > in the ground, not lifted, bloom poorly after a few years of being > overcrowded. Is there another method for cormule cultivation better suited > to increase size? > > Thank you, > > Michael > Interlaken, NY Central Upstate > Zone 5-6 (firmly 7 this year) > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net > http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net > http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… > _______________________________________________ pbs mailing list pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/…