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How to keep gladioli until spring in your apartment
You cannot leave gladioli in the open field for the winter. These flowers are not frost-resistant. Many novice gardeners are interested in how to keep gladioli until spring. There are several methods to help the bulbs survive the cold season. The choice of this or that method depends on your capabilities.
How to keep gladioli in an apartment until spring?
Most summer residents live in urban areas, so they have to save flowers in an apartment. Of course, it is quite difficult to create optimal conditions for the bulbs in a living space. But if there is no choice, you can try to save most of the seed. In doing so, you have several options for placing crops.
You can learn how to save gladioli until spring from the video
You can save bulbs in a city apartment in this way:
- On a glazed loggia. To do this, arrange the tubers in one row in wooden crates or cardboard boxes. Place the container on an elevated position, such as a stool or shelf. The main thing is that she does not stand on the bare floor. After the temperature has dropped significantly, be sure to cover the drawers with a warm blanket.
- In the apartment. Find a cool place. This can be a pantry, an entrance hall, a toilet. It is desirable that the temperature here is from +18 to + 20 ° C. Wrap the bulbs in several layers of paper and place in a plastic bag with cut holes for air. After that, leave the flowers until spring.
- In the fridge. The best place to store the bulbs is in the vegetable compartment. But before you send the tubers there, wrap them in newspaper and put them in a canvas bag.
The bulbs do not need special care during storage. But still, periodically take out the tubers and check them for decay. After all, the smaller the lesion, the easier it is to cure it.
How to keep gladioli in the basement?
It is much easier to save gladioli in this room. The main thing is that the temperature in the basement ranges from +5 to + 10 ° C. In addition, the room must be dry and well ventilated. Otherwise, the tubers will rot. Place gladioli in wooden containers and sprinkle with sawdust or sand. Place crates on pallets to allow airflow from below.
Vegetables and fruits give off a lot of moisture, so the tubers should be kept away from them.
There are many ways to save gladioli until spring. But in any case, flowers need to create optimal conditions. And then they will not only survive the winter, but will also give strong shoots after planting.