Never before have I seen the seed pods burst open on the Flag Iris so I was quite pleased to spy one. I have no idea how easily Iris are to grow from seed but I harvested the seeds anyway - just in case.
I lifted the last of the Lilys at the weekend too and made a start on the Gladioli. I'm a newbie to Glads as I gave up on them a few years back when 'Spic n Span' didn't survive the winter outside. I planted some corms in the polytunnel this year, I wasn't sure what they were either so I was quite chuffed to see Glads pop up that look suspiciously like 'Spic n Span'. I don't remember digging them up last year but I did plant them nest to Montbretia and may have thought that's what these bulbs were - I really should keep a better diary of my actions and stop relying on my ever fading memory.
Anyways i have some bulbs lifted and they're covered in little bulbils, what's the chances of these making decent plants in the future? How do I pull em off the parent bulb - do they need a root attached? and then what do I do - store em for winter or plant them into pots?
The entertainment outside over the last day or so has been quite amusing, we could choose between Huntly and his rope escape trick
or Huntly practicing his ballet and facial poses
Better to take your plants in early rather than too late.
ReplyDeleteAs for the gladioli - when we grew them for quite a while the bulbils just grew like grass, I think some did eventually flower but reverted to a sort of salmon pink. Was to lose by truing them though and just tucking them away somewhere - you have the space!
Love the doggies pics!
Good idea Sue, I'll find a space for them and just leave them to see what they do. These already are a salmon pink colour lol.
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