Show You and Your Garden Plant Pant Gladiolus Gadous Singly for Better Results By Genevieve Gene II Folsom n Garden Editor The following article on gladiolus gladiolus gladi gladi- ladi- ladi olus culture was written by Miles liles C. C Labrum prominent local gladiolus grower Gladiolus are best planted by themselves and work out wellin well wellin in rows ros like vegetables Never Ne plant them near trees shrubs or building foundations where moisture and food elements would woud be robbed from them For ForI I good blooms the first year plant i large and medium bulbs only j Anything less than an inch m in diameter is likely to prove pro un- un satisfactory Large bulbs should he be planted at least six inches deep in sandy or li light ht soil so they will ilI be well supported and not tip over Plant four or f five ve inches apart in the row and make the rows two to three feet apart Water ater Imp Important Water is more important than fertilizer With TitI good drainage drainage- glads can use lots of water especially especially especially es es- es- es esI I as the spikes are forming forming form form- I ing and the flowers beginning to bud Go easy on the fertilizer especially nitrogen Too much fertilizer may do more harm than good by burning or inducing dis- dis ease case Best commercial fertilizer to use on gladiolus is phosphate I and bone meal Many lany cultural helps can be obtained from gladiolus gladiolus gladious gladi gladi- olus ous club members Watch for forthe forthe II the local meet meeting ng and attend You will be he welcome I Harm Glads Many plants have their insect insect insect in in- sect troubles The one that bothers gladiolus is the But a dusting or spraying with DDT every 10 days will eliminate this pest and insure healthy plants free from insects Here are some of the highlight highlight highlight high high- light varieties we recommend recommend- In white this writer likes Mother lother Fischer Surfside Snow Princess and Florence Nightingale Connie Connie Connie Con Con- nie G. G is a real beauty for heavily ruffled all cream gladioli White White Gold is a large inexpensive variety in the cream class In buff choose Sunspot Peach Glow made au an impressive record as a 1951 introduction Patrol is the current winner of oC many ribbons in ill the orange buff class Those who love the bold will not pass up UI Pactolus a very imposing and striking gladiolus with a romantic I name back background from Asia Minor 1 It presents a bright scarlet scarlet scarlet scar scar- let blotch hotch on a yellow ellow buff back back- gro ground LI rid Yellow Favorite Fa i Aureole will be a favorite for fora forI I a nice ruffled light yellow Spotlight Spotlight Spotlight Spot Spot- light still commands great favor favorin in the deep yellows and at a low cost N Newer ewer yellow varieties which are making names for themselves include Gold a sensational sensational sen sen- I 51 introduction Terrific I which opens 10 to 14 florets at atone atone at atone one time and likes our hot sun I never never showing any signs of wilt wilt- I ing Two fine orange glads are arc Orange Gold and October Sun Sun- shine A favorite also is Betty Duncan Other favorite glads for this area arca will be named in the other articles by Miles i C. C Labrum in inthis inthis inthis this column |