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The gladiolus bulbs should be wintered dry and cool
Hibernate gladioli in the cellar
When the gladiolus bulbs are unearthed in autumn, many ask themselves where to put onions? This is where the cellar offers, in which optimal conditions often prevail.
Store gladiolus bulbs
The ideal room for wintering should not be warmer than five degrees according to general recommendations. It is no longer that cold in modern cellars due to modern heating systems. However, this is not bad, because the onions can handle temperatures up to twelve degrees.
It may be that the gladiolus bulbs germinate sooner than planned. ] Continue to drive these bulbs in planters, but they will flower slightly earlier than planned.
In some cellars it is humid. Here it is advisable to ventilate regularly and to store the gladiolus bulbs as follows:
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In many garden sheds it is warm enough to overwinter the gladiolus bulbs. Even on a cool and airy loft or in the garage you can store the tubers until spring.