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Freesias multiply very fast, never pull put a bulb until the foilage is yellow, if the night temperatures are reaching below 20 you may plant bulbs otherwise there is a high risk of fungal attack, to be on the safe side i plant the bulbs when night temp fall below 15.

regards,

my freesia bulbs which were left in pot are now almost 4 inches...



temps here are 27 at night and 36 at day.

There is a big gap in the pot, it seems you lost some.

Yes Bulbs do survive inside soil in PAK even in hot summer but chances of getting fungus greatly increase when soil gets wet in rainy season, a better way to preserve them is to sprinkle anti fungus powder after storing them in card boxes in a cold dark place of the house during summer and plant them in winter in fresh healty nutrient full soil.

By the way Hammad i lost some healthy GLADS this year beggining when i left them in pots that was in June I believe. You are lucky your freesias are looking healthy.

GoodLuck !

Dear Syed Adnan says
By the way Hammad i lost some healthy GLADS this year beggining when i left them in pots that was in June I believe. You are lucky your freesias are looking healthy.

My Gladiolus bulbs still in a little pot from December to till-date. Some of them having flowering bud. Next few days I upload pictures

Flowering buds in this season, thats a news !

do share pics ...

We have a very harsh season here from MAY to OCT temp reaches 40+ in day time with no sign of cloud ever. Flowering season is from Nov to Apr.

Update: Planted on 13 th sep 2014...they have just started flowering budsWill soon share the pics of the blooms.They Took 6 months !!
I multiplied the bulbs into many pots and all are grown.What temp they will be needing now?Direct sunlight is good?They were placed outside openly during this winter

Save it from rain and mid-day direct sunlight... keep it in a place where it could get some shade during the day...

Took 6 months...they started blooming.Multiplied last years bulbs.The fragrance and colours are worth waiting.

Will try to load the lighter pics.