Planting Freesia

[Syed Adnan]

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,

[Hamad Ahmed Kisana]

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



temps here are 27 at night and 36 at day.

[Muhammad Arif Khan]

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

[Syed Adnan]

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 !

[Asim_Nawaz]

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

[Syed Adnan]

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.

[ka_khan]

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

[Izhar]

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

[ka_khan]

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

[ka_khan]

Will try to load the lighter pics.