Odd - I'd check the chemical mix. Might be simple as that to improve.
Some rock chem mix can enhance flower production in other plants.
Maybe if you have tired dirt it might take pushing.

Martin

On 6/17/2018 10:44 AM, Sophia Antoinette wrote:
This is my second year planting gladiolus, they are currently at the 3-5
leave
stage, before the stalk comes. I learned last year that not all corms
produce
any leaves. If they produce green leaves, doesn't necessarily mean they
will
produce a stalk. If it produces a stalk, some stalks buds' didn't open.
I am
currently working on growing a "cutting garden". So my question is, can you
tell at this "3-5 leave" stage if it will produce a stalk? If they wont,
I'd
like to just get them out now to save the nutrients for the rest of the
garden. Thank you for your time