On Thu, 12 Feb 2004 13:09:58 -0000, "David Hill"
wrote:

Realised the other day that I hadn't lifted my Gladiolus corms, lifted a
couple yesterday and was amazed at the very good condition they are in.I am
wondering if they actually need to be lifted each year, except to protect
them from the weather.
Any Comments from anyone.

Then yesterday I discovered a couple of hard boiled eggs that we did for the
journey back from Spain the other week, and I am wondering just how long
they will keep

Glads here in USDA zone 7b (average lowest temperature 5-10F [-15 to
-10C]) are marginal for survival. Some years, plants come back; other
times they disappear. Or maybe a squirrel ate them.

I'd definitely toss the eggs.