"KD" wrote in message
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Greetings folks:

Just a quick question here. I'm a fairly new gardener in Halifax, Nova
Scotia, zone 5a. I recently planted some stargazer lily bulbs as well
as some glads in a bed I just put in. I'm happy to say that I'm
starting to see some sprouts come up - but I'm not sure which they are!
The sprouts are about two inches tall now, with reddish and green. Can
anyone help?

Thanks!

KD


Thanks for the help all. It would appear that these are the gladiolas that
are poking their heads up. After nearly three weeks of clouds, rain and
cold, we actually had sun yesterday after, and it continued on today! As a
result of this rare warmth, three more have shown their heads above the
ground - I'm sure that in under 24 hours, I got at least an inch or two of
growth on these. I hope that my Stargazers come up too, they are such
beautiful flowers.

I learned about gladiola bulb storage last year; I packed 'em up in
sand-filled sealed containers, thinking that would dry them out. I opened
them up this spring to a mess of rotten bulbs and aphids. You see, I can be
taught!


KD