Gladiolus Lovers: Plant Gladiolus Bulbs in Containers the Right Way ✨🌿

Today we are planting gladiolus bulbs in containers, and if you're new to planting gladioli, we have a lot of tips to share with you. 😀 We love glads and each year we add more. This year we have 50 new gladiolus bulbs to plant and can't wait to show you! Watch to see how we prep the container for planting, add fertilizer, and correctly plant the bulbs in the correct orientation. It's a fun day, so come join us! 👍
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Featured Chapters:
Intro 0:00
Our Plan and Container Layout 0:22
Gladiolus Bulb Top from the Bottom 1:14
Step 1: Prepping Container 2:10
Step 2: Planting Depth for Gladiolus Bulbs 2:25
Step 3: Setting up a Container Reservoir 3:25
Step 4: Adding Bulb Fertilizer 4:56
Step 5: Planting Gladiolus Bulbs 5:47
Step 6: Covering Bulbs with Soil 6:18
Step 7: Tips for Watering Bulbs After Planting 7:15
Wrap-up 7:45
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[@richiep3520]

I've only started garden a few weeks ago and I tell you, the most stressful part of it is figiluring the top and bottom part of a bulb. I planted these yesterday and looks like I did it right 😂

[@SpokenGarden]

Awesome! Great job and thank you for watching! 😎😊

[@KimberlyJones-qn4bw]

You guys are great 👍👍👍

[@gandalfstormcrow8439]

Thank you! I'll be adding PRAYER to the mix.😘✝️ Should help when I forget to water them.😖

[@SpokenGarden]

Thank YOU and a prayer always helps. 😊😀

[@tennisjunkpm]

I just picked up some bulbs, my first attempt- your video is awesome and it will guide me! Wish me luck…😊😊

[@SpokenGarden]

Thank you for watching and we're glad it was helpful! You are going to love them!

[@budgetgardeningvita]

I can't wait to plant my gladiolus bulbs in pots. They are currently pre-sprouting. The hummingbirds love them when they are blooming. Happy gardening! 🌹

[@SpokenGarden]

Yay! Happy gardening to you too!

[@kellywilson5301]

I love beautiful flowers, and like to learn planting myself instead of buying all the time😂

[@SpokenGarden]

Hi @kellywilson5301 ! 👋👋 We prefer the DIY option as well. Always more fun and fulfilling! We hope your spring is off to a great start and happy bulb gardening!😉😊

[@russburg6480]

Great job. Great directions , y'all made it so easy to understand. Thanks.✝️

[@SpokenGarden]

Hi @russburg6480 ! Thank you for saying that and sorry for the delayed response. We hope you are having a great spring, so far! Blessings to you and your family. 😊😀✝️

[@kimberlyrinehart3358]

I just got my house and its mid July. I'm going to plant what I have, and just cross my fingers they grow!

[@SpokenGarden]

Congratulations 🎊 on buying your house!!! If you do transplant right now, be sure to stay on top of your watering and know that your plants will go through some transplant shock. We hope it goes well and you also stay hydrated!! 👍👍😃😊

[@aliciacromwell6490]

Good advice guys! Thank you. 😊

[@SpokenGarden]

Thank you, Alicia, and thanks for watching!!

[@al52269]

Great video. Thanks for sharing. New subscriber here.

[@SpokenGarden]

Thanks for the sub! Hope this was helpful!!

[@user-zx4gn9so3j]

I planted Gladiolus for the first time this year.

[@SpokenGarden]

That's awesome! You are going to love them!!

[@michelecatania7202]

I just planted 25 glads, only covered slightly and lightly because i will lightly mulch. Do you see this as an issue?

[@Ebsanging]

First time planning bulbs Thankyou so much

[@SpokenGarden]

You are sooo very welcome. Thank you for your kind words and for watching! 😊😀

[@sdale8867]

Planting mine today and I need y'all!!!! 🎉❤

[@SpokenGarden]

Hi Sommer Sault!! 👋🏼👋🏼 Thank you for watching and we hope your gladiolus planting went well. Happy gardening! 👍🏼😀😊

[@TheresaBoardman]

Thank you this really is good 💯❤️👏

[@SpokenGarden]

You're welcome 😊 We're glad this was helpful!

[@joygilroy3247]

Thanks sooo much for sharing ❤️

[@SpokenGarden]

You're welcome! Glad it was helpful!

[@miriamruth1]

Thank you from NZ

[@SpokenGarden]

Hi @miriamruth1 ! Thank YOU for watching and we hope it was helpful. From us up-over to you down-under. 😉😀

[@traceyj8237]

This was good. I'm planting tulip bulbs. Thanks.

[@SpokenGarden]

Hi @traceyj8237 ! That's great you planted tulips! They are probably coming up right now are are looking AMAZING!! Sorry for the delayed response and we hope you are having a really fun spring! 😀😊

[@lorethajones5956]

Great vedio. I learned a lot. Thanks ❤️

[@SpokenGarden]

Hi @lorethajones5956 !👋👋 Sorry for the delayed response and thank you for saying that!! We hope your spring is filled with flowers, joy, and peace. 😊😀

[@barbarawalker3620]

👍👍👍

[@SpokenGarden]

Hi @barbarawalker3620 ! 👋👋 Sorry for our delayed response and thank you for the many thumb-ups. We truly appreciate it and we hope our spring is off to a wonderful start! 😊😀💚💚

[@muriellockhoff9560]

This is a small garden I have in Florida this will be my first time for me I am hoping the take my neighbor gave me rain Lilly bulb s in pot to they are starting to I come up a little I ordered glads thank you for sharing information on how to do it

[@SpokenGarden]

Hi there! Thank you for watching and glad to help!! 👍😉

[@VickyG442]

Can I just only fill the pot to the point I want to plant and pour 5 inches of soil on top?

[@SpokenGarden]

Hi there! Yes, you can do it that way. In the video, we made sure to show the depth of planting and the configuration for anyone watching. Hope you plant lots of glads! 😀😊 Thank you for watching!

[@smeshfactory3992]

Hi, I just planted a bunch of these in a new border I made. I know it's a little late but fingers crossed, wish me luck.

[@SpokenGarden]

How did the border turn out?

[@smeshfactory3992]

@@SpokenGarden It was AMAZING, over 1 metre tall and the bulbs have sprouted again themselves, counted around 32 so far and some have multiplied themselves.

[@tatumheartscrochet]

@@smeshfactory3992 Oh that’s awesome! I wish we could see pictures of the glads ❤️

[@frankwaters8177]

do you recommend any particular form of dirt? is potting soil mixed with topsoil OK?

[@SpokenGarden]

Hi @frankwaters8177 ! Great question and thank you for asking it! 👍👍 Glads like a well-draining soil and if you can have some more nutrient rich soil, that's good too, but if not you can always go with regular potting soil and then add compost (about 1/4 to 1/2 inch on top, so your glads depth doesn't get too deep) to the top of the soil. You can leave it right on top and over time water and gravity will pull all the good stuff (nutrients and finer soil particulates) down into the soil profile for the plants benefit from. OR, you can work the compost into the top of the first 1-inch of soil and you can generally see the benefits a little faster. That's for a container already planted up with bulbs. If you are starting from scratch with a new contain, soil, and bulbs that haven't been planted yet, then you can add compost to your potting soil or other well-draining soil (if it's not already in there), mixing the compost in as thoroughly as possible, and then plant your bulbs accordingly. If starting from scratch, you could up the compost amount to a1:4 ratio (as long as the compost doesn't have any fresh manure in it and it's broken down). Hope this all helps. Probably more than what you wanted, but we are laying it all out here. Have fun and happy spring!😀😊👍👍

[@sharongallogly718]

Just wondering should there be holes in bottom of the container? Very informative video thank you.

[@SpokenGarden]

Hi @sharongallogly718!! 👋🏼👋🏼 Great question, and yes, you should make sure you have drainage holes on the bottom of your containers, especially for gladioli (and many other bulbs) so they don't sit in mucky, water logged soil for too long. For this container, we made 4 holes using a 1/2 inch drill bit in a cross-configuration. You could do 6 holes too, but we felt 4 was good. Hope that helps and thank you for watching and for commenting! 😉😀

[@shaimarafeeqkkk6530]

👌🏼👌🏼👌🏼💖💖💖💖💖

[@SpokenGarden]

Thanks for watching!

[@simasoumi5551]

What a lovely explanation, and neat planting! How deep should the pot be please. My galdiouli bulbs are in water waiting to sprout but im not sure which pot I should use 🎉🎉

[@SpokenGarden]

Thank you! Make sure your pot is at least 12 inches tall for the bulb depth and room for the roots to spread out but bigger is better!

[@TinaWavelet]

When I already planted my glads too shallow and they started to sprout can replant them deeper which means stems would also go under soil? Will it harm my glads? Or do I rather replant them deeper in fall after faded? Or both is wrong/harmful/useless already? Thanks

[@jannanewbolt8553]

After storing them for winter and now getting ready to plant do I leave a little of the stem or cut it off ?

[@SpokenGarden]

You can leave a 1-2 inch stem of the old stem and make sure not to cut too much of the stem off that you cut into the bulb itself. Good luck!

[@user-id9cm8ov5o]

I'm new to gardening (veggies and flowers). Is there a certain type of dirt needed for the big flower pot?

[@panabanana3973]

No however if you're planting in pots use potting mix add perlite for nice easy drainage and aeration and some chicken poop plus npk when they appear above the dirt. It's easy

[@graceg751]

I planted just two inches deep and still they grown. So is it really necessary to plant as deep as six inches.

[@AnnaLoveSF143]

What is the best soil to use for gladiolus?

[@SpokenGarden]

Hi @AnnaLoveSF143 ! Great question. Glads like well-draining soil with nutrients, but if you have a potting soil, you can use that and then add compost to it either when first potting the soil (1:4 soil to compost) or, if already potted up, you can ad 1/4 to 1/2 inch of compost on the soil surface (leaving to slowly filter down or mixing into top 1 inch of soil). Fertilize as needed and you should be good to go. Hope that helps and and thank you for watching. We hope you are having a great spring! 👍👍

[@beckysniffen8670]

How do you keep gladiolus from tipping over in pots?

[@febakoshy8888]

Can you also show what kind of soil you used and the dimensions of the container . Thank you!

[@SpokenGarden]

Hi @febakoshy8888 ! Great questions. 👍 We used regular, general potting soil (equal parts peatmoss, perlite, and bark). You can also use any well-draining, nutrient rich garden soil mixes. We used a 20-inch diameter container. Hope that helps and thank you for watching! 😀😊

[@littleeddie133]

Replanted mine in pots this year but now the bulbs no longer look like your nice ones, they are mor like a blob and you cannot tell which way in up or down so I just guessed, all of them are coming up, also I’m using 15 inch pots and only put one bulb in each container, Could I have put in more?

[@teresaanderson7648]

I received some Tango hummingbird mint today in the mail it's got roots and it looks like it's got a bowl of brown stuff caught together on top what do I do with that

[@SpokenGarden]

Sorry for the delayed response! The brown stuff on top is most likely the previous year's growth and the crown of the plant. Don't cut it, just soak the bareroots for 1-4 hrs and then plant the bareroot right away. Hope that helps!

[@masemarod442]

Awww i was hoping the video would of ended with them blooming..

[@SpokenGarden]

Thank you for watching and sorry we didn't show that in this video. With our excitement of getting this video out to you, we just couldn't wait! We hope our video was helpful and we made a Gladiolus fan out of you. 😉😊👍👍

[@girlynethononda359]

Like garden and flowers how can I get your flowers

[@AnnaLoveSF143]

What did he add first before he added bulbs. ?

[@patriciacole8773]

Bulb tone

[@SibelKacar-tk1so]

Do we need a pot with drainage?

[@SpokenGarden]

Yes, make sure your pot has drainage holes on the bottom!

[@kestedemena2000]

How long will it take for the bulbs to come out ? And no water until then???

[@SpokenGarden]

Hi there! It can depend on many factors, but mainly it will depend on how healthy your bulbs are, when you planted them, and how warm your garden is (soil temperature consistently at 55F). It can take anywhere from 1-4+ weeks for gladiolus bulbs to start pushing through the soil and then you can start watering them. If you want to check to see if they are starting to grow, gently pull soil away from where you planted them and look for any stem or leaf tissue pushing through the soil. Once you are done checking, be sure to gently push the soil back over the bulbs. Hope that helps and hope you get lots of gladiolus flowers this year! 😉😀

[@Faye0207]

Thanks for your help! My back yard has so many rocks to dig up for a garden space. I didn’t think to use large pots for gladiolus 🪴

[@SpokenGarden]

You are so welcome! Hope the large pots work well for you!

[@canceriangal4443]

Is there an update on this video?

[@rameshthambu2501]

Kindly post the soil mixer

[@SpokenGarden]

We just used a basic potting soil we bought at our garden soil that is well-draining with a mix of bark, perlite, and peat moss. Hope that helps!

[@AventurasLiz]

Are this gladiulus back year after year?

[@SpokenGarden]

Yes, glads are perennials in zones 8-10 generally. We're in zone 9a so they come back year after year. 😊

[@sherrysteel3410]

I started my bulbs in water and they have sprouted very large, when should I put them in my Whiskey barrel for outdoors?

[@SpokenGarden]

Hi Sherry! Very cool you started your bulbs this way! You can plant right away, and place outside if your temps are above 50F. Thank you for watching our video and happy bulb growing!

[@albertinafernandes2440]

How deep should one plant? Please advise thank you

[@SpokenGarden]

Hi @albertinafernandes2440 ! Good question, because it can depend.....especially on the size of the bulb itself. Some retailers/sellers will give you very specific depths of 5-6 inches for that very package of bulbs you have and others will give very general instructions. When in doubt, try to follow (even loosely) the package instructions, if there are any. If not or you don't trust the package instructions, for whatever reason, an easy way to plant any bulbs, including gladioli, is to plant them 2-3 times deep as they are tall. So, if your glads are on the smaller side (due to age or a very specific cultivar), like 1/2 to 1 inch tall, then you would plant them at a depth of 2-3 inches in depth. If your glads are larger, like 2-3 inches tall, then you can plant them 4-6 inches deep, roughly. Hope that helps and thank you for your question and for watching!😀😊

[@AventurasLiz]

And what month i can plant i live in michigan?❤

[@SpokenGarden]

Thanks for watching! It's not so much what month but based on temps and soil. You can plant them outside after your predicted spring frost-free date has passed and when your soil has warmed up to at least 50F or more. If you're planting in containers, you could always start them early indoors and then move them outside when it's safe. Hope that helps! 😊

[@joannsawyer4675]

I started my in the house under a glow light. But where can I get that hoe The knife that got marcumes on it. So I know how deep I'm going. Where can I get that please let me know. I love watching your guys's videos. joann ohio 😊

[@evielucas5847]

I planted my glads they came up , got blooms on them and never opened... what happened?

[@SpokenGarden]

We are sorry to hear your glad flowers didn't open. Sounds like it could have been Gladious Thrips. A common sign is flower buds that don't open due to the thrips attacking and sulking sap from glad stems that would otherwise be used for the flowers to open. Once the sap is sucked, the plant will conserve nutrients to keep photosynthesizing and flowers won't open and wither or open withered. Look for small white marks on glad leaves and flower buds. Hope that helps and, again, sorry that happened.

[@aukebij3193]

you plant them way too deep in the bulb fields in the Netherlands they are placed on the ground and then two to three inches of soil comes over and that's it

[@EffSharp]

Mine are coming up!!! What do I do now??? 😂

[@SpokenGarden]

Hi Effsharp! That's awesome your glads are coming up. Time to water them on a consistent basis and keep the soil moist. Also, start thinking about how you want to stake them (and we're going to stake ours soon too using C-bites from @thrivingdesign2826. Stay tuned)!