
Select an open spot, as near the conditions of the open field 
as possible. Open spot in your garden is fine. 
Don’t plant Glads as a perennial border. Or as a border 
near a foundation of a building. Other plants will give more 
satisfactory results, and Glads will not be at their best, 
Good drainage is essential. Don’t plant your Glads where 
water will stand after a rain. 
Don’t plant your bulbs where lime, ashes or horse man- 
ure has been used. It will cause scabby bulbs. 
: Don’t plant your Glads too shallow. At least five inches 
eep, 
If you want better Glads than your neighbors, young vig- 
orous bulbs are the answer. 
Get your bulbs from a reliable source if you want QUAL- 
ITY varieties. 
Start your spraying program early. The first Thrip is 
easier to kill than a million later in the season. 
Cutivate your Glads only to depth of one inch. Glads 
have a lateral root system, running parallel to the surface of 
the ground. If these roots are disturbed, you will injure the 
bloom. 
Keep your Glads well cultivated. This works air into the 
soil, and Glads appreciate this extra supply of Oxygen. 
Don’t hill your Glads. This drains the rains away from 
your plants. Hilling will dry out very quickly, 
Don’t let a crust form on the surface of the ground after 
a rain .If you do you will lose that extra something that pro- 
duces that super bloom. 
A rake and a lawn broom are excellent tools to use 
around the Glad plants. Try them. 
Don’t cut spikes too close to the ground, Leave four 
leaves on the plant, to mature the new bulb. 
Dig your bulbs six weeks after they are through bloom- 
ing. Don’t lift them too early. 
When you dig your bulbs, cut the bulbs off from the tops 
IMMEDIATELY upon lifting from the ground. Otherwise, the 
Thrips will have a feast upon your bulbs. And you will elim- 
inate carrying Thrips into winter storage, 
Try using a 10% DDT dust on your bulbs in winter stor- 
age instead of Napthaline Flakes. 
Take your choice spikes to a Glad show. There may be 
blue ribbons in your garden. 
Winter storage should be cool and dry. Near 40 degrees. 
~ Don’t fail to attend a Glad show this summer, And take 
notes on varieties that you would like to grow. Join your 
state Glad Society where you can learn more do’s and don’ts. 
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