I planted glads 3 years ago (bulbs in the spring). The first year I did not get flowers. I did get beautiful flowers both the second and the third.

I have not ever pulled them up in the fall, but I am now hearing that I should or I will have no flowers. What I was told is that you have to dig them up and take off the bottom bulb (as they get a new one each year) and if I don't, insects will eat the whole thing and they will be gone.

First - is this true? Is this why I need to pull up the glads? And second - do I keep all the little tiny bulbs that are growing attached to it or do I rid the main bulb of those too?

Thanks!
Lydia

Dig and store glad corms each fall. Corms are ready for digging about six weeks after they have bloomed. By this time foliage should be yellowing and dying back. If the tops are still healthy, let corms grow to add to corm development, until just before a hard freeze. Once the foliage dies back, dig the corms to prevent disease problems while corms are in the ground.

Place corms in a light, warm, well-ventilated place for several weeks to cure. Corms are cured to get rid of excess moisture in corm and husks as rapidly as possible. This helps prevent storage problems.
After corms are cured, separate the new corm from the old dried corm. These two parts should snap apart easily by hand and leave a clean scar on the new corm. Remove the loose husks, leaving the wrapper husks intact. Also remove the small cormels and place in a labeled paper bag for winter storage.

Place the corms in trays, paper bags, mesh onion bags, or even nylon stockings for winter storage.
Store corms in a dark, cool, dry, well-ventilated location. Ideal storage temperatures are 35 to 45°F