Gladiolus
Michael Mace (Mon, 20 Jan 2014 21:09:49 PST)

Aad, I presume those are winter-growing species, right? If so, I have tried
two approaches when importing bulbs from South Africa:

--Store them dry and cool indoors until fall. If they start to sprout, pot
them and start watering.

--Store them dry in a refrigerator (not freezer), in a plastic bag so they
do not get dried out, until fall. Then pot them and water.

Both methods have worked for me.

Mike
San Jose, CA