| For this reason it is desirable to save cormels to develop a constant supply of young, vigorous corms. |
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| The lower part of the corm produces numerous roots and several cormels which arise from its axillary buds. |
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| Varieties that produce cormels are considered to have a superior flavour and texture. |
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| If the tiny cormels are desired for future propagation, dig carefully and sort by varieties immediately. |
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| The cormels are used for human consumption while the corms are used for animal feeding. |
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| Hot water treatments are an effective way to control nematodes in dormant cormels of dasheen cultivars used for planting. |
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| For tender plants like gladiolus, store the corms and cormels in a cool, dry place over winter and plant in spring. |
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| These cormels are planted after the dormancy period when the roots at the base indicate swelling. |
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| Gladiolus is propagated from cormels which grow in clusters on stolons between mother and daughter corms. |
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| Corms and cormels that are planted immediately after treatment will sprout within 3 to 4 weeks. |
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| Also remove and label the small cormels and place in a paper bag for storage for future planting. |
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| Before putting the corms and cormels into storage, dust them with an insecticide for thrip control. |
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| If you have bulbs in your garden, you can dig them up and break apart the clumps of bulbs, planting the bulblets and cormels independently as you would a bulb. |
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| As the plant grew, the end of the old corm died progressively from the bottom, and new secondary corms or cormels grew from one or more lateral buds. |
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