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Lupins
Dear all,
We've sucessfully grown a large number of lupins from seed and I see the instructions say not to plant out until Sept. Internet searches also confirm this. Frustratingly nobody says why! Can anyone enligten me? Thanks, Adrian. |
Lupins
Adrian wrote in
: Dear all, We've sucessfully grown a large number of lupins from seed and I see the instructions say not to plant out until Sept. Internet searches also confirm this. Frustratingly nobody says why! Can anyone enligten me? Lupins are very vulnerable to slug/snail attack, and you can lose an entire sowing overnight (happened to me :-(). Could it be that the idea is to keep them in a slug-free environment till they are quite big and fully hardened off so they stand a better chance of surviving? Incidentally, tree lupins are much tougher and don't suffer from slugs anything like as much. I've grown a blue-flowering one that's covered in blooms at the moment, and has a fantastic scent (but they are quite variable - another plant from the same packet has rather dull yellow flowers, and no scent at all :-(.) Victoria -- gardening on a north-facing hill in South-East Cornwall -- |
Lupins
We've sucessfully grown a large number of lupins from seed and I see the instructions say not to plant out until Sept. Internet searches also confirm this. Frustratingly nobody says why! Can anyone enligten me? Lupins are very vulnerable to slug/snail attack, and you can lose an entire sowing overnight (happened to me :-(). Could it be that the idea is to keep them in a slug-free environment till they are quite big and fully hardened off so they stand a better chance of surviving? I keep mine in big pots overwinter and plant out the next year, seems to work for me :-) kate |
Lupins
"Victoria Clare" wrote in message .209... Adrian wrote in : Dear all, We've sucessfully grown a large number of lupins from seed and I see the instructions say not to plant out until Sept. Internet searches also confirm this. Frustratingly nobody says why! Can anyone enligten me? Lupins are very vulnerable to slug/snail attack, and you can lose an entire sowing overnight (happened to me :-(). Could it be that the idea is to keep them in a slug-free environment till they are quite big and fully hardened off so they stand a better chance of surviving? Incidentally, tree lupins are much tougher and don't suffer from slugs anything like as much. I've grown a blue-flowering one that's covered in blooms at the moment, and has a fantastic scent (but they are quite variable - another plant from the same packet has rather dull yellow flowers, and no scent at all :-(.) I have the solution . Plant the lupins and get a couple of indian runner or call ducks to eat the slugs. Works for me :0) |
Lupins
Subject: Lupins
From: Victoria Clare Date: 07/06/2004 10:06 GMT Daylight Time Message-id: Adrian wrote in : Dear all, We've sucessfully grown a large number of lupins from seed and I see the instructions say not to plant out until Sept. Internet searches also confirm this. Frustratingly nobody says why! Can anyone enligten me? Lupins are very vulnerable to slug/snail attack, and you can lose an entire sowing overnight (happened to me :-(). Funnily enough, I just noticed last week that the verges along the M8 and M73 are covered in Lupins. It looks lovely. -- Rhiannon http://www.livejournal.com/users/rhiannon_s/ "The trick is to commit crimes so confusing that police feel too stupid to even write a crime report about them." Aubrey on remaining at liberty www.somethingpositive.net |
Lupins
"Rhiannon S" wrote in message ... Subject: Lupins From: Victoria Clare Date: 07/06/2004 10:06 GMT Daylight Time Message-id: Adrian wrote in : Dear all, We've sucessfully grown a large number of lupins from seed and I see the instructions say not to plant out until Sept. Internet searches also confirm this. Frustratingly nobody says why! Can anyone enligten me? Lupins are very vulnerable to slug/snail attack, and you can lose an entire sowing overnight (happened to me :-(). Funnily enough, I just noticed last week that the verges along the M8 and M73 are covered in Lupins. It looks lovely. I hope it stays that way. Presumably they were sown by a green "terrorist" throwing seeds out of the car window. Some years ago I planted some spare daffodil bulbs on a grass bank near me. They looked great the next spring, but the council contractors promptly mowed them and they haven't been seen since. :-(( Steve |
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ssness.fsnet.co.uk writes "Rhiannon S" wrote in message ... Subject: Lupins From: Victoria Clare Date: 07/06/2004 10:06 GMT Daylight Time Message-id: Adrian wrote in : Dear all, We've sucessfully grown a large number of lupins from seed and I see the instructions say not to plant out until Sept. Internet searches also confirm this. Frustratingly nobody says why! Can anyone enligten me? Lupins are very vulnerable to slug/snail attack, and you can lose an entire sowing overnight (happened to me :-(). Funnily enough, I just noticed last week that the verges along the M8 and M73 are covered in Lupins. It looks lovely. I hope it stays that way. Presumably they were sown by a green "terrorist" throwing seeds out of the car window. Some years ago I planted some spare daffodil bulbs on a grass bank near me. They looked great the next spring, but the council contractors promptly mowed them and they haven't been seen since. :-(( You need to be very careful when planting spare plants in this way - OK in town, but not in the countryside - our native plants are already having a tough fight against imported aliens which have escaped from gardens or been deliberately let loose - himalayan balsam, japanese knotweed, Rhododendron ponticum, spanish bluebell to name just a fe - all of these seemed harmless enough at the time. -- Kay "Do not insult the crocodile until you have crossed the river" |
Lupins
Subject: Lupins
From: Victoria Clare Date: 07/06/2004 14:08 GMT Daylight Time Message-id: But ones I grow from seed are just slug magnets. Different variety, perhaps? Any plant grown intentionally will attract slugs. They seem to know what you want to keep and what you don't. [cf the "My slugs are nuts" thread] -- Rhiannon http://www.livejournal.com/users/rhiannon_s/ "The trick is to commit crimes so confusing that police feel too stupid to even write a crime report about them." Aubrey on remaining at liberty www.somethingpositive.net |
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