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) |
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