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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. |
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Adrian wrote in
news 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 -- |
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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 |
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"Victoria Clare" wrote in message .209... Adrian wrote in news 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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Subject: Lupins
From: Victoria Clare Date: 07/06/2004 10:06 GMT Daylight Time Message-id: Adrian wrote in news 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 |
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"Rhiannon S" wrote in message ... Subject: Lupins From: Victoria Clare Date: 07/06/2004 10:06 GMT Daylight Time Message-id: Adrian wrote in news 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 news 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" |
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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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There's a railway somewhere between Leicester and Birmingham where the banks used to be covered in them too (purple ones). Fantastic sight. does anyone remember the days when country railway staions used to be planted up with brilliant displays and the railway banks where used to grow veg etc. kate |
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"Kate Morgan" wrote in message ... There's a railway somewhere between Leicester and Birmingham where the banks used to be covered in them too (purple ones). Fantastic sight. does anyone remember the days when country railway staions used to be planted up with brilliant displays and the railway banks where used to grow veg etc. kate My Lupins were hit by whitefly, I was told to wait, the ladybirds will come...honest they will... They didn't and the Lupins dried and wilted. I never knew the simple, blast them off with water trick. simple and always works for me now, unless i see an army of ladybirds approaching |
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"Kate Morgan" wrote in message ... There's a railway somewhere between Leicester and Birmingham where the banks used to be covered in them too (purple ones). Fantastic sight. does anyone remember the days when country railway staions used to be planted up with brilliant displays and the railway banks where used to grow veg etc. It still happens. A few years ago my sister was station manager at Disley, and she planted up various parts of the station and got a lot of positive press for it. Steve |
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"Kate Morgan" wrote in message ... There's a railway somewhere between Leicester and Birmingham where the banks used to be covered in them too (purple ones). Fantastic sight. does anyone remember the days when country railway staions used to be planted up with brilliant displays and the railway banks where used to grow veg etc. kate My Lupins were hit by whitefly, I was told to wait, the ladybirds will come...honest they will... They didn't and the Lupins dried and wilted. I never knew the simple, blast them off with water trick. simple and always works for me now, unless i see an army of ladybirds approaching |
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"Kate Morgan" wrote in message ... There's a railway somewhere between Leicester and Birmingham where the banks used to be covered in them too (purple ones). Fantastic sight. does anyone remember the days when country railway staions used to be planted up with brilliant displays and the railway banks where used to grow veg etc. It still happens. A few years ago my sister was station manager at Disley, and she planted up various parts of the station and got a lot of positive press for it. Steve |
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"Kate Morgan" wrote in message ... There's a railway somewhere between Leicester and Birmingham where the banks used to be covered in them too (purple ones). Fantastic sight. does anyone remember the days when country railway staions used to be planted up with brilliant displays and the railway banks where used to grow veg etc. kate My Lupins were hit by whitefly, I was told to wait, the ladybirds will come...honest they will... They didn't and the Lupins dried and wilted. I never knew the simple, blast them off with water trick. simple and always works for me now, unless i see an army of ladybirds approaching |
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