Whilst in B&Q at the weekend I grabbed a few packs of seed but have just
noticed that the Delphiniums suggest sowing direct in the garden between May
to July for flowering in May next year. Can I get these to flower this year
if I was to sow now, indoors in a heated propogator ?

Thanks

Jim

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Whilst in B&Q at the weekend I grabbed a few packs of seed but have just
noticed that the Delphiniums suggest sowing direct in the garden between May
to July for flowering in May next year. Can I get these to flower this year
if I was to sow now, indoors in a heated propogator ?

The answer is yes, but don't do it (IMHO). Delphiniums are worth waiting
for and are much better grown as a biennial, then the roots can be kept
on to regrow as a herbaceous perennial for future years. If you want
quick results grow some Larkspurs - the annual version of Delphinium and
a graceful addition to any flower garden. We start our Delphiniums
singly in pots during summer then plant them out in the autumn.
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Alan & Joan Gould - North Lincs.

"JimM" wrote in message
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Whilst in B&Q at the weekend I grabbed a few packs of seed but have just
noticed that the Delphiniums suggest sowing direct in the garden between
May
to July for flowering in May next year. Can I get these to flower this
year
if I was to sow now, indoors in a heated propogator ?

Thanks

Jim
There's a good article in this month's RHS Garden Magazine about growing
perennial borders from seeds or cuttings to flower the same year. But as
Alan has already said it doesn't suit everything.

Rod

Alan Gould wrote:
In article , JimM
writes

Whilst in B&Q at the weekend I grabbed a few packs of seed but have just
noticed that the Delphiniums suggest sowing direct in the garden between May
to July for flowering in May next year. Can I get these to flower this year
if I was to sow now, indoors in a heated propogator ?


The answer is yes, but don't do it (IMHO). Delphiniums are worth waiting
for and are much better grown as a biennial, then the roots can be kept
on to regrow as a herbaceous perennial for future years. If you want
quick results grow some Larkspurs - the annual version of Delphinium and
a graceful addition to any flower garden. We start our Delphiniums
singly in pots during summer then plant them out in the autumn.

I tried growing Delphiniums in pots last year, but they
never grew beyond two leaves all summer. They just sat
there for months, and then died one by one. I don't know
why. Meanwhile the lupins raced ahead..

Rhiannon, ended up planting out three sorry-looking plants
simply because they couldn't do any worse in the ground than
in the pot! Don't know whether they've survived the winter
or not, I suspect not.