Lupins, too late to set seed?
countymayo
these in March but forgot. Is it too late to sow now, into open
ground, for flowers this year?
Judith
Spider
It's a long time since I sowed Lupin seeds, but everything's late this
year, so I would go ahead and sow at least some of them - with
protection from frost and gastropods. Being annuals, they should grow
away quite keenly. You may get later flowering but, if that doesn't
matter to you, you should still enjoy the flowers.
Since it's a bit of an experiment, perhaps you will let us know how you
get on.
--
Spider
from high ground in SE London
gardening on clay
Christina Websell
"countymayo" <countym...@googlemail.com> wrote in message
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>I have a packet of Lupinus Crukshankii Sunrise, I should have sowed
> these in March but forgot. Is it too late to sow now, into open
> ground, for flowers this year?
>
I really don't know much about lupins but my aunt had such a lovely one last
year that I gathered a pod from it and planted the seeds last autumn in a
pot without much hope. Just a chance.
I now have one seedling coming up strongly!
I can't help about whether it's too late to sow them, but I always
understood they would not flower until their second year anyway.
Tina
Dave Hill
> On 11/05/2010 15:28, countymayo wrote:
>
> > I have a packet of Lupinus Crukshankii Sunrise, I should have sowed
> > these in March but forgot. Is it too late to sow now, into open
> > ground, for flowers this year?
>
> > Judith
>
Sowing Time: March to May, where it is to flower. Sow seeds sparingly,
¼in deep in drills 12in apart in well-cultivated soil which has been
raked to a fine tilth. Seedlings should not require thinning. Optimum
Germination Temperature: 65-85F . Seedlings should emerge within 18-21
days. They will grow well in any good garden soil but prefer a deep,
water drained soil and full sun, Water ground regularly, especially in
dry periods."
David Hill
Christina Websell
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On May 11, 7:30 pm, "Christina Websell"
<t...@tinawebsell.wanadoo.co.uk> wrote:
> "countymayo" <countymayo1...@googlemail.com> wrote in message
What colour is your Aunt's lupin Tina? Mine is so very unusual,
violet with an orange tinge at the tip, beautiful.
___
I think it was the same, or similar anyway, I wanted one! and have one
seedling coming up now. I'd given up hope as I put 12 seeds in a pot
probably last Sept.
I always remember what a local nurseryman said, who is on local radio often
"Plants want to live."
Tina