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lupins
Jun 19, 2010 12:49:14 GMT
Post by Barbara on Jun 19, 2010 12:49:14 GMT
I know you have to cut them down when they've finished flowering, but where too, the ground or not so drastic. any advice please.
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lupins
Jun 19, 2010 13:52:05 GMT
Post by andy on Jun 19, 2010 13:52:05 GMT
Just take the flower head off from under the first seed pod....they'll hopefully send out flowering sideshoots.
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lupins
Jun 19, 2010 18:59:00 GMT
Post by Barbara on Jun 19, 2010 18:59:00 GMT
Thanks Andy.
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Jun 20, 2010 18:41:21 GMT
Post by Ladygardener on Jun 20, 2010 18:41:21 GMT
This board is great, there's always something to learn. Thanks Andy. ;D
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Jun 20, 2010 19:17:16 GMT
Post by Jasmine on Jun 20, 2010 19:17:16 GMT
Cut mine back today. There were little flower heads just starting. It does look a bit bald now poor old lupin but the flower heads were very heavy, no wonder they're not very good in the rain or wind.
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Jun 20, 2010 21:27:42 GMT
Post by jean on Jun 20, 2010 21:27:42 GMT
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Jun 21, 2010 7:02:13 GMT
Post by Barbara on Jun 21, 2010 7:02:13 GMT
Thanks Jean, the last time I grew them, many years ago, they were infested with the bl**dy things, these are a present so I will have to keep a watch on them.
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lupins
Jun 21, 2010 12:51:04 GMT
Post by andy on Jun 21, 2010 12:51:04 GMT
I absolutely adore lupins....so many wonderful colours and colour combinations.
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Jun 21, 2010 20:08:19 GMT
Post by madonplants on Jun 21, 2010 20:08:19 GMT
Very true Andy. I bought two (good size pots as well) for 30p each a few months ago, but no colours or names and now have two different coloured Lupins, that actually fit in with the colour scheme would you believe! ;D
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Jun 23, 2010 17:22:48 GMT
Post by Ladygardener on Jun 23, 2010 17:22:48 GMT
If you take the seed heads off while the seeds are still green, can they still dry out and become viable or do you need to leave them on the plant I wonder if anyone knows?
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aurora
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lupins
Dec 8, 2010 18:08:27 GMT
Post by aurora on Dec 8, 2010 18:08:27 GMT
If you take the seed heads off while the seeds are still green, can they still dry out and become viable or do you need to leave them on the plant I wonder if anyone knows? I always wait to collect the seeds when the pods go dark brown and start to split open. If you cut off the pods while they are green the seeds are still immature and being apart from the main plant wont be getting the essential feed from the parent plant and therefore second rate seeds. Here's a photo taken last year of a lupin grown from seed the previous year.
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lupins
Dec 8, 2010 18:19:21 GMT
Post by Auricula on Dec 8, 2010 18:19:21 GMT
Wow, how super - I take it you don't have slug problems ;D
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Dec 8, 2010 18:22:22 GMT
Post by Ladygardener on Dec 8, 2010 18:22:22 GMT
Very healthy and a lovely shade of lemon Aurora, well done.
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Dec 8, 2010 18:30:01 GMT
Post by Louisa on Dec 8, 2010 18:30:01 GMT
Gorgeous, i love lupins
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aurora
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Dec 8, 2010 18:58:54 GMT
Post by aurora on Dec 8, 2010 18:58:54 GMT
Wow, how super - I take it you don't have slug problems ;D I do have slug problems! I put the seeds in a dry wall and I can only assume that being dry the slugs don't like going there, as I don't put slug killer down. I then got to thinking how they flourish at the side of railway lines etc. They only do well if they are kept lean and keen. I have one lupin in the main flower border and it's been there for 4 years, but not a patch on what I'm growing in the dry wall. So .......I reccommend trying to grow Lupins in a mix of gravel mixed sparsely with soil. i221.photobucket.com/albums/dd161/GWDAdmin1/Smilies/Default/smiley.gif
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lupins
Dec 8, 2010 23:05:08 GMT
Post by Chuckles on Dec 8, 2010 23:05:08 GMT
Lovely specimens Aurora and a useful planting tip, I'll remember that next time I grow some. I got caught out trying to save seeds to early, they went mouldy
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Dec 13, 2010 5:43:12 GMT
Post by andy on Dec 13, 2010 5:43:12 GMT
I'm going to try to persuade my boss to get me a few groups of lupins and see if he'll succumb to some delphs, hollyhocks and gypsophyllia too ;D.
Im very lucky that we have loads of slug eating birds at work so hopefully they won't be a problem....although it only takes one of the pesky little blighters !!!
Lovely Lupins above Aurora.
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aurora
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Dec 18, 2010 21:09:43 GMT
Post by aurora on Dec 18, 2010 21:09:43 GMT
I'm going to try to persuade my boss to get me a few groups of lupins and see if he'll succumb to some delphs, hollyhocks and gypsophyllia too ;D. Im very lucky that we have loads of slug eating birds at work so hopefully they won't be a problem....although it only takes one of the pesky little blighters !!! Lovely Lupins above Aurora. Thanks Andy. Sounds like you've got yourself a good combination of plants for block planting. Always more dramatic and will give colour in the border all summer. Ahhh - roll on summer i221.photobucket.com/albums/dd161/GWDAdmin1/Smilies/Default/smiley.gif
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