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Delphiniums

little Polllittle Poll Posts: 49
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The delphiniums that I have cared for over winter, in a cold greenhouse, have a very lush new growth, so much that the are becoming to tall for their space in the greenhouse. Is it to early to stand them out in the garden?

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  • fidgetbonesfidgetbones Posts: 17,618
    Start  to harden them off. Stand them outside during the day, but back under cover at night for a couple of weeks.
  • BobTheGardenerBobTheGardener Posts: 11,384
    Yep, and watch out for molluscs - young delph shoots are 'manna from heaven' for them.
    A trowel in the hand is worth a thousand lost under a bush.
  • Mark56Mark56 Posts: 1,653
    Definitely, I grow mine in deep pots as a result of the slugs and snails. Lupins too. 
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