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lupins-and-delphiniums
Hi all I have some Lupins and Delphs growing nicely in pots which I sowed some months back now.
Would anyone recommend planting them out now?
I live in South East Wales and the plants will be mulched over Winter.
Just wondering what other peoples experience is with this 
Thanks in advance
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I keep my young plants in an unheated GH over their first winter , but that is mostly so i can keep an eye on them ( and beat the slugs) when they appear in spring - i'm sure i would lose them (literally!) otherwise. But i don't think it's essential.
I do the same as chicky but in a heated gh and then plant them out.
Oh Verrdun you are lucky.
I grew some wonderful Lulu lupins one year, and several interesting bi-colours but they all got heavily infested with enormous brown aphids. Those that survived were so weakened the following year that the aphids finished them off. My garden was full of ladybirds then, but they didn't seem to like the lupin aphis.
I am lucklier with delphiniums, grown from seed and planted out in late summer. I mulch them heavily over winter and lay slug pubs in the spring as the first shoots appear. I think I get a lot of help from hedgehogs and frogs too.
I wonder if I should give lupins another go next year?
Thanks for the advice, I've ended up with about 6 really healthy plants of each which I've no idea the flower colour of (this is always exciting
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I will do a test and plant out 1 Lupin and 1 Delphinium and see if they cope with the Winter. The rest can go in the plastic greenhouse.
Slugs and Snails are'nt a problem, I am well on top of those blighters. :P
r.e GardeningGranny Lupins are always worth a go, they put on a spectacular display!
Verdun what do you soray the aphids with ??
James