They look great Matt! I have some delphinium seedlings coming along indoors, will put in the greenhouse soon. I have some plants I grew from seeds nearly ten years ago, and I love them to bits.
just found my delphiniums hiding amongst the invasive michaelmas daisies. had a mega weeding session so that I can see them properly - all this rain has made everything grow to new heights - my compost bins are already full - so is the garden recycling wheelie bin - help!
I am seriously considering digging up my lupins and delphiniums. They seem to be taking over my border. I was looking forward to the their colourful display and then it rained and rained. My border is now a mess, with lupins and delphiniums flopped everywhere. I tried tying them back up but the canes and twine look even worse. Should I dig them up or cut them down?
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They look great Matt! I have some delphinium seedlings coming along indoors, will put in the greenhouse soon. I have some plants I grew from seeds nearly ten years ago, and I love them to bits.
did I miss something?....homemade garlic solution Lyn?....sounds a good idea, and probably nearly as smelly as comfrey liquid for their roots.
Here is the first plant to flower, a lovely lilac Delphinium
Wonderful Matt - lovely colour.
thats the other exciting thing about growing from seed - you're never quite sure how they are going to turn out !
Here's one of mine - from seed three years ago
Thats a stunning colour chicky, the same as the one I bought for my sister last year, and a lot fuller spike than mine!
Well the plants are only a year old so I guess flowering will be much nicer next year
The lupins are just sending up some spikes, I think 1 of them is going to be red
I'll post pics of those when they appear!
just found my delphiniums hiding amongst the invasive michaelmas daisies. had a mega weeding session so that I can see them properly - all this rain has made everything grow to new heights - my compost bins are already full - so is the garden recycling wheelie bin - help!
I am seriously considering digging up my lupins and delphiniums. They seem to be taking over my border. I was looking forward to the their colourful display and then it rained and rained. My border is now a mess, with lupins and delphiniums flopped everywhere. I tried tying them back up but the canes and twine look even worse. Should I dig them up or cut them down?
Here are some of the others that have started to flower