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Lupin suggestions please
Denyse Marston
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Hi All,
I'm new to the forum, I have a lovely country garden but I seem to have problems growing lupins which I love. Our soil is predominantly acid and I have over the years planted many lupins which just haven't survived! This year I chose to buy some and keep them in pots, they were lovely, but they didn't last long. They have however left a lot of seed pods on them, what should I do with these? can I harvest them and plant for future? if so how do I do it?
Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
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My soil is very acid, on the edge of Dartmoor and the lupins are fantasic on this soil.
But yes, you can save the seeds when they are black and rattle in the pods. I think maybe its a bit late to sow them, maybe in the Spring.
See what others say. They will be very small plants by the winter and will need lots of care.
You can sow them now Denyse, they'll germinate and flower next year. They like well drained conditions maybe it was too wet in previous years for them being coastal. Acid soil doesn't matter, but to be on the safe side why not sow them in pots now, they germinate very quickly put them in a cold frame over winter and plant them out in spring with some added drainage to the planting holes.