Think it was Victoria that split her lupins ...ooh matron...
I no longer grow them because of the aforementioned slugs,snails and aphids, but they're like most perennials - just pull, or split apart with a knife/spade or similar. Victoria's mentioned getting enough root on each bit which is all you have to make sure of. Cut back some foliage to minimise stress and keep an eye on the watering. Best done when dormant though. You can do cuttings as well if you have the time and inclination to check them through the winter.
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
Thanks Victoria and Fairygirl, I moved one Lupin - but decided not to split it until Autumn (although it feels like that today.. brrr! ). Its seems okay, so fingers crossed.
Pretty quick Forester2, although cutting them in two with a spade is pretty quick too!
I moved two conifers this summer, they were about 30 years old,,i had to use a chain saw to relocate them to a log pile, didn't even need to water them !! At last i can reclaim the top end of my garden, the spread of the branches was almost 25ft, and the debris every autumn was awful, sorted at last. They were something we inherited when we bought the house
I move things around all the time. It's fine as long as you dig a good root ball. No different to buying plants in pots from the garden centre. Having said that, I have a plan to move loads of stuff in October when the annuals have died down!!
I keep my lupins permanently in pots to protect them from the voracious Cheshire slugs, but has anyone any environmentally friendly ideas for defeating the equally voracious and prolific lupin aphids? Even ladybirds won't eat them, and in such a high-rainfall area I can't blast them off with a hose without drowning the poor plants in their pots...
I wipe aphids off with my hands Beth or use washing up liquid in a squirty bottle that you can direct more accurately and with less collateral damage than a hose
I use 'Fairy' of course....
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
I have already lost one of my lupine to the dreaded slugs. Last year I came across a water product that will deter the slugs without harming the plant, birds or my pets. Worked a treat on my two remaining plants. I purchased slug clear from lovethegarden.com and have had a great deal of success.
Egg shells! Keep all your egg shells, let them dry then grind them up with pestle and mortar and sprinkle round the base of your lupin. Worked a treat for mine.
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Caral - is that a quick death method?
Think it was Victoria that split her lupins ...ooh matron...
I no longer grow them because of the aforementioned slugs,snails and aphids, but they're like most perennials - just pull, or split apart with a knife/spade or similar. Victoria's mentioned getting enough root on each bit which is all you have to make sure of. Cut back some foliage to minimise stress and keep an eye on the watering. Best done when dormant though. You can do cuttings as well if you have the time and inclination to check them through the winter.
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
Thanks Victoria and Fairygirl, I moved one Lupin - but decided not to split it until Autumn (although it feels like that today.. brrr! ). Its seems okay, so fingers crossed.
Pretty quick Forester2, although cutting them in two with a spade is pretty quick too!
I moved two conifers this summer, they were about 30 years old,,i had to use a chain saw to relocate them to a log pile, didn't even need to water them !! At last i can reclaim the top end of my garden, the spread of the branches was almost 25ft, and the debris every autumn was awful, sorted at last. They were something we inherited when we bought the house
I move things around all the time. It's fine as long as you dig a good root ball. No different to buying plants in pots from the garden centre. Having said that, I have a plan to move loads of stuff in October when the annuals have died down!!
I keep my lupins permanently in pots to protect them from the voracious Cheshire slugs, but has anyone any environmentally friendly ideas for defeating the equally voracious and prolific lupin aphids? Even ladybirds won't eat them, and in such a high-rainfall area I can't blast them off with a hose without drowning the poor plants in their pots...
I wipe aphids off with my hands Beth or use washing up liquid in a squirty bottle that you can direct more accurately and with less collateral damage than a hose
I use 'Fairy' of course....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
I have already lost one of my lupine to the dreaded slugs. Last year I came across a water product that will deter the slugs without harming the plant, birds or my pets. Worked a treat on my two remaining plants. I purchased slug clear from lovethegarden.com and have had a great deal of success.