Did you have any luck with these? I soaked and potted the pack of 3 purple baeroot lupine around end of Feb / bending of March and kept in my coldframe. Haven't seen any activity yet. Just moved to a sheltered sunny area. Second year I've tried these and without much luck
I bought the purple bare roots from wilko in Feb, potted them up and kept them on the kitchen window cill. Planted them out last in the garden last week as they were about 8 inches tall. Gave them a good feed and a handful of slug pellets around the bases and they seen to be doing fine. I also bought the yellow ones 2 weeks ago potted them up and put in the green house. They are just beginning to shoot now.
inwind Wilko bare roots great value with a good success rate but i pot them all up first. I use coir and vermiculite for potting.
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The thing that you must do when buying perennial roots of any sort, is to pot them up urgently and give them some water. They should not be left as dry "dust".
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Did you have any luck with these? I soaked and potted the pack of 3 purple baeroot lupine around end of Feb / bending of March and kept in my coldframe. Haven't seen any activity yet. Just moved to a sheltered sunny area. Second year I've tried these and without much luck
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One of mine was starting to grow but has since made little progress, the other two I'm pretty sure have rotted.
I bought the purple bare roots from wilko in Feb, potted them up and kept them on the kitchen window cill. Planted them out last in the garden last week as they were about 8 inches tall. Gave them a good feed and a handful of slug pellets around the bases and they seen to be doing fine. I also bought the yellow ones 2 weeks ago potted them up and put in the green house. They are just beginning to shoot now.
inwind Wilko bare roots great value with a good success rate but i pot them all up first. I use coir and vermiculite for potting.
The thing that you must do when buying perennial roots of any sort, is to pot them up urgently and give them some water. They should not be left as dry "dust".
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Agreed... I would love to know how long they've been on the shelves though. Yes Ian, I've put mine in full sun too, fingers crossed.
Im not convinced i like them, but saw huge blooms in all the neighbours gardens and thought....ok, better get some, i like good doers.
Bare roots took and grew really well, but this is alkaline soil. I dont get much bother from slugs, but yes they do go for lupins.
I love them, as do the bees, although I have to grow them in pots with copper tape, as the snails regard them as an all-you-can-eat buffet!