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Lupins - any tips?

Discussion in 'Other Plants' started by Fat Controller, May 28, 2013.

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  1. Fat Controller

    Fat Controller 'Cuddly' Scottish Admin! Staff Member

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    That is if I can ever manage to create enough space in the greenhouse to get them started! Its like day of the triffids in there at the moment :biggrin:

    Six hours I was in there today, potting stuff on - - 400 litres of compost later, and I still haven't done half of it!
     
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      Thanks, I have a greenhouse so I'll go for it; at worst they'll have a good head start for next year
       
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      I know the feeling, it's 1/2 an hour of musical chairs with the plants before I can get into mine
       
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        It would probably be worth it if you could fit one in - its amazing how much growth improves compared with the blowaway[/quote]

        I was using the blow away until I got the grow house I built finished.

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        Not as good as a proper greenhouse, but better than the blow away. My brother in law is doing a lot of work on his house at the moment and he will do the garden after there is a greenhouse in there that was there when he moved in and my father in law said he is going to smash it up. I have had a quick look before and it is a really decent one so if I can get it in I will be.

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            Well, all seeds planted this afternoon (73 of them!) into cellular trays - just need watering in later on.

            How important is it to cover with a propagator lid or polythene? I realised after I had planted them that I had stuck them into the 12-cell trays which the lids don't fit!
             
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            Did you soak or chit them FC?
             
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            No - didn't know I had to?
             
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            I think it's supposed to help, might be worth reading up on.
             
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            Aww sugar - too late is the cry, I doubt I'd find them in among all the compost now.

            I'll need to wrap them and make 'em sweat a bit
             
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            Well, they are soaked and they are covered with prop lids and in a sunny spot in the greenhouse, so fingers crossed.
             
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            I dont remember soaking mine either and I had good results.

            Rusty
             
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              Well, just to make up for not soaking them, I will invest in a bottle of Bacardi when I am out shopping tomorrow and soak myself in that as punishment.;)
               
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                I don't soak or chit mine either FC. :)
                 
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                Did you soak yourself in Bacardi as punishment?
                 
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