When and how do you do it?

When do you need to prune lupins?

There are four Maintenance measureswhere cutting the lupins in the garden or in the pot on the terrace can be useful:

• Faded cutting
• Cut back in autumn
• Cutting cuttings
• Removing diseased leaves

Cut off dead inflorescences

You should not do without this measure. By cutting off the faded parts, you encourage the perennial to form new ones blossoms at.

You also prevent seeds from ripening in the pods. It is distributed throughout gardenso that you can no longer save yourself from lupins.

Ornamental lupine seeds are poisonous. This is another reason why it should not arise in the first place, so as not to endanger children and pets.

Cut back in autumn

It is often recommended to cut back the lupine tree completely in autumn. You can of course do that, but it is superfluous. The plant will sprout again well in the next year without pruning.

Most of the plant is self-absorbed. The rest serves as natural protection that protects the soil from leaching in winter.

The plant stems that remain over the winter lay on the ground and rot there over the course of a few months. On the one hand, they prevent weeds from emerging, on the other hand, through the rotting process, they release nutrients that improve the soil.

Cut cuttings in spring

Around Propagate lupins, cut new cuttings from the center of the plant in spring. Plug them in Potting soil and get new lupins for your garden.

Cut diseased leaves

Is the plant of mildew affected, you should cut off the affected leaves generously. Then the spores that cause powdery mildew cannot spread any further on the plant.

Tips & Tricks

If you want to remove old lupine plants, just cut off the top parts of the plant and leave the root in the ground. It rots there and loosens the soil in the process. In addition, it releases nutrients and thus serves as a more natural one fertilizer.