How to properly sow lupins
- sowing in spring or early autumn
- Sow in rows or individually
- Water the seeds beforehand
- Sow lupins directly in the field
Actually, you can't go wrong with sowing lupins. It works best if you plant the seeds directly on the spot in early spring. If you missed the sowing date, you can use the perennial lupins still sow at the end of August.
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Keep a distance of at least 50 centimeters between the plants, because Lupine shrubs like to spread something.
Lupins are dark germs. Either draw rows two to three centimeters deep or push the seed just as deep into the soil. Keep the seed spots well moist. Once the plants have reached a height of around 20 centimeters, you only need to water if the soil has dried out too much.
Sow in pots
If you don't already know exactly where to plant your new lupins, so can you in the pot prefer.
Fill the pots with soil that shouldn't be too nutritious. Sow three seeds per pot. Keep the seeds well moist, but avoid waterlogging. Place the pots in a warm, sunny spot until the seeds germinate.
Once the plants have emerged, snap off the two weaker seedlings. After four weeks you can move the lupins to the desired location in the Plant garden.
Sow lupins yourself or share perennials?
You can not get lupins just by sowing them multiply. Older perennials can also be divided when the plants have grown too big.
The advantage of sowing lupins is that you are guaranteed to receive pure varieties. This is not always guaranteed with a congestion division.
Pull new lupins from cuttings
You can also get new perennials by propagating cuttings. For this purpose, so-called basal cuttings are cut.
These cuttings appear in the middle of the mother plant in spring. They are cut as soon as they reach ten centimeters in height.
Then the cuttings come with you in a growing container Potting soil. There they develop roots within six weeks and are then placed in individual pots. In the garden come in autumn. Be careful not to kink or damage the very long roots when transplanting.
Tips & Tricks
Lupins have a tendency to self-seed. If you don't want to keep lupins all over the garden, get the bloomed panicles in good time cut off. Caution: the seeds are poisonous and should be disposed of or stored safely.