Pot luck really. A garden full of lupins looks glorious when they are in full bloom but don't think of planting anything with them. Lupins take all the goodness from the soil. Nothing will grow next to them!cpwigan wrote:
Different subject; Lupins; are they the White fly favourite plant. the little blighters are worse than slugs/snails on hostas. Do you just spray?
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Kittwazzer
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Depends on the variety of lupin KW if you get a good garden variety they are high in nitrogen so will help growth to other plants around them, yes cp spraying them is your best option. Hostas are lovely but take a lot of care to be kept that way, usually i overload ours with slug pellets and check them regular for slugs and snails and pick any off accordingly. Slightly off canter if you like hostas you can get them in a blue colour, 1 either side of a plum acer creates a stunning contrast!
Lupins are good for bees too and definately belong in an herbacious cottage type garden.
Lupins are good for bees too and definately belong in an herbacious cottage type garden.
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I like Lupins and Delphiniums. My Hostas, I have relocated where I can keep closer attention on them, as where they were the slugs and snails could help themselves.
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Today found 2 bloody snails having 'snail sex' in my front garden. They were still at it as I dropped them and drowned them in an adjacent grid!!
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Today found 2 bloody snails having 'snail sex' in my front garden. They were still at it as I dropped them and drowned them in an adjacent grid!!-
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Morning, Percy!cpwigan wrote:I like Lupins and Delphiniums. My Hostas, I have relocated where I can keep closer attention on them, as where they were the slugs and snails could help themselves.
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Kittwazzer wrote:Haha, I forgot what this thread was about. Anyroadup, while I'm here, I'd just like to add that I thought Ade was our MoM tonight! ????
Ha ha...It was me wanting to know what the trees with the berries on were called....I've ended up with a lesson on Lupins,clay soil and snails having sex!!! :conf: still no idea what the trees are called....oh well never mind.Tee hee.
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mountain ash, i did answer your post 1st.the winky one wrote:Kittwazzer wrote:Haha, I forgot what this thread was about. Anyroadup, while I'm here, I'd just like to add that I thought Ade was our MoM tonight! ????
Ha ha...It was me wanting to know what the trees with the berries on were called....I've ended up with a lesson on Lupins,clay soil and snails having sex!!! :conf: still no idea what the trees are called....oh well never mind.Tee hee.
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Sorry Wes you did :redf: I had a senior moment..(I'm always having them)...my apologies..Wes wrote:mountain ash, i did answer your post 1st.the winky one wrote:Kittwazzer wrote:Haha, I forgot what this thread was about. Anyroadup, while I'm here, I'd just like to add that I thought Ade was our MoM tonight! ????
Ha ha...It was me wanting to know what the trees with the berries on were called....I've ended up with a lesson on Lupins,clay soil and snails having sex!!! :conf: still no idea what the trees are called....oh well never mind.Tee hee.