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Lupins from seed
Posted: October 23rd, 2012, 11:58 am
by Tahir Khan
Hey every1, any thoughts and experiences on 'Lupins' the perennial as well as the annual ones... I had grown some last year but the rains had killed them maybe the soil drainage was not good
, i have just sown its seeds for this season... any help will be appreciated regarding growing them in containers. Thanx
Re: Lupins from seed
Posted: October 23rd, 2012, 12:01 pm
by Izhar
Tahir, have you seen lupins in the nurseries of your area? mean to say that in Karachi they dont grow well and never bloom, so none of the nurseries carry them..
Re: Lupins from seed
Posted: October 23rd, 2012, 12:11 pm
by Tahir Khan
Izhar bhai i have never asked from any nurseries, they might have them i'll check.. but the seeds are readily available from Islamabad, Rawalpindi and Lahore so there are chances that nurseries also carry them.
Re: Lupins from seed
Posted: October 23rd, 2012, 1:36 pm
by AhmadIrfan
Lahore weather doesn't really suit lupins they do germinate from seed but making then bloom is another battle 2/12 bloomed for me but the weak blooms were not worth the effort haven't attempted growing them after the experience
Re: Lupins from seed
Posted: October 23rd, 2012, 7:30 pm
by UMARKHANMARDAN
i have tried Lupin Russel hybrids so many time but i don,t either they are not suited to or climate or i am not a good gardener.i failed to gain the perfection of Lupin Russel.mostly rust is the main cause of death or weakness in Lupins.now i do not try this plant any more.
Re: Lupins from seed
Posted: October 24th, 2012, 11:02 pm
by Syed Adnan
LUPINS is no success in this weather of PAKISTAN, they germinate 100% but grows very slowly for me and when summer arrives they are short of growth to produce flowers.
Re: Lupins from seed
Posted: October 26th, 2012, 3:16 pm
by Tahir Khan
Too late now
my lupins have sprouted and i have to grow them now
but through internet research i have found that the annual varieties of lupin do better in warm climates, i must get them from T&M on next group purchase
Re: Lupins from seed
Posted: October 27th, 2012, 1:52 am
by UMARKHANMARDAN
I am talking of the annual variety Russel hybrids.even the annual do not grow well here.
Re: Lupins from seed
Posted: October 27th, 2012, 7:37 am
by Muhammad Arif Khan
UMARKHANMARDAN wrote:I am talking of the annual variety Russel hybrids.even the annual do not grow well here.
I confirm.
Re: Lupins from seed
Posted: October 27th, 2012, 8:04 pm
by Tahir Khan
This is so dissapointing
i always dreamed of growing my own lupins but what about 'Lupinus texensis'? it is a Texas native and everybody knows whats the climate there.. Please help!!! suggest some other plant with the same type of flowering spike as lupins