Sowing Lupin: Two Methods

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A long bloom time, beautiful palmate leaves, and butterfly attraction make Lupines a wonderful plant to add to your flower garden. Lupines hardiness range is from zone 3-7 (a few are annuals). They prefer full sun, but can do with part sun. They don't however like hot, dry areas. They like regular water in an area with good drainage. I have had trouble meeting these needs in the past as my property was a barren new build site just 12 years ago. Now soil has been amended, trees and shrubs have started to fill in and I think I now have a few places where these beautiful, butterfly attracting plants might do well.
The seed coat of Lupine is thick making them difficult to germinate. I am going to show you two methods that I am trying. The first is a common yet somewhat fiddly method of nicking the outer seed coat and soaking the seeds for twenty-four hours before planting. The second method is winter sowing to allow the seed to go through the natural freeze thaw cycles nature provides.
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Follow along as I attempt to get a beautiful show of Lupine flowers in my Zone 3 yard.
Music in this video: "Light Expanse" -by Unicorn Heads
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@dewality8768 3 жыл бұрын

I soaked mines in water and peroxide. They sprouted within 2 days! I’ll definitely be using that method with all my seeds.

@PrairiePlantgirl 3 жыл бұрын

That’s awesome.

@e.g.1218 Жыл бұрын

@@PrairiePlantgirl How much peroxide to water?

@SimplyGarden 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you for sharing. Lupin's are beautiful. They bloom around mid June in our part of New Hampshire. Have a great day!

@PrairiePlantgirl 4 жыл бұрын

They really are stunning aren’t they?

@happyguy5414 2 жыл бұрын

Great little informative video. I live on the coast of N Wales and yellow shrub lupins grow wild all around the marina in Pwllheli. They completely disintegrate and disappear in winter time and then reappear in spring and bloom in May and keep on blooming all summer long and it’s incredible how much growth they attain before the first frosts finally finish them off. Anyway thank you again for your video help 👍🏻😉

@PrairiePlantgirl 2 жыл бұрын

In my climate that’s how plants grow. They come up from bare ground, put on lots of growth from May to September and then die back to the ground again for winter. Unfortunately many plant’s roots cannot survive our cold. It takes a special plant to live here perennially. Thanks for sharing about your local lupine.

@happyguy5414 2 жыл бұрын

@@PrairiePlantgirl you’re very welcome 😉

@colourful64able 2 жыл бұрын

I live on an island and they grow wild. So beautiful

@PrairiePlantgirl 2 жыл бұрын

They are stunning plants.

@cumbrianhomestead 4 жыл бұрын

Very neat job PPG, I've never grown lupins from seed before, so if I do I'll know where to look for guidance 😉 Best wishes Woody 👍

@PrairiePlantgirl 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks

@PetalsonthePavingSlabs 4 жыл бұрын

Ooh I do like a lupin, we have one at the allotment thats blue and white, but unfortunately I have no idea which variety it is! I look forward to seeing yours grow.

@PrairiePlantgirl 4 жыл бұрын

I love lupin. There’s a house in my neighbourhood with a huge display in their front yard. My goal is a display like this. I’ve not had a lot of luck getting them to thrive in the past, just a few scraggly plants in odd places. I hope this is the year to change that.

@CharismaticPlanet3822 4 жыл бұрын

A very useful and informative method. I like it. Great Job and best of luck.

@PrairiePlantgirl 4 жыл бұрын

So nice of you

@patriciacoughlin1654 4 жыл бұрын

Nice video tutorial, except on all my speaker devices: I still can't hear your audio clearly, at all. 💖 💖 Nice tutorial, I do appreciate. Just a heads up. 💖 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

@JasonMichaelKotarski 3 жыл бұрын

Great video! These have been fighting me for the past 6 years. I had expected a fairly nice orchard understory but alas, they haven't grown. I'm going to try your method this year!!

@PrairiePlantgirl 3 жыл бұрын

It’s funny how some people struggle with these (I did for years) and others grow them easily. If you look through my videos you’ll see I planted several later in the season. Fingers crossed they survive this winter and I get to enjoy them again.

@dionjones6740 4 жыл бұрын

HEY!!! You wrote upside down. How cool is that? Do you prefer one way of planting over the other? Thank You for sharing your knowledge and gardening skills. Best Wishes. Grandpa Jones. 😃

@PrairiePlantgirl 4 жыл бұрын

This is my first time (in many years) growing Lupin from seed and my first year winter sowing. I will have to wait for the results to know which I prefer. Winter sowing is said to produce stronger plants.

@kade426 3 жыл бұрын

I just give them a few passes with an emery stick. When I plant many I toss them in a small bucket with a handful of pool sand and shake for about 30sec before direct sowing and cover with 1/4" of soil.

@PrairiePlantgirl 3 жыл бұрын

Great tips.

@ScottHead 4 жыл бұрын

Nice method to avoid disturbing roots. Do you just plant the whole bag and it bio-degrades? This could be a good way to start veggies that are sensitive to transplanting stress. Nice!

@PrairiePlantgirl 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks. These bags are said to be able to plant them and they will break down. I’m not convinced of this yet. I will be up potting some veg into these as needed and have peppers in them already. I will let you know how they do for breaking down. I will probably cut a few slots in them before planting just for insurance.

@ltlbnsgarden 4 жыл бұрын

I have lupin seeds someone gifted me, but don’t know if they might be harmful for my fur babies. I need to do more research. Those seeds sprouted quick for you. Take care my friend 😊

@PrairiePlantgirl 4 жыл бұрын

It appears lupine are toxic to animals with the worst toxicity being in the seeds. It is said animals that forage in it are most at risk because they keep going back and eating small amounts repeatedly so it builds up. Something to keep in mind when growing any plant is who/what is around it that might try to eat it.

@ugtitto2654 3 жыл бұрын

I’ve sanded mine and left in warm water. A few of them sprouted in two hours. I couldn’t believe my eyes

@PrairiePlantgirl 3 жыл бұрын

Wow! That is a jumpstart!

@plantsnrockies 3 жыл бұрын

That's good info I was looking for, I had a lupine and for many years it bloomed and then had pest attack and stopped blooming..have some seeds so will try it.Subscribing.. I'm in Alberta and have a small plant channel too.

@PrairiePlantgirl 3 жыл бұрын

Awesome

@DeepSouthTexas 4 жыл бұрын

The one that sprouted on the surface, was that the root? Thanks. 🤠

@PrairiePlantgirl 4 жыл бұрын

Yes it appeared to be the root. I covered it up and it started pushing leaves up a day or so later.

@aprilmaestre7542 3 жыл бұрын

Very calm 😉 amazing 😍 RAD Hope someone can give me like this

@nadinehope230 4 жыл бұрын

I'm just wondering how often if at all you water the outside jugs? I'm in Alberta and I'm sure like you still have lots of snow.

@PrairiePlantgirl 4 жыл бұрын

I’ve given mine one watering just last week. They were looking a bit dry by that point. As crazy as it sounds we had very little snow all through March. Every snowfall melted within a few days. It has stayed mostly around freezing except for last week was double digits a few days. The weather has made the world feel extra upside down as we would normally have several feet and big piles of snow still. I have just peeked in the tops of the jugs at least once a week to see if there was moisture on the sides or if the soil looked damp. When it started to appear dry I watered them. It snowed much of yesterday so that may give them some moisture again if it melts in a few days. Thanks for watching.

@nadinehope230 4 жыл бұрын

@@PrairiePlantgirl Thank you! I'm going to try this. Thanks for showing us.

@williamcolemansgardenandal9017 4 жыл бұрын

Wew... 2:23 how do you do that? Looks odd. It's funny, our different environments mean that we have (hopefully) just removed lupins from our flower beds because of the *short* bloom time we get with them on the west coast. I know that Ryan's start blooming just as our are giving up (ours bloom May - early July and then it's way too hot for them). We are probably going to miss them and want them back in a few years. I like the natural weathered way of growing but I doubt the milk jug ones will flower in the first year, I may be wrong though, there is a far better chance for the ones you've started in the bags. 🍺

@PrairiePlantgirl 4 жыл бұрын

😀 I did not know this was a talent but my upside down writing seems to have gotten some attention. I have never achieved a nice grouping of lupine in the yard. I drive by a house in my neighbourhood with a gorgeous clump of them that seems to last forever. I think you are correct about which ones might flower this year. As long as they survive to bloom next year I’ll be happy. Take care.

@tammywatson6051 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for video. Where do you get the little bags you used to plant Lupins indoors? They are pretty cool...

@PrairiePlantgirl 3 жыл бұрын

I purchased the bags through amazon. Here are some links to the products. The US link appears to be the same product sold by a different company. I purchased through the Canadian seller. Non Woven Nursery Bag US amzn.to/3qHUTFG Canada amzn.to/37pwEEJ If you want to see what I thought of these bags, check out this video kzfaq.info/get/bejne/oMefY8mXxNjHmX0.html As an amazon affiliate I earn from qualifying purchases made through the links provided.

@natemk 3 жыл бұрын

I actually just purchased a boatload of those bags for my seeds in Nova Scotia. Getting my grow shelf set up now. Thanks for the video! How'd you make out starting in those bags? I'm debating whether to start in bags or jiffy pellets. I've plans for at least 150.. .

@mr.tidygarden 4 жыл бұрын

Just Subbed to your channel. I have a new gardening channel based in Ireland.

@PrairiePlantgirl 4 жыл бұрын

Welcome to the channel.

@mr.tidygarden 4 жыл бұрын

@@PrairiePlantgirl Thank you very much😊

@deborahgrant9463 2 ай бұрын

I wish I could have watched this. It seems to be informative. The music is very distracting for me. So much drama.

@PrairiePlantgirl 2 ай бұрын

Thanks for the feedback

@rickasisco 4 жыл бұрын

Any update?

@PrairiePlantgirl 4 жыл бұрын

I just planted them out. Check out the video kzfaq.info/get/bejne/iaeFdayIqsrHeJs.html

@HummingbirdButterfly Жыл бұрын

Good video how to except for the needless background music which makes it difficult to hear. I turn up the volume to hear you and I hear the music louder. Quite frankly the music is distracting. I want to hear you, not music that makes me tense. It’s not even relaxing music.

@PrairiePlantgirl Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the feedback. This is an older video. I’ve tried to go away from using a lot of music in my videos.

@HummingbirdButterfly Жыл бұрын

@@PrairiePlantgirl Thank you, kindly.

@brandonwood3442 2 ай бұрын

Given that your channel name is “prairie plantgirl,” I certainly hope those are not lupinus polyphyllus, which is in fact very invasive in the prairie and anywhere else that’s not the western U.S.A.

@PrairiePlantgirl 2 ай бұрын

I can not find anything declaring this is an invasive plant in Saskatchewan or Alberta.