Winter Sow Lupine | Lupine Plant Profile & Grow From Seed | Winter Sowing || Budget Gardening

Learn how easy it is to winter sow seeds outside! I give a plant profile on Lupine / Lupin and then show you my process for winter sowing the seeds. Also included are step-by-step instructions on how to wintersow seeds using milk jugs. No special grow lights are needed using the winter sowing method. I love saving money and growing lots of plants from seed, especially during my cold New Hampshire zone 5b winter months! You can use this method for annuals, perennials, biennials, vegetables & flowers! This is a cheap and easy way for me to add more perennials to my landscape and to also add to my plant inventory for my backyard plant nursery.
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[@budgetgardeningvita]

Have you tried growing Lupine from seed? Did it work? Did it not? Please be sure to share some of your tips and secrets for getting your Lupine seeds to germinate and for successfully transplanting / moving Lupine plants! How To Move Lupine Plants: kzbin.info/www/bejne/amGYZnpvi92prJY How To Collect Lupine Seeds: kzbin.info/www/bejne/onylh31pl8qgerM DIY Potting Mix: kzbin.info/www/bejne/pXTdloKegp11oq8 Winter Sowing Playlist: kzbin.info/aero/PLx94OYQcbu9q1eqxsLsxqWGvzmF2iWq5L

[@cbak1819]

Best video on this subject!

[@budgetgardeningvita]

Thanks so much, friend! 🙏🏼😊🪻

[@dustyflats3832]

I have grown lupines successfully in winter sow. Also indoors. I’m just waiting for them to flower. Certain flowers here have a difficult time like peonies and then all of a sudden they appear after several years. With many seeds that need cold stratification I find just planting in a container, bagging them and pop them in the fridge for about a week or so then put under lights inside. Another way with hard seeds like hibiscus I put between damp paper towel in a plastic bag on a heat mat and in a couple days sprouts appear and plant them up. We have had increasingly warm winters in WI. I’m glad I kept note of weather in my garden journal because that’s where I figured out what was going wrong with winter sow here. Poor results in 2022 were from too much heat and raining in January. Then February the rollercoaster temps continued. There were long stretches of heat and then snow and cold temps and that’s when I realized the seeds germinated too soon and froze, some may have rotted. This year and going forward I will keep the jugs on the east side of the house to keep them frozen and once the temps stabilized closer to spring I move them to full sun. Had complete success. Even grew some canna flowers from seeds in winter sow. This winter I thought we might have a true winter because it was -11F last week-sigh…this week by Friday we will hit 50F and RAIN 😏🙄. I don’t feel it’s necessary to start too early as this year it was about February and March I set out jugs. Z5a, WI. Things are changing in my garden as well. One change is many flowers are wintering over like snapdragons. The other is after several years many perennials, annuals and trees are reseeding themselves. It’s quite remarkable actually. I’m finding coneflower, moss roses, alyssum, catalpa trees, Columbine, lemon balm, blanket flower, Mexican hat, Holly hocks and of course brown eyed Susan’s and those purple morning glories. The bee balm needs corralling and had to remove most of the poppies as they carpeted the area just before fall all on their own. I love the poppies, but they don’t bloom all summer and then crowd others with vegetation. We have to fence everything here and I’m close to running out of those areas and the flowers are now hopping into the vegetable beds 😅. Plus this was a sleeper year for many and I will need to see what takes shape. I need room for bulbs as I keep planting those areas with more perennials.

[@budgetgardeningvita]

Great advice on cold stratifying seeds in the fridge. I've done that with harder to germinate seeds like lavender, but otherwise I like to reserve my indoor grow space / lights for annuals and keep the perennials outside in the milk jugs. It's nice having different options, though. Thank you for sharing your experience in terms of your climate and where to place your milk jugs. You are correct that there are so many factors to consider in terms of where to place the milk jugs, when to sow seeds, climate, etc. Experimenting is key. I like to get my perennials winter sown by February (if possible) because things get busier for me indoors when it comes to starting all my annual seeds. I chuckled when I read your comment about the poppies taking over. It's a good problem to have (in some cases but not in others). In fact, I'll be winter sowing a bunch of poppies today! 😅

[@bill8985]

Thanks for sharing these experiences so completely! Similar experience here (also with variable winter temps... we had 1F a few days ago and will be raining in the mid 50s in a few days. Just nuts.) I was planning to winter sow - but think I will scarify, soak and start indoors this year (maybe late March?). Our last frost date is now so variable - but I think I can rely on mid-April. Happy gardening.

[@elipat4924]

Thank you for this very informative video. I appreciate your clear and detailed directions and enjoy all of your videos!

[@budgetgardeningvita]

Hi there. Thanks so much for your feedback and support, friend. I truly appreciate it! 🙏🏼😊🌸

[@carlas872]

Great information! Thank you for sharing. I tried this a few years ago without much success. I’ll have to try it again. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

[@budgetgardeningvita]

Thanks, Carla! I hope you have better success with your Lupine this year. I'd love to hear an update later in the season. I hope you had a nice Christmas and wishing you a very Happy New Year! 😊🌸

[@41murphy2]

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. 🥰🧣🤶🎅🎄🎉

[@budgetgardeningvita]

Thank you! I hope you had a nice Christmas. Wishing you a Happy New Year as well! 🍾🎇

[@bill8985]

Once again, great advice! I especially appreciate the timeline info! For your viewers who live in the mid-Atlantic, New England, Great Lakes and southeast coast states, please be aware the wild lupine (Lupinus perennis) is the only true native. This species is critically important host plant to the Karner Blue butterfly (as well as supporting and hosting many other moths, beetles and true bugs.) The issue is that large leaf or other European lupines look and smell OK to the female to place her eggs... but the baby caterpillars will die from an improper diet. So please do consider avoiding west-coast or non-native plants.

[@budgetgardeningvita]

Thanks, Bill! I see that Eden Brothers sells the Lupine perennis. I'll try to order some of those seeds. 😊🪻

[@gardentours]

I'm going to try lupins as well this year. I used to be lucky to sow them and the plants looked nice and healthy but once I plant them out in the garden they're gone the following day 🐌🐌🐌Next year I will leave them in containers. Merry Christmas 🎄 🎅🏼🎄🤶🏼 and Happy New Year 🎆🎊 🎇

[@budgetgardeningvita]

I'm so glad that you'll be sowing lupins again. They are really so pretty! I hope you had a nice Christmas and Happy New Year to you as well, friend! 😊🪻

[@jenniferquinley4655]

Haven't played that ticket yet. Good win

[@budgetgardeningvita]

Definitely try winter sowing some lupine seeds. You'll be glad you did! 🥰

[@cynthiagustafson2541]

I winter sowed lupine last year. They germinated but didn't survive transplanting. So, I'm going to try again. I have them in several of my beds but I just love them!! I will only plant 6 seeds per jug this time. I'm sure I over planted before. I don't think I knew that they are toxic. I'll have to remember that when my little grandsons come and want to pick a bouquet for their Mom.

[@budgetgardeningvita]

Hi Cynthia. I'm hopeful you'll have better luck with your winter sown lupine seeds. I usually heavy sow seeds in my milk jugs but definitely not a good idea with lupine. I've learned the hard way as well. 😅🪻

[@justnat9573]

For some reason I struggle with lupine. This is the 3rd year I am growing them from seed. The first year something ate them all. Last year 2 out of 20 survived but didn’t flower. I’m growing again this year,So far 22 have germinated. we will see if they survive.

[@budgetgardeningvita]

Hi there. So many people struggle with growing lupine from seed. I think the big thing is the plant absolutely does not like to have its roots disturbed. So when you move or transplant any seedlings, you really want to scoop under the roots and get as much of the soil around the roots as you can. Good luck, friend! 🤞🏼😊🪻

[@28tv.]

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[@budgetgardeningvita]

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[@GrettaVanMaanen-pj8ql]

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[@budgetgardeningvita]

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[@kaitlynkay-v7y]

When do you put them in the ground after that? Summer or Fall?

[@budgetgardeningvita]

Hi Kaitlyn. The plants should get sown in the Spring as soon as they have their first set of true leaves. You want to transplant them as small as possible before their tap root gets too big, otherwise the plants may not survive due to transplant shock. 😊🌱🪻

[@kaitlynkay-v7y]

@@budgetgardeningvita oh wow ok, thank you! I have 10 milk jugs with 6-8 seeds in each (by following your video) outside right now since 1/4/25. Also have 30 seeds that I soaked in paper towels in the fridge for 10 days. 23 of them are in 4 inch clear nursery pots with domes under grow lights (mix of seed starter soil and potting mix) and 7 of them are individually setup in a hydroponic system. So maybe my indoor ones will be too developed come spring? Thanks!❤

[@kaitlynkay-v7y]

@@budgetgardeningvitalast year they all died by July because they were scorched by the heat in zone 6b. I am going to have a shade tarp setup this time.

[@budgetgardeningvita]

@@kaitlynkay-v7y it'll be a good experiment anyway. The big thing is as you pot them up. Just make sure that you're not disturbing The Roots too much. Really try to get as much soil with the roots as you put the seeds up and hopefully you should be good to go. I'd love to hear an update later in the year. ❤️

[@budgetgardeningvita]

@@kaitlynkay-v7y That's a good idea about adding a shade cloth or something.

[@barbaracole4314]

Where to find flower seeds this time of year? Have to buy them in bc not available in winter anywhere.

[@budgetgardeningvita]

Hi Barbara. I just checked and you can find Lupine seeds online (Burpee, Botanical Interests, Johnny's Selected Seeds, Eden Brothers, and Outside Pride). Good luck, friend! 🤞🏼😊🪻

[@lisaawild]

5-6 months? Thats the hottest time of the year.

[@budgetgardeningvita]

Hi Lisa. You want to count backwards from your average last frost date. My average last frost date is about May 15. So if I count backwards from that date, it would bring me to right about now (mid to end of December). Everyone has a different average last frost date. When is yours? 😊🪻

[@lisaawild]

@budgetgardeningvita ours is about February 20th.

[@JoseMartinez-df2db]

Can you start them in a cold garage?

[@budgetgardeningvita]

Hi Jose. I've never done it, but I can't see why you can't start the seeds in the garage. As long as your garage gets the cold temperatures that the seeds need in order to be stratified (around 40F) and for a certain period of time (research is showing one week but experiment with that). And remember, when it comes time to transplant the seedlings, try not to disturb the roots. Good luck! 😊🪻

[@JohnWood-tk1ge]

Nice! Question are you familiar with pink Brandywine tomatoes? I first got some in the early 90s, my mother did a meals on wheels route. She became friends with a lady she delivered to and would pick up things at the store for her. She told mom that her granddaughter was coming to visit from Pennsylvania and would bring some special tomatoes with her. Stupid me,yeah right. Any way one day I came home to some ugly/weird plants, no serrations of leafs looked more like potatoes.Stupid stupid me! Planted them and well they have been in my garden ever since. The original pink,they have crossed them with other tomatoes and you can get supposedly Brandywine tomatoes in all colors. They thought this variety,the pink had gone extinct but found them on one Amish farm. They have faults. They bruise with rough handling and if it’s going to rain pick anything that is close to ripe because they suck moisture like a sponge and crack. But flavor like you can’t imagine!

[@budgetgardeningvita]

Hi John. Thanks! I've heard of pink Brandywine tomatoes but I've never had one. After reading your comment, now I have to give it a try! I'll have to look through my tomato seeds but I don't think I have any seeds for Brandywine tomatoes. If I don't, I'll be sure to get my hands on some. Thanks for sharing! 🍅😊

[@JohnWood-tk1ge]

@ they are why I got into starting seeds and bought a small greenhouse. I gave some plants to a friend who had gardened with mixed results ( last year first time with my plants and MIgardener Trifecta fertilizer he got peppers to grow and fruit) he called me wanting to know when the tomatoes would go from pink to red. He loves them wants more this year.

[@SylvieZ]

It is not wasting tape to seal it, it’s called doing it right. Wtf

[@budgetgardeningvita]

To each is their own. I've been doing it this way for years and it has worked for me. Again, part of watching KZbin videos is taking the bits and pieces and experimenting on your own in your own climate. Peace my friend.🙏🏼😊