lupins attacked by slugs
squelchyno1
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Hi all
I bought some lupins this year and sadly all of them were eaten by slugs! (slugs seem to have been a huge problem this summer) no flower spikes just ravaged leaves and stems. only one flowered. I know they will come back next year, but what can i do to the plant to prepare it for next year?
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I'm afraid slugs and snails love Lupins. I'd give it a quick tomato feed now and then next Spring when the soil is about 5c, apply Nematodes for slugs which you can read about here - http://www.slugoff.co.uk/killing-slugs/nematodes
I also found sheep wool pellets detracted them to some extent.
Slugs and snails survived the mild wet winter we've had and were seriously bad in Spring this year, I had the same issue but managed to get a few spires then the Lupin aphids took over
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I don't think there is a lot of point giving them tomato feed, at this time of year, they are not going to flower now.
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Depends how damaged they are. I was praying to the gods for a second flush for late Summer, we've had the weather for it here that's for sure.
Last edited: 18 August 2016 19:30:23