tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3981923768479808158.post1660974363242604917..comments2023-10-09T06:26:55.104+01:00Comments on Joanne's Cottage Garden: DELPHINIUM DELIGHTJoannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12905137222286141548noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3981923768479808158.post-3646230237049991682016-06-26T19:22:28.290+01:002016-06-26T19:22:28.290+01:00Hi Stella I grew all my Delphiniums from seed star...Hi Stella I grew all my Delphiniums from seed started off about this time of year in seed trays using a mixture of potting compost and sand, dampened. I actually use clear plastic mushroom boxes and one for a lid to help germination and prevent drying off.<br />Once the delphiniums germinate and produce two proper leaves I pot up into small plastic pots and nurture in a cold frame mind the slugs I am afraid I use slug pellets especially at this stage. <br />As the plants get larger I move to larger pots still in a cold frame and over winter sometimes more than one winter depending on size of plant and space available.<br />I can never manage them in a mixed border but grown together helps keep the slugs down by putting grit around them and slug pellets, it also helps for staking in a narrow border as I have. Of course in my usual style I am greedy and have added too many other things around my delphinium bed, roses clematis and trees so they looked better before I planted other things around them.<br />Do give it a try they are so very rewarding and last some years, I also use petals dried for confetti. Joannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12905137222286141548noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3981923768479808158.post-66176485045901644822016-06-26T11:13:32.922+01:002016-06-26T11:13:32.922+01:00I loved looking at your pictures this morning. I h...I loved looking at your pictures this morning. I have always liked delphiniums, but so far I have had no success with them. I think maybe we have too many slugs. Can you give me some hints as to the best way to start them off and when? maybe in another post?Junk Journal Penpalshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16148985853630439130noreply@blogger.com