Lupins in pots for now.

[Bal]

Hi everyone, I have been a bit premature and ordered loads of perennials before OH has finished making the beds for them. The first of theses have arrived, bare root lupins If I put them into square planters now will I be able to transfer them to the bed in about a months time, they are bare root plants arrived yesterday.(I wanted to pot them up individually but B&Q have run out of plant pots) should I pot them up individually. I am really trying not to buy any more pots as money is a bit tight
It should say lupin dam auto correct!

[WendyC]

I would pot them up individually as you had intended. Is B&Q your only source of pots? Ask a neighbour? Freecycle? Other garden centre? If you plant them all together in a planter, if I am interpreting right, you'll have to disturb the roots again when you do plant them out. What ever you do they need to be in soil ASAP.

[bearded bloke]

What Wendy said,if no pot's available locally how about widely spaced in some cheap grow bags + auto corrected the auto correct for you

[Knight of Albion]

Funny you should say that. I've had a lupin root stock (birthday present) potted up for some weeks without any activity.
Yesterday I was quite literally on my way down to dump it - the thing has only started sprouting! So it stayed.
I will probably keep it potted. I've no room in the garden and I find here that they attract bullfinches who delight in eating the seeds. The bullfinch is my favourite bird so I'm pleased about that.

[Bal]

Thanks every one, out of the 15plants only 5 were salvageable, the crowns were rotten on all the others. When I rang and spoke to the suppliers Van Meuwan, they immediately refunded my money! So have planted in pots.