Yellow Lupin

Growing from seed

Direct-sow Yellow Lupin outdoors around your last frost date, keeping seeds in cooler soil (around 10–18 °C). Seeds usually come up in around 10 days. Grow in full sun, spaced about 30 cm apart. Expect the first blooms in roughly 100 days.

Keep track of the seeds you own.

Companion Planting

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  French Marigold
  

  French MarigoldExcellent pair

  • ❧French Marigold attracts Hoverflies and Lacewings and more, which prey on the Aphids that attack Yellow Lupin
  • ❧Yellow Lupin fixes nitrogen in the soil that French Marigold feeds on
  • ❧French Marigold suppresses pests that trouble Yellow Lupin
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  African Marigold
  

  African MarigoldGreat pair

  • ❧African Marigold attracts Hoverflies and Lacewings and more, which prey on the Aphids that attack Yellow Lupin
  • ❧Yellow Lupin fixes nitrogen in the soil that African Marigold feeds on
  • ❧African Marigold suppresses pests that trouble Yellow Lupin
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  Collective Farm Woman melon
  Great pair

  • ❧Collective Farm Woman melon attracts Parasitic wasps, which prey on the Aphids that attack Yellow Lupin
  • ❧Yellow Lupin fixes nitrogen in the soil that Collective Farm Woman melon feeds on
  • ❧Yellow Lupin draws Bees and Bumblebees that improve pollination for both

How to grow Yellow Lupin

1. Sow0 weeks from frost
2. Germinates10 days
3. Space30 cm apart
4. GrowFull sun
5. Harvest~100 days

Water: Low · Height: 80 cm · Soil: Well-draining, sandy, acidic — tolerates poor soil