Two gardening questions

[Tilly2]

1. Now that my lupins have started to form seed pods, what do I do to grow more lupins. Are they self seeding or do they need saving and planting in compost next year?

2 I planted a golden delicious apple tree in the spring. It's very healthy and has lots of branches. Can I take to bottom ones off and make it into a sort of standard?

[woofgang]

If you want them where they are, do nothing. if you want them somewhere else then you can collect the seed and sow it in seed trays. Dont know about the apple tree.

[mazie]

I always save the seed and grow them on, that way you can place them where you want them to grow or just leave them and lift the seedlings.

I'd leave the tree to get more established before cutting it back

[Tilly2]

So,I save the lupin seed until next spring and plant them into compost and then transplant them into the garden.

[woofgang]

yes, store them in the fridge but don't freeze them.

[gen2]

Be aware that lupins are biennial/perennial so you won't get flowers from your freshly sown seeds until the year after next.

[Bordeaux]

Collect the seed pods and store them in a brown paper bag, certainly would
not say a fridge,

[mazie]

I've never put them in the fridge either Bordeaux.

[johnk]

If you want a standard apple keep the beader and cut the rest off, it will do no harm

[johnk]

That should be 'best leader' sorry

[rowanwitch]

you get slightly better germination with pre chilling apparently but I never bothered don't expect them to be the same colour as the parent plant a lot will be but you never can tell...

[Tilly2]

Oh, that's a shame about the colour. The one I want to try to grow more of is a lovely pale yellow. I don't want pinky, purpley ones, they are everywhere. This lemon one is stunning.

[Tilly2]

Johnk, I know nothing about apple trees. How do I know what the best leader is?