Thanks, helpful tips. This will be my first time trying lavender and as a new grower in general I think I've been borderline drowning a lot of my plants, so I needed to hear this!!
OMFG I LOVE YOU! LIKE LITERALLY. I have been killing my damn lavender plants for YEARS not understanding wtf I was doing wrong. I water the shit out of it. The poor thing!!! You're the BEST!
Thank you for the information! I live in Texas where we have high humidity and then 5 months of dry hot weather. But we are beekeepers so I’m still going to give it a try. This helps me determine my new location for the plants. 😊
ahhh.. nice, simple and straightforward. I was getting confused with the other videos. They said a lot of things which only confused me. Thank you so much!
I've learned over the years of gardening that you can't really generalize when it comes to plants. There are basics that you follow but you need to keep an eye on plants to see what they're doing. Many of my plants that were the same lived and died after planting so I learned to just keep checking them daily and water not water, move, fertilize... all these things to keep them healthy. It's really a full time job and I love doing it!
I'm planting lavender right now. I added a lot of pea gravel to some topsoil with a very small amount of mushroom compost and lime. I hope it works. Thanks for your tips!!
I have finally successfully grown Munstead lavender in SW Middle Tennessee where we have lots of rain, then no rain, lots and lots of humidity, and very hot summers. All other varieties rotted. I plan to plant more, and this time I will add sand to my soil. Thanks for an informative video!
That was just the information I was looking for. Living and the wettest part, of a very wet country (England) the drainage, sand, and perlite tip it just what I needed for tomorrow's time in the garden. Thank You :-)
I am so glad you linked this in your Edible video today! I have one lavender I totally neglect, and I was thinking of adding another one to help those disappearing bee's come back!
Great video! I am not a gardener and often times plants die on me, but this looks like I can do it. My first plant that has lasted over a year is philodendron. So excited to try Lavender because I love lavender dentada. It is my favorite Lavender. :)
Once it is transplanted should we water and from there once a week? I live in UT and have very sandy soil. Not knowing better I put a drip irrigation around my lavenders and now I know why they are all deady. Ugh. I love your videos!
I always grew these inside of large pots but as soon as I put them in the ground they died the climate is pretty right here on the gulf coast and they do very will in full sun all day just anything you think would bake a normal plant alive lavender love. The only problem is we have a lot of orange clay which dries rock hard in the middle of summer but when it comes towards the rain/hurricane season it holds onto a lot of water. Really no great way to grow them here outside of a pot but you can make a mix to use for potted plants. You will mostly want to mix this as two seperate groups or just have all the parts individual and mix as you fill the pots but I like to semi layer the soil mix I use. First I will drill out the bottom of the pot just any where you can fit a hole make one and put about a inch worth of small pebbles there. Mix about 50/50 perlite and sand, on top of this a small layer of sand to prevent the perlite from floating up. After this It's mostly a mix of peatmoss free potting soil and sand mixed will this last part should be roughly 1/2 of the total volume of the median in the pot. You want just enough soil for it to hold SOME water but not to remain water logged, it really depends on your climate but in mine any less soil and the pot will dry out in 2-3 days max. I water mine semi regularly to keep the top part moist but have the bottom half very lose media to help with drain as it will not really hold water just helps remove excess. There really isn't any store brand potting soil I would recommend for these plants as all of them contain insane amounts of peatmoss which will rot the root ball. Even the "desert" blends hold to much water, the best from my experience is just enough soil to absorb some water but not remain wet. You basically want to water it enough so the media is humid from the moisture but not wet and they will do well
My south Mississippi self needed to see this! Thank you! I was watching this video thinking "they must not have any red dirt where they're from..." 😂 you give me hope that I can have lavendar!
I live in South East Australia and thought I had the perfect spot for lavender (have always dreamed of one day having my own field of lavender); poor soil, sun all day and on a slope. Planted 30 x L. Grosso without success; planted 30 more without success. Both times added a little gravel when planting. Today ordered 20 more but this time will pot them on into slightly larger pots before planting out. Refuse to give up!
@@beccahoo Unfortunately no but I have never had the soil tested which is silly of me. I should get a kit, just lazy I guess. I have planted another 8 in a slightly different spot but have back ups if needed. I will get the ph test kit!
@@flowerfairy1950 how do you have so many back ups? I wish I had excess to burn lol good luck with this next patch. Its summer now so make sure they get watered every day esp with those 40c days coming. You want them established before then!
Thank you That was very helpful I've been wondering Why my lavender plant wasn't holding up or dying Because I was watering it all the time thank you so much
Thank you for your very informative video, I was With my daughter recently in a beautiful Cemetery,there they had lavender growing in abundance,my daughter mentioned that she would like to try growing some,I grew it years ago in my little yard, thanks again.
If you live in a colder, wetter climate with heavier soil, try English lavender, it's much hardier than the Mediterranean versions. It still doesnt like wet feet, but it's much less fussy than the French stuff. Looks and smells nicer too IMO.
Wow thank you my lavender plants I getting drenched right now from all the rain that we have had I will get some sand and help them out with better drainage
Rookie questions: Should I stratify the seeds before planting them? And what would be its daily requirement for water? Also can a combination of both pebbles and sand help in the drainage process? A helpful response will be greatly appreciated. Thank you!
That means stratification is severely important. Thank you for the help Avisala. Also I would certainly like a response from California Garden TV if ofcourse possible. Thank you!
Hello Brian. I have the other side of the lifecycle. How to deal with an OLD plant. As I recall, we planted it when my son was, um, 7? First grade I think, so about 2003ish. Anyway, it is at the corner of the house and sprawled all over. What I need is trimming, pruning, deadheading and old plant management. I made the mistake of letting the first plant grow quite large, and did not know that it’s not a hedge plant, so when I cut it back, it never grew any more on that side. Any thoughts would be appreciated.
How would you water newly planted lavender in the first year? Would you add perlite to in-ground plantings or just containers? Thank you so much for the video! Where I had an older lavender plant, the sprinkler was hitting it twice a week. Should I just turn off the sprinkler?
I live in h e double l, SE New Mexico. I can't grow anything....even weeds don't grow anymore, except purslane, thank God for purslane! Can lavender in a pot grow in direct sun or partial shade? Thank you! 🙂
I attended the Lavender Festival at Highland Springs Farm in Cherry Valley, California yesterday and bought a little seedling. I live in the Mojave Desert (which should be good for drainage) but what would suggest I do while it is a seedling? I'm afraid the summer sun will be too much for it. Maybe morning sun, afternoon shade? Thank you for any suggestions.
My lavenders already in my herb garden and looking rough-the soil gets dense past 6 inches and it's too close to everything else to abstain from watering. Would you recommend just digging them up and potting?
I have 200 1 yr old lavender plants. They started voluntary after trimming the mother seed fell everywhere. Here I am 1 yr later transplanting them into 1gl pots. And yes I do have 200 plus. I hope I haven’t chocked by using pumice, sand, top soil any ideas out there?
im just starting to grow lavender. n i want it in rows, box wood rows. n autumn joy rows i have. lavender is the 4th row and also 5th row. cant wait til they bigger.
I have French lavender growing in the worst clay packed soil, it’s been there over 10 years and thrives on neglect lol , Also have the same plant in a different area, with good soil, also thrives. Sunlight is key. I’ve tried pots, they don’t do well.
glad to get this info. with the loss of bees we’re trying lavender (from seed) this year and i wanted to give lots of attention. the idea is to grow at least some of them in containers and i bought lots of potting and planting mix to give them the best chance. i see now that i can use the medium elsewhere. thanks!
Lavender from seed takes 18 months or so to get it a few inches tall. It grows very, very slow and generally has a unreliable germination rate. How are you germinating them?
dynamatlancer in seed starting medium and seed flats. but having to start again; i put them in mini greenhouses in my small hothouse outside and they got very hot. so going to try again and i hate wasting seeds though the weather may now be too hot. sure hope we can have lavender; haven’t bought a plant of any kind in years and the anise we added last year lured in some aggressive yellow jackets. they polinate much of nothing and even kill honeybees.
Hi! Thank you so much for the information. I live in zone 11 and my soil is sandy -like beach sand - and I didn’t have any success planting lavender in the soil , the sun is too hot or is raining to much .... so I have a bunch of lavender in a container but I want to see lavender all over my garden planted in the soil. Do you know how I can grow lavender in the tropics specially sandy soil?
I'm living in Norway. It's my 1st time to plant grosso lavender. They were very small and did not flower, although managed to grow about 10 inches. We planted them in early july. We had 0.05 Celsius last night. Is it too late to prune? I did prune 3 yesterday but now afraid I will expose my lavender to the frost and cause damage. Please advise. Thanks in advance!
Hello, what is the rooting hormone powder you use? Is there an inexpensive one I could get. I’m disabled and on social security with a very limited income. I’m doing a veggie garden to help with food. We had two lavender plants in the front yard and tried to transplant them to the back and they died. They are in well draining soil but I think we we watering too much. I’m in zone 9b in wildomar, Ca which is right next to lake elsinore. I need help please. I am currently trying to grow more from seed to try again.
Any tips on growing lavender from seed? I’ve been trying unsuccessfully for 2months ..... I am going to try letting the planter I have seeded already dry out like you tops mentioned.... maybe the soil isn’t right
This may be a dumb question but, is that like beach sand? Or some kind of special sand that I have to buy at the store? I live in CA so I can just drive to the beach and get me a bucket 😂😂
We bought a lavender plant for $2.50. It's in a container lots of folage some flowers. We are afraid to prune it. I'm thinking about trasplanting it to a small barrel. Any tips??
do all lavender species bloom during the same time? any recommendations for several varieties to be in alternating bloom from april through october zone 7 a - 7 b?
Hi, my name is Abenk, im Indonesian, i wanna ask u for Lil tips how to grow lavender in here Indonesia, and what the best thing that i should do to make a mini garden of lavender, thanks btw
Do Terra Cotta pots(unglazed) with pea gravel on the bottom 1-2 inches of the pot, mix in pea gravel and perlite into the soil for fast draining, then slope the top of the soil so water drains off the side of the crown(of the plant), then top the soil with crushed oysters(chicken grit) to reflect heat and light back onto the plant for more fragrance. I have close to 3 dozen lavender plants.
@@dynamatlancer that all sounds good. I didn't germinate mine I got them from the garden center. I know they are very slow growing from seed. I needed something quick
@@NextLevelGardening that's understandable. I have both seedlings 2 inches high, mature plants, and plants about a year old. Different watering and sun needs.
i tried propogating it into a small pot. the dry sand was falling off through the pot holes below. ended up i have to placed some wet sand bottom of the pot, and place the dry one on top. question is: will it be stable when i plant it on the dry sand?
What is the terminology for buying lavender in large amounts... Starter plugs? I got 6 acres the wife wants lavender on... LOL any help would be fantastic. Thx
Considering planting some next Spring. I love Bees, but am allergic and very curious as to how they react to you harvesting/tending to the Lavender. Great video, thank you. Very well put together!
@@NextLevelGardening Yeah, I've been watching a lot of beekeeping vids. Seems like they're rather docile when they're happy. And if they're pollinating, they're really happy :D Can't wait to see more vids from you, been binge watching since that recent viral Tomato video blew up. Gratz on that by the way! With your hard work it's much deserved.
thanx for the shear i live in dubai and have full sun in summer and its like 45c here, so can i grow them by this methd here? i asked the nursery gay but he didn't recomend it to me!.
I thought this video was going to have an answer to my clay soil. Unfortunately, if you add sand to clay, it makes a kind of cement. And you certainly can't just amend the soil where you dig or it's just going to hold water when it rains.
I would think if one variety did well they probably all would. See what your local garden center has stocked and that's probably 1 that they know would work best
No, water only when the top 2 inches of the soil is dry(with fast draining soil of course). I'm not sure about a lamp, but my indoor LED grow lights did the trick. You really shouldn't need grow lights unless of course you're growing them from seed to a few inches tall(can take 6 months).
You had me on, “Thrives on neglect.” Thank you for this video, I appreciate it! Much love to you, in oneness!
Out of all the videos this guy was the one to keep my attention and properly instruct on how to grow lavender. Thank you
Thank you!
Thanks, helpful tips. This will be my first time trying lavender and as a new grower in general I think I've been borderline drowning a lot of my plants, so I needed to hear this!!
OMFG I LOVE YOU! LIKE LITERALLY. I have been killing my damn lavender plants for YEARS not understanding wtf I was doing wrong. I water the shit out of it. The poor thing!!! You're the BEST!
Thank you for the information! I live in Texas where we have high humidity and then 5 months of dry hot weather. But we are beekeepers so I’m still going to give it a try. This helps me determine my new location for the plants. 😊
You're welcome! I would love to be able to have bees in fact I'm checking into it but I am not sure if it's allowed in a regular neighborhood.
So sorry y’all have been so sick! Feel better soon!
ahhh.. nice, simple and straightforward. I was getting confused with the other videos. They said a lot of things which only confused me. Thank you so much!
Three minutes of precious informations ..thank you
I've learned over the years of gardening that you can't really generalize when it comes to plants. There are basics that you follow but you need to keep an eye on plants to see what they're doing. Many of my plants that were the same lived and died after planting so I learned to just keep checking them daily and water not water, move, fertilize... all these things to keep them healthy. It's really a full time job and I love doing it!
I'm planting lavender right now. I added a lot of pea gravel to some topsoil with a very small amount of mushroom compost and lime. I hope it works. Thanks for your tips!!
That was hilarious… I was so there. I was already daydreaming which is how I came to be on your page. Too funny.
found you in the nick of time! I got my dozen plants this afternoon and now I need all the ideas I can get before I plant tomorrow!
I have finally successfully grown Munstead lavender in SW Middle Tennessee where we have lots of rain, then no rain, lots and lots of humidity, and very hot summers. All other varieties rotted. I plan to plant more, and this time I will add sand to my soil. Thanks for an informative video!
You're welcome. Thanks for watching! I was in Tennessee last month!
That was just the information I was looking for. Living and the wettest part, of a very wet country (England) the drainage, sand, and perlite tip it just what I needed for tomorrow's time in the garden. Thank You :-)
I am so glad you linked this in your Edible video today! I have one lavender I totally neglect, and I was thinking of adding another one to help those disappearing bee's come back!
Great tip. I didn't have much luck but now I know why.
Great video! I am not a gardener and often times plants die on me, but this looks like I can do it. My first plant that has lasted over a year is philodendron. So excited to try Lavender because I love lavender dentada. It is my favorite Lavender. :)
Thats how i stopped killing my lavender plants LOL hahaha thank u mister !
Once it is transplanted should we water and from there once a week? I live in UT and have very sandy soil. Not knowing better I put a drip irrigation around my lavenders and now I know why they are all deady. Ugh. I love your videos!
I always grew these inside of large pots but as soon as I put them in the ground they died the climate is pretty right here on the gulf coast and they do very will in full sun all day just anything you think would bake a normal plant alive lavender love. The only problem is we have a lot of orange clay which dries rock hard in the middle of summer but when it comes towards the rain/hurricane season it holds onto a lot of water.
Really no great way to grow them here outside of a pot but you can make a mix to use for potted plants. You will mostly want to mix this as two seperate groups or just have all the parts individual and mix as you fill the pots but I like to semi layer the soil mix I use. First I will drill out the bottom of the pot just any where you can fit a hole make one and put about a inch worth of small pebbles there. Mix about 50/50 perlite and sand, on top of this a small layer of sand to prevent the perlite from floating up. After this It's mostly a mix of peatmoss free potting soil and sand mixed will this last part should be roughly 1/2 of the total volume of the median in the pot.
You want just enough soil for it to hold SOME water but not to remain water logged, it really depends on your climate but in mine any less soil and the pot will dry out in 2-3 days max. I water mine semi regularly to keep the top part moist but have the bottom half very lose media to help with drain as it will not really hold water just helps remove excess. There really isn't any store brand potting soil I would recommend for these plants as all of them contain insane amounts of peatmoss which will rot the root ball. Even the "desert" blends hold to much water, the best from my experience is just enough soil to absorb some water but not remain wet.
You basically want to water it enough so the media is humid from the moisture but not wet and they will do well
My south Mississippi self needed to see this! Thank you! I was watching this video thinking "they must not have any red dirt where they're from..." 😂 you give me hope that I can have lavendar!
This is very useful, can i ask where do you put your pots during the dry and rainy seasons? Full sun, shade, etc
I live in South East Australia and thought I had the perfect spot for lavender (have always dreamed of one day having my own field of lavender); poor soil, sun all day and on a slope. Planted 30 x L. Grosso without success; planted 30 more without success. Both times added a little gravel when planting. Today ordered 20 more but this time will pot them on into slightly larger pots before planting out. Refuse to give up!
did you ever find out why you couldnt grow them in the past? checked soil ph?
@@beccahoo Unfortunately no but I have never had the soil tested which is silly of me. I should get a kit, just lazy I guess. I have planted another 8 in a slightly different spot but have back ups if needed. I will get the ph test kit!
@@flowerfairy1950 how do you have so many back ups? I wish I had excess to burn lol good luck with this next patch. Its summer now so make sure they get watered every day esp with those 40c days coming. You want them established before then!
@@beccahoo Refuse to give up lol!
@@flowerfairy1950 how did it go
Thank you That was very helpful I've been wondering Why my lavender plant wasn't holding up or dying Because I was watering it all the time thank you so much
Please could you considered some tips to protect lavender during winter in a very cold climate? Like in Michigan, Indiana and Maine?
or northern wisconsin yikes!
Thank you for your very informative video, I was With my daughter recently in a beautiful Cemetery,there they had lavender growing in abundance,my daughter mentioned that she would like to try growing some,I grew it years ago in my little yard, thanks again.
Thanks soooo much for mentioning bees 🐝🐝 immediately changed location of where to plant
super helpful I live in south florida (the everglades) and I'm 100% sure my last lavender drowned
If you live in a colder, wetter climate with heavier soil, try English lavender, it's much hardier than the Mediterranean versions. It still doesnt like wet feet, but it's much less fussy than the French stuff. Looks and smells nicer too IMO.
I have my phenomenal lavender on an ever so slight slope and it is doing great! I love lavender!
Wow thank you my lavender plants I getting drenched right now from all the rain that we have had I will get some sand and help them out with better drainage
Rookie questions: Should I stratify the seeds before planting them?
And what would be its daily requirement for water? Also can a combination of both pebbles and sand help in the drainage process? A helpful response will be greatly appreciated. Thank you!
Abhipreet Das i stratified mine for about 4 weeks now and they are sprouting
All the others i planted directly onto the soil only one sprouted and later on died as its mid summer right now
That means stratification is severely important. Thank you for the help Avisala. Also I would certainly like a response from California Garden TV if ofcourse possible. Thank you!
Those are both great varieties for making lavender oil!!
Very useful. I live in Derbyshire with a wet climate that might explain my lack of success in growing lavender. I'll try digging and draining.
Thanks for watching! Good luck!
Thank you. I'm new to gardening and have a horrible habit of over-watering. Fortunately, I watched this video before replanting my lavender.
Hello Brian. I have the other side of the lifecycle. How to deal with an OLD plant. As I recall, we planted it when my son was, um, 7? First grade I think, so about 2003ish. Anyway, it is at the corner of the house and sprawled all over. What I need is trimming, pruning, deadheading and old plant management. I made the mistake of letting the first plant grow quite large, and did not know that it’s not a hedge plant, so when I cut it back, it never grew any more on that side. Any thoughts would be appreciated.
Here in Eastern KY, my Lavender is huge. Hot, humid and water. I guest Lavender likes all kind of weather
How would you water newly planted lavender in the first year? Would you add perlite to in-ground plantings or just containers? Thank you so much for the video! Where I had an older lavender plant, the sprinkler was hitting it twice a week. Should I just turn off the sprinkler?
Perlite for container, sand for in ground
Great video Brian. You are a natural
I live in h e double l, SE New Mexico. I can't grow anything....even weeds don't grow anymore, except purslane, thank God for purslane!
Can lavender in a pot grow in direct sun or partial shade? Thank you! 🙂
Nice, just what I was looking for. New subscriber here.
Excellent tips 👍
Great instructions. Where in my garden should I plant lavender? North or South of house. How many hours of sun?
Thanks
Even if if you live in the northern hemisphere you would want to plant it on the South side so it gets the most sun
Lavender is my favorite plant, my favorite scent. I live in Iowa, had no luck keeping it healthy but thank you for the tips!
Why can't you be more like LLoyd Braun?
OK I just have to ask… huh?
@@NextLevelGardening Old line from Seinfeld
How do you stop them from going all woody? Do they need to be cut back each year?
Hi I bought a lavender but it’s not going well should I change the pot? I don’t have a garden to put it in a soil, thanks for your answer
I attended the Lavender Festival at Highland Springs Farm in Cherry Valley, California yesterday and bought a little seedling. I live in the Mojave Desert (which should be good for drainage) but what would suggest I do while it is a seedling? I'm afraid the summer sun will be too much for it. Maybe morning sun, afternoon shade? Thank you for any suggestions.
i have lavender of my own and this is very helpfull
My lavenders already in my herb garden and looking rough-the soil gets dense past 6 inches and it's too close to everything else to abstain from watering. Would you recommend just digging them up and potting?
I have 200 1 yr old lavender plants. They started voluntary after trimming the mother seed fell everywhere. Here I am 1 yr later transplanting them into 1gl pots. And yes I do have 200 plus. I hope I haven’t chocked by using pumice, sand, top soil any ideas out there?
im just starting to grow lavender. n i want it in rows, box wood rows. n autumn joy rows i have. lavender is the 4th row and also 5th row. cant wait til they bigger.
I have French lavender growing in the worst clay packed soil, it’s been there over 10 years and thrives on neglect lol , Also have the same plant in a different area, with good soil, also thrives. Sunlight is key. I’ve tried pots, they don’t do well.
What about the rain?
glad to get this info. with the loss of bees we’re trying lavender (from seed) this year and i wanted to give lots of attention. the idea is to grow at least some of them in containers and i bought lots of potting and planting mix to give them the best chance. i see now that i can use the medium elsewhere. thanks!
You're you're welcome thanks for watching!
Lavender from seed takes 18 months or so to get it a few inches tall. It grows very, very slow and generally has a unreliable germination rate. How are you germinating them?
dynamatlancer in seed starting medium and seed flats. but having to start again; i put them in mini greenhouses in my small hothouse outside and they got very hot. so going to try again and i hate wasting seeds though the weather may now be too hot. sure hope we can have lavender; haven’t bought a plant of any kind in years and the anise we added last year lured in some aggressive yellow jackets. they polinate much of nothing and even kill honeybees.
@@_dave4460 good luck I hope you can do it! Is there a reason you don't get fully grown plants. They might be easier to start with
California Garden TV haven’t bought a plant in years; all from seeds. tomatos, melons, squash, onions, basils, dill, etc...
Hi! Thank you so much for the information. I live in zone 11 and my soil is sandy -like beach sand - and I didn’t have any success planting lavender in the soil , the sun is too hot or is raining to much .... so I have a bunch of lavender in a container but I want to see lavender all over my garden planted in the soil. Do you know how I can grow lavender in the tropics specially sandy soil?
I don't think the Sandy soil is the problem although you could add a bit of organic matter. I think it's most likely the moisture of the climate
I'm living in Norway. It's my 1st time to plant grosso lavender. They were very small and did not flower, although managed to grow about 10 inches. We planted them in early july. We had 0.05 Celsius last night. Is it too late to prune? I did prune 3 yesterday but now afraid I will expose my lavender to the frost and cause damage. Please advise. Thanks in advance!
Hello, what is the rooting hormone powder you use? Is there an inexpensive one I could get. I’m disabled and on social security with a very limited income. I’m doing a veggie garden to help with food. We had two lavender plants in the front yard and tried to transplant them to the back and they died. They are in well draining soil but I think we we watering too much. I’m in zone 9b in wildomar, Ca which is right next to lake elsinore. I need help please. I am currently trying to grow more from seed to try again.
Nicely done, enjoyed your video. Have worst soil for drainage so will pot.
do they grow well when planted to gather with other herbs?
Any tips on growing lavender from seed? I’ve been trying unsuccessfully for 2months ..... I am going to try letting the planter I have seeded already dry out like you tops mentioned.... maybe the soil isn’t right
This may be a dumb question but, is that like beach sand? Or some kind of special sand that I have to buy at the store? I live in CA so I can just drive to the beach and get me a bucket 😂😂
I appreciate the above im adding lavender to my garden
Thank you 🙏 so much !
We bought a lavender plant for $2.50. It's in a container lots of folage some flowers. We are afraid to prune it. I'm thinking about trasplanting it to a small barrel. Any tips??
do all lavender species bloom during the same time? any recommendations for several varieties to be in alternating bloom from april through october zone 7 a - 7 b?
Ok so dry soil... 😂
But seriously I appreciate your emphasis on this!!
how many times do you water it when you planted it?
Im from south africa our climate is perfect for growing lavender
We have very high humidity rains and rains a lot and my lavender thrives not sure how one can kill it I mow it and still comes back in the spring
i have virtually no humidity or rain, but clay soil. any tips?
This might help www.weirslanelavender.ca/pages/tips-for-growing-lavender-in-your-garden
Neglect and drain. Got it!
What soil should I buy for potting lavender?
Hi, my name is Abenk, im Indonesian, i wanna ask u for Lil tips how to grow lavender in here Indonesia, and what the best thing that i should do to make a mini garden of lavender, thanks btw
I live in Florida. Sand. Rain. Humidity. Would they thrive. Or are pots the best idea?
It's the humidity that might get it. But hey it's worth a try. Try one in the ground and one in a pot and then you'll know for sure!
Do Terra Cotta pots(unglazed) with pea gravel on the bottom 1-2 inches of the pot, mix in pea gravel and perlite into the soil for fast draining, then slope the top of the soil so water drains off the side of the crown(of the plant), then top the soil with crushed oysters(chicken grit) to reflect heat and light back onto the plant for more fragrance. I have close to 3 dozen lavender plants.
@@dynamatlancer that all sounds good. I didn't germinate mine I got them from the garden center. I know they are very slow growing from seed. I needed something quick
@@NextLevelGardening that's understandable. I have both seedlings 2 inches high, mature plants, and plants about a year old. Different watering and sun needs.
@@dynamatlancer thats interesting
i tried propogating it into a small pot. the dry sand was falling off through the pot holes below. ended up i have to placed some wet sand bottom of the pot, and place the dry one on top. question is: will it be stable when i plant it on the dry sand?
Should be. Just mix potting soil with the sand.
try putting a small piece of weed cloth in the bottom of each container...
Good tip!
0:44 anybody else scream when he yanked the plant like that 😂
Yeeessss!!! 😖
Is the type of sand important or will any course sand do?
Any sand will do
SOOOOOOOO glad i live in southern california we dont get any rain
Nice video thanks
Thanks for this video
Can you use sand from the beach to mix in with your soil or does it have to be specific sand ?
If it's a beach on the ocean no. They would be too much salt content.
What is the terminology for buying lavender in large amounts... Starter plugs? I got 6 acres the wife wants lavender on... LOL any help would be fantastic. Thx
Wow. Starter plugs is what I have heard for commercial type growing. Sounds fun. Good luck!
@@NextLevelGardening may the gods be with me. LOL
All of my great stories start with, "The wife wanted..." LOL
Really great videos thanks 💯
You're welcome! Thanks for watching!
Thanks
Well, this explains why my lavender died. Great tips, thank you!
Considering planting some next Spring. I love Bees, but am allergic and very curious as to how they react to you harvesting/tending to the Lavender. Great video, thank you. Very well put together!
Thank you! The bees love the flowers but I'm never bothered by them when picking the flowers.
@@NextLevelGardening Yeah, I've been watching a lot of beekeeping vids. Seems like they're rather docile when they're happy. And if they're pollinating, they're really happy :D Can't wait to see more vids from you, been binge watching since that recent viral Tomato video blew up. Gratz on that by the way! With your hard work it's much deserved.
@@TonyisToking thanks man!
TQ... I'll definitely try as I'm living in Sarawak
I love plants I have oleanders but I love most plants.
can you use play sand mixed in with potting soil? Will the rain drown the plants? Thank You
Ok, so I just plant them in sand?
Thank you so much. It will be in a 5 gallon bucket, I have all 3 items, Thanks so much
thanx for the shear
i live in dubai and have full sun in summer and its like 45c here, so can i grow them by this methd here?
i asked the nursery gay but he didn't recomend it to me!.
You should be able to. It's not humid its dry correct?
@@NextLevelGardening it is humid here from 50% to 60 % according to the temperature
How can i save my lavender plant half of the leaf are dried?
Brian, great job, very interesting.
Len
I thought this video was going to have an answer to my clay soil. Unfortunately, if you add sand to clay, it makes a kind of cement. And you certainly can't just amend the soil where you dig or it's just going to hold water when it rains.
Very informative. Thanks a lot!
What about adding lime?
I live in Puerto Rico, tropical island. It probably won't grow here... But I'd like to try.
Try it!
I live in Duncanville Texas, Any suggestions of what kind of lavender i can grow
I would think if one variety did well they probably all would. See what your local garden center has stocked and that's probably 1 that they know would work best
Very interesting, thanks.
I live in Georgia zone 7 . I love to grow lavender but i have been failing. My lavender gets root rotted. Any advise will help.
If lots of sand doesn't do the trick then it would have to be containers
Wait so we dont need to water it all the time and also what if I use a lamp sometimes as a substitute for the sun
No, water only when the top 2 inches of the soil is dry(with fast draining soil of course). I'm not sure about a lamp, but my indoor LED grow lights did the trick. You really shouldn't need grow lights unless of course you're growing them from seed to a few inches tall(can take 6 months).
Looks like my soil....I will try lavender in my backyard
I live in arizona which can be defined as hot dry basically africa or australian climate and horrible soil so lavender should be great lol
da SLEDGEHAMA I live in Arizona too and my lavender plant died literally two weeks into planting
As long as you keep it watered you'll be fine but not over water
Lol lol ulol
Mine dried out in two weeks?
Fellow Arizonan about to try too!
Thanks for sharing