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Bought some lavender what to do now?

techskeltechskel Posts: 37
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Hey! 
Like the title says I bought some lavender from b&q to put in my new planter (4ft x 1.5ft) as I seem to fail at keeping it in pots (see previous thread 🙄). 
Thing is I usually buy my lavenders early summer when they’re bigger. These are a lot smaller & with it being near the end of summer what do I do with them? 
Plant them out or pot them & put them in my mini greenhouse? 
Any advice is appreciated, I love lavender & was to crack keeping them. 

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  • NewBoy2NewBoy2 Posts: 1,813
    They are tough so stick them straight in the planter. 
    They may not flower this season but you need to learn how to prune them later

    https://www.rhs.org.uk/videos/advice/pruning-lavender
    Everyone is just trying to be Happy.....So lets help Them.
  • Jules41Jules41 Posts: 178
    You could put them into bigger pots. I have lots of lavender and they survived the -12 degrees over winter in medium pots on the patio. They were covered in snow! But survived because their roots were dry. Lots of alpine gravel mixed in really helps. I did lose a couple in the ground though. Even though I have sandy soil, I think they just got too wet.
     A French friend lives in the mountains with fields of lavender.  She says it can cope with harsh winters as long as its feet are dry!. 
    I hope your lavender takes off, it's a wonderful plant. Not only for the bees,  but I make little lavender cushions with the dried flowers - smells beautiful. 
  • LauraRoslinLauraRoslin Posts: 496
    Ah!   That explains why I lost two last winter.   I stupidly put them in the wet side of the garden.   The ones that replaced them have done well this summer but that's because the ground has been dry as a bone for months.  Would it be worth digging them up and potting them for the winter?
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    A glow worm's never glum
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  • techskeltechskel Posts: 37
    Thanks guys.
    I was doing well with two french ones last year but the beast from the east killed them off. I bought two english this year & one has gone. The other is fine,ive just cut back the dead flowers. 
    Hmmm i might get another planter or trough for these then as the new planter doesnt have any grit mixed just a good layer at the bottom. I didn't fill it with lavender in mind. This was a last min change.
    Any excuse to buy more planters or pots!  


  • BorderlineBorderline Posts: 4,700
    edited August 2018
    LauraRoslin, if your soil is damp in normal conditions, it's best to either dig them up and re-plant in a sunny and drier area. Alternately, you can add in lots of grit into the base and also mix more into the surrounding soil and re-plant into that same spot. 

    Any plants that are still quite small now, would probably do better if dug up and over-wintered in a container kept outdoors in a sunny area.
  • LauraRoslinLauraRoslin Posts: 496
    Thanks, Borderline.  I'll do that before the weather turns.
    I wish I was a glow worm
    A glow worm's never glum
    Cos how can you be grumpy
    When the sun shines out your bum!
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