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French Lavender - Pruning
Hi - hoping I can get some assistance with my French Lavender which is planted in pots on our balcony in London.
The plants (3 per pot) flowered in early summer but I didn't dead head them for a while. After dead heading, it took a while to see new flowers start to come but none of these have properly developed - there are tiny purple heads that look as if they should grow further but they've not come out in 6-8 weeks. We get sun until around 2pm.
For this year - should I cut back the Lavender now? I can't see that they will develop any more this year. If yes, how far? Also, where there are dead branches underneath, should these be removed? Should I try to do this in a warmer/dryer spell?
For next year - I was unsure whether the plants were too wet or too dry. What is the best condition for them to grow in?
Thanks in advance if anyone is able to assist.
The plants (3 per pot) flowered in early summer but I didn't dead head them for a while. After dead heading, it took a while to see new flowers start to come but none of these have properly developed - there are tiny purple heads that look as if they should grow further but they've not come out in 6-8 weeks. We get sun until around 2pm.
For this year - should I cut back the Lavender now? I can't see that they will develop any more this year. If yes, how far? Also, where there are dead branches underneath, should these be removed? Should I try to do this in a warmer/dryer spell?
For next year - I was unsure whether the plants were too wet or too dry. What is the best condition for them to grow in?
Thanks in advance if anyone is able to assist.
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I stand to be corrected though.
If they're not up on "pot feet" l would do that to help with drainage.
French lavenders are pretty tender even in a London micro climate so l wouldn't do more at this time of year
Yeah, I'm just talking about the stalks to remove the flower heads.
We've got decking under the pots, so I think that should be fine for drainage?