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Can my lavender be saved?

leonrandlesleonrandles Posts: 1
in Problem solving
Morning! I’m a first time lavender grower and I think I may have failed at my first attempt. Is this going to live? And if so how do I help it? I’ll admit I may have over watered and from above which I have learnt lavender does not like. And I’ve brought it in to help maybe dry it out. Any help welcome

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  • GardenerSuzeGardenerSuze Posts: 5,692
    @leonrandles My first thought is what type of compost is it growing in, did you add any grit to help with drainage. Also are there plenty of holes in the bottom of the pot so that when you water it runs right through and the lavender doesn't sit with it's roots in water. I would tip it out and check the roots. You could try repotting but I must agree it doesn't look great. Whatever you do don't be disheartened move forward and enjoy your gardening. Welcome!
    I have worked as a Gardener for 24 years. My latest garden is a new build garden on heavy clay.
  • bédébédé Posts: 3,095
    Short answer: probably not.

    If you let it dry out a for some time, it is dead.  If you let it dry out  for a short time, enough to damage the small feeder roots, it might recover.  If you did the latter and then watered, it will have drowned. 

    Best advice, start again.
     location: Surrey Hills, England, ex-woodland acidic sand.
    "Have nothing in your garden that you don't know to be useful, or believe to be beautiful."
  • AthelasAthelas Posts: 946
    edited September 2022
    Welcome to the forum! Personally I don’t think it’s worth trying to revive.

    To pot up a new lavender plant, I would use John Innes 3 and horticultural grit in a 50:50 mix. Make sure there are plenty of drainage holes and that the pot is raised up on blocks/pot feet. I believe they like to be drenched, say once a week (yes, avoid wetting the foliage), and then drain away well. They hate being indoors…
    Cambridgeshire, UK
  • PlantmindedPlantminded Posts: 3,580
    edited September 2022
    If you want to try to revive it, cut off all the flower stalks and tidy the dried stems and foliage, removing only about 1-2cm, and repot as suggested by @Athelas above.  Keep your repotted plant outdoors, in a sheltered place away from rain and wind and see how it does.  Let the top of the compost dry out between waterings. A terracotta pot might be better to aid drainage.
    Wirral. Sandy, free draining soil.


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