Last year I visited Downderry Nursery (a specialist lavender nursery) and they had several beds dedicated to different growing techniques (mulching, not mulching, feeding with different things, pruning at different times) and the one thing I remember from there was a sign saying Do Not Mulch Lavender Ever (not quite in those words, but that was the message).
Point taken Aster. The OP did say that he removed an old lavender hedge and replanted in the same place with new lavender plants, seemingly without reinvigorating the soil, so lack of nutrients could well be the problem.
Based in Sussex, I garden to encourage as many birds to my garden as possible.
Yeah, that makes sense; so maybe a liquid feed would do the trick, something like liquid manure or seaweed so as to give it some trace elements without adding any organic matter ....keeping the growth hard but providing some nutrients.
Based in Sussex, I garden to encourage as many birds to my garden as possible.
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Lavender doesn't like mulching.
Why do you say that Aster?
Last year I visited Downderry Nursery (a specialist lavender nursery) and they had several beds dedicated to different growing techniques (mulching, not mulching, feeding with different things, pruning at different times) and the one thing I remember from there was a sign saying Do Not Mulch Lavender Ever (not quite in those words, but that was the message).
Point taken Aster. The OP did say that he removed an old lavender hedge and replanted in the same place with new lavender plants, seemingly without reinvigorating the soil, so lack of nutrients could well be the problem.
Yes, certainly. I have the impression that it might be more a question of not making the ground wetter (under the mulch) than it would normally be.
Yeah, that makes sense; so maybe a liquid feed would do the trick, something like liquid manure or seaweed so as to give it some trace elements without adding any organic matter ....keeping the growth hard but providing some nutrients.