New Lavender Wilting
raeshanks
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Okay, this is now my second year trying to grow Lavender. Last year I'm fairly certain I overwatered the plant (North Texas, a couple times a week in the dead of summer). So I'm trying to redeem myself, purchased a new plant from Home Depot a little over a week ago. It was in one of those eco-friendly pots and said to just place the whole pot in the ground/pot of your choosing. So I potted it, watered it once, and left it in the spot where my Hydrangeas like to root indoors. A week later it's wilting, so I give it a TINY bit of water. Next day more of the plant is wilting, so I've stuck it outside in the sun with no changes yet. Think I need a bigger pot? There's no way I'm overwatering this thing. But I really want it to grow! ????
Last edited: 04 April 2017 20:14:45
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How hot is it in the daytime ? Lavenders like poor soil conditions and don't like to be too wet - that said in the UK where I am - I water mine every day - not too much - during an English summer (max 80ish degrees if we are lucky for a few days! Usually low 70's for the most part!) - this is a picture of my English Lavender
Hope this helps - I'm sure someone will be along to give you more advice
Tray
Evidently my Lavender thinks it's in Australia - oops!
When I first put it outside two days ago it was in the upper 70s at hottest. Now it's peaking at 85 and dropping to low 70s tomorrow, but it was wilting in our 70 degree house before I even stuck it outside.
Last edited: 04 April 2017 22:45:58
I don't know if it's the same where you live but many plants bought here have been grown on quickly in very protected conditions and are 'soft'. They need introducing to reality slowly. I'd pinch the tips out of that and make sure it's not completely dry. Same with total sun, it may never have seen that before
If something is growing in a pot it will need to be watered where it might not if it was in the ground. That inside pot look like one of those that breaks down when it's planted (in theory) that only works if it's wet.
Apart from watering in I have never watered a lavender, I don't like to see them lush and green. But mine aren't in pots.
In the sticks near Peterborough
And it never wants to be indoors! Far too stuffy, light levels too low. I've never heard of a lavender that wilted in the sun. I think it just needed to be watered, then planted and left alone. As Nutcutlet says, it looks as though it's been brought on and is a bit 'soft', so would have reacted adversely to being indoors.
H-C
Last edited: 05 April 2017 06:34:24
I think I would give it a bucket of water. Also if you have only just planted it, dig it up and peel the paper pot off it and loosen the roots a bit. Lavender thrives in dry poor soil, only if the roots have ventured far and wide looking for all available moisture.
I recall advice given many years ago about growing lavender in pots - if it dries, it dies.
As said above lavender grows best on poor, freely-draining soil. They don't like having their roots wet for any period of time, but don't let them dry out either - not easy in Texas I imagine!
As with most herbs, always best to water in the day so the roots aren't wet overnight.
Billericay - Essex
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