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Lavender soil

mrskatehowarthmrskatehowarth Posts: 3
in Problem solving

Hello!  

I have ordered 38 English Lavender plants and have a ditch to fill with growing medium ideal to give the new plants stability and nutrition.  I read that they need very little love.  I need to start though - and add soil.

I have:  manure, chalk, old rubbish stony soil, topsoil, bark chippings here already

Do I need to order horticultural grit/sand?  What quality of each ideally?  

I am over researching this!  It's a west facing long ditch in concrete with drainage stones and water can run off... it is an exposed site for NE and NW winds.

Any advice for me?  Thanks

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  • Mark56Mark56 Posts: 1,653

     Old rubbish stony soil sounds to cater to most of the lavender's needs. I'm gardening on clay so added a handful of grit to the planting hole. They thrive in very well drained & low nutrient soil

  • fidgetbonesfidgetbones Posts: 17,618

    No manure needed.

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