Not veg I know ...

wellingtons · « **on:** January 11, 2007, 10:31 »

... but has anyone ever tried growing lavender from seed? I want to make a lavender hedge around my herb bed to attract more pollinators to my peans n beans etc ...

Aunt Sally · « **Reply #1 on:** January 11, 2007, 10:39 »

Never tried myself but there is information here:

http://www.mountainvalleygrowers.com/lavendercareandtips.htm

Biscombe · « **Reply #2 on:** January 11, 2007, 11:13 »

I´ve tried and failed to grow lavender from seed! the best way is to nick come cuttings!!!!

Eristic · « **Reply #3 on:** January 11, 2007, 11:24 »

If you want some seed I can send you some. Best sown in a small pot around march-april, covered with a poly bag but don't let the moon know about it. Germination is easy.

muntjac · « **Reply #4 on:** January 11, 2007, 11:44 »

chuck in some rosemary as well if you see my one in the garden its like a living purple pompom in the summer lol. have cottom lavendar and a couple of non named jobbies now cant think what to call em ...oh and chuck a purple buddlia in . you can chop it right back at the end of the year to keep it down small even saw the tunk in half if you want ....

noshed · « **Reply #5 on:** January 11, 2007, 12:41 »

Apparently you can take cuttings of lavender and rosemary in july - 4" long non-flowering stalk. Shove in gritty compost.

wellingtons · « **Reply #6 on:** January 11, 2007, 13:05 »

... will pm you my address.

Will also try some cuttings, and bung in rosemary too.

I put a buddleia in last year and the miserably aul goat next to me complained and I had to dig it up!

GrannieAnnie · « **Reply #7 on:** January 11, 2007, 14:04 »

I always take my new lavenders from cuttings. They alwyas seem to take, and I've put 13 down near my front gate to cover a gap, and 8 of them are fine, but I've got more in a pot waiting to go out, so I'll fill in the smaller gap with those!!!

Everytime I give some cuttings to my daughter to put a little colour in her garden, she kills them!!! Fingers of death my daughter has obviously!!!!

muntjac · « **Reply #8 on:** January 11, 2007, 14:05 »

tell him to bog off .or give him my number :twisted: