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Growing => General Gardening => Topic started by: mdjlucan on January 26, 2012, 09:13

Title: lavender
Post by: mdjlucan on January 26, 2012, 09:13

i put 4 small plants in  november  there still look the same do i need to feed them

Title: Re: lavender
Post by: DD. on January 26, 2012, 09:14

They won't grow over winter.

They'll be fine come spring.

Title: Re: lavender
Post by: mdjlucan on January 26, 2012, 09:20

thank you

Title: Re: lavender
Post by: sion01 on January 26, 2012, 18:14

I planted a new low hedge of lavender in November.They haven't grown either.But I gambled on French Lavender and the galic idiots have decided to flower now,not being fully hardy I'm afraid a frost now will kill them.More fleece maybe?

Title: Re: lavender
Post by: Trillium on January 27, 2012, 02:38

I would. The french varieties are more tender.

Title: Re: lavender
Post by: JayG on January 27, 2012, 09:46

A few years ago I was given two different French lavenders in what is best described as dilapidated condition.  :nowink:

One recovered quite well, the other one obviously wasn't quite so sure - guess which one survived last winter (without protection) and went on to be quite a sturdy looking plant?

English lavender is so tough it probably grows at the South Pole  ::) - I've just dug out a 7 year old specimen as it was getting too big for its border despite regular trimming (but there are 2 of its "babies" waiting to replace it!)  :)