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Grow more lavender in the garden for next season by doing one job in August
Gardening expert Adam Kirtland shared an easy job you can do in August to help boost your lavender blooms in the months to come, without need for buy…
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Grow Your Own Lavender: Simple Steps to Free Plants from Cuttings
Gardening enthusiasts are discovering a simple and cost-effective method to expand their lavender collections. A recent online tutorial, shared by gardener 'View From The Potting Bench', demonstrates how to propagate new lavender plants from existing ones using cuttings. The process begins by selecting healthy, non-woody stems from a mature lavender plant. The gardener advises making a clean cut at the 'soft bit' of the stem, avoiding both the brown woody section and the overly green tip. Once cut, the lower leaves are removed, leaving only the top foliage. These prepared cuttings can then be planted in pots filled with soil. Options include planting several cuttings around the edge of a larger pot or a single cutting in a smaller pot. A crucial step highlighted in the tutorial is thorough watering immediately after planting, as this significantly aids in root development. After approximately four weeks, the cuttings are shown to have developed into robust young plants, ready to be transplanted directly into the garden or grown on in larger pots. This propagation technique offers a sustainable way for gardeners to create new lavender hedges or add more fragrant plants to their landscape without incurring additional costs.
