English Lavender help!
Hi guys, this is my first time posting. As always it’s with a problem.
I bought two English lavander for the front of my house, I usually have French but I lost them during the cold snap begging of the year.
I read English was hardier so I decided to try it instead.
Theyre both in full sun pretty much most of the day, both get treated the same.
One has gone very very dry, is it past saving? Ive watered more, watered less.
Last week only half was dry but it pretty much all of it now.
Any suggestions or should I cut my loses?
Pic of both my plants in their current state.
Thanks.
I bought two English lavander for the front of my house, I usually have French but I lost them during the cold snap begging of the year.
I read English was hardier so I decided to try it instead.
Theyre both in full sun pretty much most of the day, both get treated the same.
One has gone very very dry, is it past saving? Ive watered more, watered less.
Last week only half was dry but it pretty much all of it now.
Any suggestions or should I cut my loses?
Pic of both my plants in their current state.
Thanks.
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No 2 looks as if it may have had it. If you can see any little bits of green toward the base of any stems, cut back to there.
I recall someone saying about lavender in pots - if the compost dries, it dies.
I recall Monty saying some years ago they like a loamy compost, so I used JI2 and lots of extra grit
Mine are baking in the sun and I water them morning and evening atm, but morning only is best if the weather allows
Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad.
Pic No 2 looks like death by drought I am afraid. I notice you do not stand your pots in saucers. It is very easy when watering a dry pot to think it is watered when the water runs out at the bottom. However, once compost has dried out it will need several hours of the pot standing in water for the compost to rehydrate. I would stand both pots in buckets with water above the soil level of the pots, leave over night. The next day, lift the pots out and leave until the water stops draining onto the ground. Stand your containers in saucers and then resume a daily watering regime of plenty of water twice a day in this weather.
Your containers are terracotta which dry out much more quickly than plastic ones.
The worse the French ever did was flop but it came back with watering.
I find the French smells stronger.
I’ll cut back the dry one & move it round the back. There goes the symmetry at the front door lol.
I’ll get a new English one if I can find one now, I’ll mix some grit in & get some JI2 in.
I love these plants, they seem to be my nemesis.
Live made sure they’ve got good drainage at the base, only thing I’ve not done is mix in grit.
Is it worth leaving it for now for the bees, though if the plants dead the flowers won’t be too great I assume?
Regrettably you'll have to try and find a new one.
A gritty compost and frequent watering in this weather and they should be fine
good luck
Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad.
Now to try find a new one. Be a good excuse for a trip to the garden centre 😬
Oh oh one last question, do you deadhead this lavender?
Pill get some saucers too!