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tippben Rank attained: Vegetable garden tender
Joined: 15 Jan 2011 Posts: 921 Location: north tipperary
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Posted: Fri May 20, 2011 12:15 pm Post subject: Lavender looking poor. |
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This is a lavender hedge on the edge of my herb bed. Most of it is fine, but the middle plants got hit hard by the cold. It is a year old, grown from little plants in 3" pots. I dug in a fair bit of horticultural grit and sand under the hedgeline. I'd ideally like to leave them to flower, but they are putting on very good growth. Should I cut them hard now, and wait for a decent show next year, or just cut after flowering as normal? It's tricky as only 2 or 3 plants are affected.
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Sive Rank attained: Chlorophyll for blood
Joined: 18 Apr 2008 Posts: 1731 Location: Co.Wexford
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Posted: Fri May 20, 2011 5:32 pm Post subject: |
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I'd be inclined to cut them back now, to encourage more bushy growth.....anyone else got better advice ?
I've had far more mature, woody ones damaged this winter and I will have to replace them next year I think.
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Joined: 25 Sep 2008 Posts: 263
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Posted: Thu Mar 15, 2012 4:37 pm Post subject: Re: Lavender looking poor. |
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tippben wrote: | This is a lavender hedge on the edge of my herb bed. Most of it is fine, but the middle plants got hit hard by the cold. It is a year old, grown from little plants in 3" pots. I dug in a fair bit of horticultural grit and sand under the hedgeline. I'd ideally like to leave them to flower, but they are putting on very good growth. Should I cut them hard now, and wait for a decent show next year, or just cut after flowering as normal? It's tricky as only 2 or 3 plants are affected. | Is that thyme in the middle? Looks very nice.
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Greengage Rank attained: Chlorophyll for blood
Joined: 09 Nov 2011 Posts: 3129 Location: Kildare
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Posted: Thu Mar 15, 2012 8:21 pm Post subject: |
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We usually prune our Lavander twice per year a light trimming during the spring and again after flowering cut off all the old flower heads and another couple of Cms. They dont like to be cut back too hard and unfortunatly only last a coouple of years.I would recomend Hidcote as a good variety.
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James Kilkelly Rank: Site Admin

Joined: 30 May 2006 Posts: 2173 Location: West of Ireland
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Greengage Rank attained: Chlorophyll for blood
Joined: 09 Nov 2011 Posts: 3129 Location: Kildare
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Posted: Fri Mar 16, 2012 4:53 pm Post subject: |
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Im not saying your wrong but they look like rosmary a bit leggy Santolina would be more greyer. what do you think.
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James Kilkelly Rank: Site Admin

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