How Do You Care For Lavender Plants?
When you know a few tricks lavender is not a difficult plant to grow on your own. Our local clay soil and humid conditions are a challenge for lavender so it is good to give the plants lots of room and good drainage. You can plant it on a bank or hillside or mound up the dirt before you plants. The French varieties of lavender are tolerant of our humidity and winter-over down to 10 degrees below zero. If you have clay soil, as we do here in Catlett, you can add sand or pebbles/gravel to the planting area. You might add mixture of 1/3 lime, 1/3 bone meal and 1/3 aged manure to the soil. Lavender likes at ph of 6.5-7.5 and therefore we added lime to our soil. You can have your soil tested at Southern States or your County Extension Office if you are planning on a large growing area. Plants should be a minimum of three feet apart or even up to six feet apart for commercial rows. They need good ventilation as they are prone to mold and fungal diseases when they are too close together–espe
