My seeds I started almost one year ago are now growing into some pretty large bushes. Though due to the winter, they have gone dormant. They got snowed on a week or so ago but seems it does not bother them while they are in a low energy state. Around the time when the weather turned freezing they lost some of their blueish green luster to their leaves. And I saw some turn brown, not too many but enough to show a change in the plants growth.
Now they will wait out the winter and I will let them keep growing in their pots until they are ready to plant in the ground.
Using seven gallon pots they have a lot of room to form big roots. Hard to say how fast that will happen. I will keep an eye on the pots and when I see signs of roots coming out I know its time.
But that has not happened yet, being their first year. Maybe next year they will go in the ground, or maybe wait one more year in pots and then go in the ground the following year.
I really love how lavender smells, when the sun hits it. Or when its freshly cut the smell is amazing.
Glad I am growing them in pots this year, last time I tried growing lavender I put them in the ground too soon. And did not have wood chips on hand at the time, so the weeds quickly overgrew them.
But I think if I can get these much bigger they will stand a change and become established in the ground along with the grass near by.
With a little less than half a dozen of these bushes they should make for some nice scenery. Looking forward to smelling them every time I walk by.
Right now you have to touch the leaves to smell them, but eventually they should be quite strong smelling. Hopefully they do not mind the snow, they get completely covered when it does.
Lavender cuttings
Early autumn, before the plants went dormant. I cut off a couple branches that were growing out longer than the rest on the lavender plants. I took these branches and cut them into little pieces, and have now rooted them.
They are growing under LED lights right now, the color is pink so it makes everything have a red color to it.
Hopefully they will grow into good starter plants to put in the seven gallon pots. And then a year or two from there they can be planted a swell in the ground.
In those plastic pots were the bigger cuttings. In these cell containers are the smaller ones. Mostly pieces that fell off during cutting the bigger pieces. We can see they have not all taken, the less stick the more of a chance they will not start growing.
So if these all take I should have another seven or so plants.
I can repeat this process until I have enough lavender plants.
Next autumn there may be more branches to cut off the biggest of the bushes. And I can use those for starters.
Growing these is known as cloning, its the best way to get more plants. As they will grow faster than seeds will.
So they will stay in their grow room until spring time. And then I will put these in pots outside. And hopefully in a year or two I should have some good bushes to put in the ground.
Starting off with seed packs, its great to now be able to take cuttings. Should speed the process up quite a bit growing many of them for the great smell they produce.
What a long process! I hope you succeed this time.
Thanks, yeah growing these plants is a long term plan that is for sure.
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I use similar bags for my outdoor tomatoes :)
Oh nice, I love them. I used to think I had to buy clay or plastic pots but they were so expensive. Glad to find these cloth pots. The handles do eventually rip, but besides that they are great.
Wow, I have not had one rip yet, you must be actively moving them all the time...
We used to cut back the lavender each winter cut all the soft green up to the woody part . and in spring it will start growing again.
Oh cool, I have yet to prune them. But may do that when they get bigger if it helps them.
It seems that this is a type of plant that is difficult to find in my area, especially after this natural disaster, the mountain area has collapsed.
It would probably grow fine where you live.
Sorry to hear that.
I hope your cuttings do well for you. I tried to do that with a jade plant a long time ago and it didn't turn out too well for me. I am horrible at keepings alive though, so I am sure it was 100% my fault!
Ah thanks.. Ah Jade plants are something you would need to keep inside during the winters anyways. I find keeping those kind of plants going a pain. I prefer stuff I can plan and pretty much forget about.
Hehe well hope one day you get some plant wins.
My buddy has a Jade plant he got from his grandmother and it is huge and amazing. I'd love to have something like that one day. I'm having trouble keeping my aloe plant alive right now. :P
LOVE the smell of Lavender. I might have to actually grow some, instead of pinching off random plants lol....
Me too,that smell is just amazing.
Nice work! Lavender really does smell good. It should be fine in the snow, it's tough stuff. Those cutting will really get your population of bushes off the running start. It looks awesome!
Sure does... and yeah it seems quite tough of a plant.
I really like how I can grow them from cuttings.
Agreed — the smell of lavender is wonderful. That will be a really nice perk if you can get them fully grown.
Indeed, may be a few years but worth the wait I think.
My mom would so LOVE seeing the process of these! She's always been in love with lavender.
Nice, yeah once you have one plant its easy to get the rest going.
@myjob recommended I do this, thankful for her advise.
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It’s nice to see how well your lavender has grown, especially after a year of care. Growing them, in pots sounds like a smart choice, and its great that they’re handling winter dormancy well.
Thanks, yeah I think the pots will give them a head start before its time to put them into the ground.
Excellent and important process with the pots.
Ah thanks much, glad to share how I do it.
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I think you have me mistaken.
Hi.
It's great to grow and plant lavender, and I also like cloning it because it grows faster.
Soon they'll be in pots and in no time they'll become bushes with a delicious aroma.
Nice post, my friend. 😀
This wonderful purple plant is one of my favourite..
Yes it's sweet smell is very charming..
It's smell is very soothing..
In Pakistan people also grow it in large numbers...
Well you have shown a complete process of growing lavender..
More like it bro.
Keep sharing such posts and stay blessed always..
Love from Pakistan..
Oh nice, glad you can grow lots of it where you live. It really does have pretty purple flowers on the plants.