![]() ![]() You also want to make sure the soil is very well-drained (you might want to add a bit of extra pebble, sand, pumice, or perlite to the mix) so it doesn’t stay too wet when overwintering the plant in your home.Congratulations! You've brought one of our lavender seedlings home. There are quite a few lavenders that stay 2′ or under. When planting lavender in pots and bringing it indoors, smaller plants and smaller pots are easier to handle. There are 2 things I think you should know. I planted it in late spring to get the video and post done for you! The plant is settling in fine, but I have to water it every few days now that the temperatures are over 100F. Here in Tucson (or any extremely hot location), early fall would have been better because the plant could have settled in when the temps cooled a bit but before a 1st freeze night. In most climates, planting in spring and early summer are fine. After it’s established, it’s more drought tolerant. Lavender needs more water when settling in (especially in a dry and hot climate) so don’t let it completely dry out. It also gets good air circulation in this location which is a big plus. Remember, I’m in Tucson so this works rather than the full sun it likes and needs in other locations. I moved my lavender to a spot under the pink grapefruit tree where it gets filtered sun. A light sprinkling of worm compost was applied to the top. I pressed down on the top of the soil to straighten the plant in the light mix. If you’re in a cool or very humid climate, it’s best to avoid the compost. I tossed in a couple of handfuls of compost at this point. ![]() The plant was put in & the mix was added in around the root ball. Mix was added in so the top of the root ball was about 1/2″ or so below the top of the pot. You want to leave a little room at the top so when you water it easily absorbs in & doesn’t spill out of the pot. This makes it easier for the roots to spread out & grow in the new mix. Gently massage the root ball to loosen the fine roots. I turned the plant on its side & pressed on the grow pot to loosen the root ball from the pot. I mixed up the soil components in a pail to make sure they were well blended. A dry plant is stressed so I always water 1- 3 days before planting or repotting. The lavender was watered the day before planting. If it heads to the great compost pile in the sky, it won’t be from improper planting.ĭo you have questions about growing lavender? Check out our Lavender Q & A. Lavender isn’t crazy about cool coastal climates or hot inland deserts (although lavender loves heat, the desert sun and heat can be too extreme) but I thought I’d give it a try anyway. ![]() I now live in the Sonoran Desert in Tucson so I thought I’d give a lavender plant a go. On a personal note, my mother lived in Sonoma (a wonderful climate for growing lavender) and I put quite a few in her garden both in pots and raised beds. Lavender and I go way back! In my professional gardening days (long before I was a content creator!) I planted and maintained a lot of lavender plants in the San Francisco Bay Area. This soil mix and method of planting apply to all of them. You can buy English, Spanish, French, Dwarf Lavenders as well as those with white or pink flowers. There are many different species and varieties of lavender offered on the market. If you want to bring yours indoors for the winter, I touch briefly on that towards the end of this post. This is focused on planting lavender in pots to grow outside. This lavender is a dwarf variety (Munstead) so the smaller pot works. ![]()
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