RubellaUmbr...

Finicky Lavender

Posted on 07/26/08, 10:17 am

I finally got an english lavender plant and put it in a sunny location on my deck rail shelf. It is dying! I have cut half of it off as it is getting dry and looks dead. I have tried moving it, being more attentive of watering, fertilizing yet it continues to die off. Has anyone her ever expereienced this?

• Reply #1 08/02/08  3:16pm
  
  remtana
  I have never had luck with lavender either. Mine always dies. I have given up on it
  
• Reply #2 08/03/08  8:13am
  
  freeinspirit
  Evidently it likes LOTS of water. I have one that appears to be doing well (planted 6 weeks ago) on the north side of the house near a window AC's condensation drip.
• Reply #3 08/14/08  4:10pm
  
  eily
  Lavender perfers free draining soil, rather sandy, It hates rich soil and will die in manure or to much organic material. I have a french lavender hedge on either side of my rock wall going up to my front door. I only prune it lightly after it flowers , and never prune the woody stems as it never grows back . Mine has been up for 3 years and I've managed to keep it at about 3 feet hieght. Lavender only looks good for about 3or 4 years so I will take cuttings this year to replant when the hedge starts to look sad. hope this helps,
• Reply #4 09/08/08  11:56pm
  
  lovemy2
  i agree, my lavendar always does better in poor, well drained soil. mine is french as well. i had it in an herb pot and i never fertilize my herbs..if it do, its only for the basil. (herbs taste better with less fertilizer) i never trim it unless i cut only the flowers for drying. it has been moved to a new house, my sisters..haha..and it is still flourishing!! huge and doubled in size. she has it on the south side, not much water.,same as me.
• Reply #5 11/02/08  6:08pm
  
  lobeliapepp...
  Lavendar likes alkaline soil, try sprinkling crumbled cooked eggshells around it.

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