http://www.thehomeherbalist.com/take-time-to-smell-the-lavender/ ...become your family's herbalist; learn herbalism online with The Home Herbalist course Mon, 30 Jan 2012 09:58:13 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.thehomeherbalist.com/take-time-to-smell-the-lavender/comment-page-1/#comment-164 Belle Mon, 06 Sep 2010 22:06:19 +0000 http://www.thehomeherbalist.com/?p=1540#comment-164 Hi Bennie, Thanks for your question. You haven't mentioned where you live, the season where you are or how old your lavender plant is but I'll do my best to answer your question anyway. If your plant is over two years old it's best to start again with a new plant because moving it might kill it. If it's not too old wait until your plant has finished flowering then prune it by one-third. Lavender has a big root ball so be sure to dig right around the plant so you don't harm the roots including the tap root. Prepare the new hole first by digging it big enough to allow plenty of room for the plant, fill it with water and after it has drained away place the new plant in it, back fill and spread a light dose of garden lime or dolomite around the plant and water it in. Lavender doesn't like a lot of water but you will need to water it a little more than normal until it's re-established. This works well for me. I usually transplant when the moon is waxing. You could take cuttings from the existing plant before moving it. Hi Bennie, Thanks for your question. You haven’t mentioned where you live, the season where you are or how old your lavender plant is but I’ll do my best to answer your question anyway. If your plant is over two years old it’s best to start again with a new plant because moving it might kill it. If it’s not too old wait until your plant has finished flowering then prune it by one-third. Lavender has a big root ball so be sure to dig right around the plant so you don’t harm the roots including the tap root. Prepare the new hole first by digging it big enough to allow plenty of room for the plant, fill it with water and after it has drained away place the new plant in it, back fill and spread a light dose of garden lime or dolomite around the plant and water it in. Lavender doesn’t like a lot of water but you will need to water it a little more than normal until it’s re-established. This works well for me. I usually transplant when the moon is waxing. You could take cuttings from the existing plant before moving it.

]]> http://www.thehomeherbalist.com/take-time-to-smell-the-lavender/comment-page-1/#comment-163 Bennie Mon, 06 Sep 2010 15:52:43 +0000 http://www.thehomeherbalist.com/?p=1540#comment-163 my lavender plant is over grown,and i want to transplant, how do i go about it?. thanks my lavender plant is over grown,and i want to transplant, how do i go about it?.
thanks

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