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Old 25-04-2007, 04:46 AM posted to aus.gardens
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Default Transplanting lavenders

Staycalm wrote:
I have been given three mature French lavender plants. They'd been cut back
and had a good water last night in their old home.
Today I potted one up into a large pot and two went in the ground.
They've been watered in well but should I hit them with some soluble
fertilizer?

Liz


Where are you?
Its possibly not a good idea to molly coddle French lavenders.
They are very hardy, but sometimes transplanting damages the root system.
Over Watering any lavender is going to cause problems so watch how it goes.
I found its quite easy to take cuttings of these, instead of
transplanting them to make new plants, which quite often will grow well
and look better than the older plant you have tried to move.
The best times I found in Melbourne were around autumn times, though I
didnt really do it then because of seasons but because I was moving
house. A large percentage struck and now we have more than enough
lavender to give away.