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Old 05-11-2008, 09:36 PM posted to uk.rec.gardening
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Default Transplanting lavenders

On Nov 5, 7:55 pm, Martin wrote:
On Wed, 5 Nov 2008 13:44:07 GMT, Rusty_Hinge
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On Tue, 4 Nov 2008 22:22:39 GMT, Rusty_Hinge

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You might think of stripping some seeds from spikes and laying them on
a
bed of poor sandy soil, then covering them with very small pea
shingle.


Keep moist but not wet.


You'll have a forest of them.


Rusty
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Rusty: funny you should say that. I garden on sand and, when I cut one
back this morning, there were some babies growing underneath.


Not funny at all - lavender is a poor soil shrub.


Babies normally grow under gooseberry bushes.


Ah, but do babies gro normally under gooseberry bushes?


Discuss.


Is this leading to a bury a dead donkey first thread
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Martin


No, that's for grapes Martin!! Don't you know nuffink?

Judith