Re: Re: always something....lavender

Wow, thanks Judy.  You a peach!

On 8/31/06, Judy Browning <judylee@lewiston.com> wrote:
>
> I'll send some lavender seedlings along, too. These tolerate pretty dry to
> lots of water in good drainage. They seed all over for me. If they can
> tolerate your heat, they may do well for you. I'm off for the weekend, so
> will plan to send them out early next week. I'll let you know.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Pam Evans" <gardenqueen@gmail.com>
> To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
> Sent: Wednesday, August 30, 2006 4:43 PM
> Subject: Re: [CHAT] Re: always something....lavender
>
>
> > Well mine grow in chimney flue liners (like very tall bottomless pots,
> w/
> > potting soil w/ lava sand mixed in and pea gravel mulch in full sun.   I
> > do
> > not prune them however.  Maybe I should start from your notes!  Thanks
> > Bonnie.
> >
> > On 8/30/06, Bonnie Holmes <holmesbm@usit.net> wrote:
> >>
> >> I'm growing lavender in hot and humid weather...biggest problem is root
> >> rot
> >> but I have put it in a well-drained raised bed with chicken grit as
> >> mulch.
> >> It is doing ok.
> >>
> >> These are the notes I took at seminar on herbs from a woman who grows
> >> lavender in Southern VA:
> >>
> >> Cut lavenders back by a third in spring.
> >>
> >> Lavenders are shrubs, not perennials.
> >>
> >> Put your lavender in pots so they don't drown and to avoid the clay,
> >> which
> >> they don't like. And if you live where you can't leave terra cotta pots
> >> out
> >> all winter, get those chimney flue liners - they look just like terra
> >> cotta
> >> and are much tougher. You can generally find them at a builder's supply
> >> place. If they can stand the temperature extremes in a chimney - a
> little
> >> nasty weather shouldn't bother them. I have some of my lavenders in
> those
> >> also! They're like miniature raised beds.
> >>
> >> Put several scoops of gravel in the bottom of the hole when you plant
> >> lavender.
> >>
> >> Use well-drained beds with something called "crusher run", fines or
> >> "dirty
> >> soil" that you often can get free from limestone quarries.  The
> material
> >> is
> >> very alkaline with trace minerals that the Mediterranean herbs
> love.  The
> >> fines are also used for mulch as the material also reflects the light
> and
> >> heat.  Gardeners can also use chicken grit and lime for similar effect.
> >>
> >> Mediterranean Herbs need sun and lots of air...cut out the centers of
> >> lavender, thyme, etc. to allow the air flow.  Prune these herbs three
> >> times
> >> a year:  late March or early April to force new, robust growth; after
> >> blooming, usually late June; and mid September as these herbs need
> about
> >> 6
> >> weeks of new growth before the 1st hard freeze.   Sage plants can last
> >> 7-8
> >> years if in sun, well-drained soil, and properly pruned.
> >>
> >> For fertilizer use comfrey tea:  fill a 5 gallon container with comfrey
> >> leaves (I guess I will need to set up a bed to grow these) and add
> water;
> >> let set for 3 weeks; when the smell is gone; water herbs with the tea.
> >>
> >> When planting, dig hole and put in water and sit the potted plant to be
> >> planted separately in water for 1 hour.  Plant and don't water for
> three
> >> days.  The plant may stress somewhat but it will be stronger once the
> >> roots
> >> are established.
> >>
> >>
> >> > [Original Message]
> >> > From: <TeichFlora@aol.com>
> >> > To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
> >> > Date: 8/30/2006 9:13:41 AM
> >> > Subject: [CHAT] Re: always something....lavender
> >> >
> >> > Pam, sure it wasn't overwatering....with $300 water bills.....I'm
> just
> >> > wondering.  Lavender usually likes it hot and dry.  We can't grow  it
> >> here at all,
> >> > even without any supplimental waterings it isn't dry  enough....not
> >> > even
> >> in a
> >> > pot. Just a thought, since you usually dont' have a  problem growing
> it
> >> > otherwise.
> >> > Noreen
> >> > zone 9
> >> > Texas Gulf Coast
> >> >
> >> > In a message dated 8/29/2006 11:02:32 PM Central Standard Time,
> >> > gardenchat-owner@hort.net writes:
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > Very  dry also unusually hot.  Those poor babies just couldn't
> take  it
> >> > anymore.  The Spanish lavender handles the heat better but
> they  didn't
> >> have
> >> > any of those in stock last time I needed them, so I went w/
> >> the  English.
> >> > We'll see what they have in a few weeks from now when it's time to
> >> replace
> >> > them.  Lost 5 now so far.  2 are hanging in there.   Sigh.  Only good
> >> news is
> >> > I can strip the dead ones into the potpourri  'mixing' basket.
> >> >
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> > Pam Evans
> > Kemp TX
> > zone 8A
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Pam Evans
Kemp TX
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