Re: Overwintering Lavender, please?

In a message dated 1/14/2004 3:24:10 AM Central Standard Time, 
taramark@WCTAtel.net writes:
What about digging up and storing for
the winter? 
The best method for overwintering plants that are less than hardy, I have 
found is to bury them.  Make a whole in the ground and put the plants in the 
whole and cover with a foot or more of soil or compost.  The best location for 
such a "root ceiler" is a place that thaws out last in the spring.  Once the 
ground warms up enough to remove the plants in the spring, they should be 
replanted.  Not so good to have them grow underground.  I bury many pots this way and 
have had many zone 6 plants over winter here in Minnesota.  

If you have a very large and deep compost pile this should work too- as long 
as we have snow cover during the times the temps are below 0.F
I would cut the tops off of the plants down to a few inches above the soil 
line and put them in an open bag with dry peatmoss, then bury.
Give it a shot next year and let us know how it works for you.  Its to much 
work to keep things in the garage or the fridge.


Paul

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