Lavender and Rosemary Germination
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Comments (6)Yes, I haven't found either to be all that difficult, just as with most plants, you have to give them what they need and then they're fine on their own. That means, for these two, lean well-drained soils. High in mineral content, low in organic, and fast drainage. Gravelly or sandy soils are good, but I've grown them both in heavy clay as well - no amendments of any kind, and no supplemental watering. Lavender is grown in fields as a crop here, in high-rainfall western Washington. The rainshadow northeast of the Olympics is the best place, but even here in very rainy Olympia people grow fields of lavender for cutting. Glacial outwash soils, usually, which means sandy loams generally. All our soils are nitrogen deficient. The nursery starts are as far as I can tell grown in regular soil-less potting medium. I'd stay away from any media that incorporate sources of nutrients - neither lavender nor rosemary like much in the way of nitrogen. I grow rosemary in the veggie garden, but off in a corner where I can not water or fertilize it. It freezes most years. Lavender grows in the raised rose bed. It gets watered along with the roses, but no fertilizer except manure once a year along with all the other companion plants. Really, neither is all that fussy....See MoreGrowing Lavender & Rosemary from seed
Comments (8)It is always interesting how many different methods there are for starting seed. Since I want named cultivars, I don't grow either from seed except for 'Lady' lavender (neither lavender or rosemary come true to type/name from seed). Just for grins, I tried rosemary from seed once and it truly does have very low germination which may be aided by stratification (periodic chilling and warming). 'Lady' Lavender seems to do fine for me whether pre-chilled or not. Interestingly, I germinate all my seeds-no matter what they are or what the seed packet says they need, in a dark room with the blinds closed! If light is required, it sure doesn't take much to do the trick. I grow 10's of thousands of plants every year this way....See MoreRosemary & Lavender question
Comments (4)You were correct in bringing your rosemary inside if you wanted to keep it. However, rosemary is a pretty picky potted plant, that has very specific needs, mostly related to drainage in the soil. You'll want to be very careful not to overwater over the winter--check the soil with a finger or get a water meter. With the cool temps, it won't be growing as much, and therefore not need as much water. Do some forum searching on rosemary and you'll see lots about keeping it in pots. You're also on the chilly side for lavender. Some of the newer hardy varieties can go to zone 5, but you're probably a bit too cold. It has very similar requirements to the rosemary--watch your watering and soil drainage....See MoreRosemary, Lavender, & Grapevine winter?
Comments (5)What kind of lavender do you have? If you have one of the English lavender varieties (Munstead, Hidcote, etc...) then it will be fine outside. They don't like to be too wet but there isn't much you can do about that right now. The grapevine should be hardy but you might need to fence it during the winter to keep rabbits from eating it. Some varieties are hardier than others. Do you know what kind you have? I don't believe rosemary is perennial here, but I've never grown any....See MoreTurbo Cat (7a)
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