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Posted by Jonno on April 25, 2007, 12:13 am
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>>Staycalm wrote:
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>>>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?
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>>>Liz
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>>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.
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> Sorry, yes I'm in Melbourne.
> I got the plants for nothing so it's no biggie if they don't take. We seemed
> to be able to pry them out of the ground fairly easily without too many
> broken roots. I put the younger, nicer shaped plant in the pot and the
> others are space fillers in the back yard. I plan to take cuttings later (if
> they survive) to use when planting out our currently barren front yard.
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> Liz
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Its better if you take them now they are still alive, and will help the
plants too as they always like a hair cut after the trauma of
transplanting. Good luck and let us all know of your success or otherwise.
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