How to grow lavender in the country

How to grow lavender in the country

Lavender is again in fashion. Lilac spikelets adorn the interiors, depict them on the fabric, the lavender color is popular in clothing, and the flower itself is added to bouquets and dishes. The gentle smell of lavender is very resistant, bright and memorable. In aromatherapy, it is used in problems with sleep, nervous transportability and fatigue. Also dried flowers can be used to create a pleasant atmosphere in the house, protection against moths and other insects. And you can grow a lavender at your dacha!

1
Buy the lavender seeds better from November to January, since they need special processing to accelerate germination before landing. Seeds need to be shipped with sand or sawdust and put for 40 days in place with a temperature of about 5 ° C, for example, in the refrigerator.

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It is necessary to germinate a plant in a pot of 1.5-2 liters, put the seeds there for 1-2 pieces. in each container. Earth for germination should be loose, without major lumps, so as not to interfere with sprouts. Potted a pot and remove a warm place until the first germination appears. Watering lavender is produced twice a week or less often, depending on weather conditions.

3
As soon as shoots appeared, the pot is taken out in the sun. When the sprouts reach a height of 3-5 cm, together with the soil you need to transfer to a permanent landing site. The flowerbed for lavender is better equipped in a dry sunny place, away from water bodies and groundwater. The place must be on the elevation and with good drainage. It is necessary to plant bushes no longer closer than 0.5 m from each other.

4
Lavender bushes should be carefully glowing from weeds in the first year of life, because at first they grow very slowly. Fertilizing the plant is recommended every spring mineral mixtures, it will provide them with pomp and abundance of flowering.

5
Before the onset of cold weather, the lavender is trimmed by 8-10 cm and rushing the earth. In winter, bushes are covered with fir branches or oak leaves, and in the spring, the soil is revealed and plundered. With this care, you have the next year there will be a good harvest of fragrant inflorescences.

So, the cultivation of the lavender process is not complicated, but long. From the beginning of the preparation of seeds before the appearance of flowers can pass to 6 months. The most important condition for good growth is distant from the reservoir, solar and dry place on the elevation, because there is no wonder in the song it is about Mountain Lavender.

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