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- Q.My Lavender Plant Is Falling Out From The Center - My lavender plant is falling out from the center, leaving a hole in the center. Can it be saved?
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- Q.Lavender Plant Has Not Been Really Pruned For 8 Years. - It seems to be pretty healthy and has lots of blooms but is getting woody in the center. What can ...
- Q.Lavender That Has Never Been Pruned, Taking Over, Can I Prune It This Now? - Is September pruning bad for lavender? I recently moved into this home and didn't know what all was in my ...
- Q.Please Advise Me On How To Tend To My Lavender Plants - Please advise me on how to tend to my lavender plants. Thanks.
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- Q.Woody Lavender - Can I prune a woody lavender?
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marilynas on
August 5, 2012Q.My Lavender Plant Is Falling Out From the Center
My lavender plant is falling out from the center, leaving a hole in the center. Can it be saved?
Answered by
Heather on
August 13, 2012
Certified ExpertA.This happens when the plant gets older. Most times, people choose to replace them, but you can try rejuvenation pruning. It can work sometimes. Cut back 1/3 of the branches by 1/3 to 2/3. Repeat in the spring and then next fall.
If you choose to replace them (they look nicer faster), you can help stave this off by making sure to give them a healthy haircut each year. This condition basically occurs because the plant is becoming woody. Regular pruning encourages new growth and discourages woody growth.
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- Asked by
Anonymous on
August 17, 2012Q.Trimming Lavender
I just read on your site how to trim lavender. My plants are 1. 5 years old. I now know that I made a mistake and pruned them in their first year. Question: The plumes/sticks are about 10-14 inches high, flowers are dried. What should I do now?
- Answered by
Nikki on
August 20, 2012
Certified ExpertA.If you have spent flower stalks on the plants now, just trim those off and leave the foliage. Pruning a lavender to the point where it has no foliage will most likely kill it, especially once winter arrives. In spring, you can cut the foliage back by one third to stimulate new growth.
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lynnieb45 on
August 31, 2012Q.Lavender Plant Has Not Been Really Pruned for 8 Years.
It seems to be pretty healthy and has lots of blooms but is getting woody in the center. What can I do now?
- Answered by
Nikki on
August 31, 2012
Certified ExpertA.This article should help with that: https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/herbs/lavender/pruning-lavender.htm
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ktorger on
September 9, 2012Q.Lavender that has never been pruned, taking over, can I prune it this now?
Is September pruning bad for lavender? I recently moved into this home and didn't know what all was in my garden. The lavender has doubled in size and growing across the walkway.
- Answered by
Nikki on
September 10, 2012
Certified ExpertA.This article should help with that: https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/herbs/lavender/pruning-lavender.htm
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maria01 on
September 22, 2012Q.Please Advise Me on How to Tend to My Lavender plants
Please advise me on how to tend to my lavender plants. Thanks.
- Answered by
Nikki on
September 24, 2012
Certified ExpertA.These articles should help: https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/herbs/lavender/lavender-in-the-garden-information-and-growing-lavender-tips.htm
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Cheyenne on
May 11, 2013Q.Lavender
I have had a lavender plant for the past couple of years. Last year is grew beautifully. I cut a lot of it and took it into the house. This year it is just a stub and nothing seems to be happening to it. Have I killed it? I live in southern Ontario.
- Answered by
AnnsGreeneHaus on
May 11, 2013A.pruning should not kill a lavender. If your winter was wet and cold, and the plant was less than very well drained, it drowned. Lavender, rosemary, thyme, sage, tarragon and oregano are notorious for dying during a wet cold winter.
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debo on
September 26, 2013Q.Woody Lavender
Can I prune a woody lavender?
- Answered by
Nikki on
September 26, 2013
Certified ExpertA.Yes. This article will help: https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/herbs/lavender/pruning-lavender.htm
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