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How to prevent lavender going woody
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Posted by danann NSW Aust (My Page) on Fri, Jul 25, 03 at 23:20
| All my lavender goes woody with very thick stems and looks untidy. It grows easily with no care in my area, so I like this variety. Any suggestions to prevent it growing into trees? |
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RE: How to prevent lavender going woody
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| The only way I know of is to keep it pruned from an early age. This invariably means sacrificing some blooms though, but it's worth it. Pam |
RE: How to prevent lavender going woody
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| I don't think we can really prevent it getting woody unless it is kept small. Does it really matter? pruning encourages floewring. |
RE: How to prevent lavender going woody
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| I've got two Lavender plants in my window box. No idea what type they are. Got them from Chris & Maries plant farm and the labels were incorrect, but after they got too big I chopped them haphazardly and the new growth is soft and grey green. I noticed about a month ago that they were both getting woody at the back and I thinned it out by pruning and new growth is filling out the holes. My lavender hasn't flowered for over a year, so I can only attribute this to lack of sun. They only get four hours of morning sun in Winter and about five and a half in summer. If you really can't be bothered pruning it out with clippers a hedge trimmer will do the job. Cheers Desi. |
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