How to Grow Lavender from Cuttings - Easy Propagation Method
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- Опубліковано 26 вер 2024
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Lavender is easy to propagate and grow, if you take the cuttings at the right time and can maintain a temperature of around 70 degrees F or 20 C
The best time to take the Lavender cuttings is in late winter to early spring,
You will need a propagating mix and we use 1/3 vermiculite, 1/3 potting soil and 1/3 peat moss or coir peat depending on what is available. So 1 part vermiculite, 1 part potting soil 1 part peat moss or coir. You can use ordinary compost or potting soil if needed.
Prepare your pots and have a warm position ready for your cuttings for around 6 weeks. You can use a propagating house, or simply some form of cover such as a soft drink bottle.
Look for new growth with no flowers forming. If you can’t find these, then be prepared to prune back and flower heads.
You are looking for a stem with a heel on it, where the new green growth meets a darker part of the stem.
Look for stems that are around 4 -6 inches long (10 cm -15 cm)
Strip the foliage from the lower half of the cutting.
You can choose to use a rooting hormone if you wish, or even dip the stems in honey. These methods will improve strike rates.
Use a stick or pencil to make a hole in the propagating mix, insert the cuttings and water them in.
Place them in a warm position, we are using a soft drink bottle. And mist spray them every few days.
Do not let the cuttings dry out at any stage. Mist regularly.
In around 6 weeks you should see signs of new growth.
Place the cuttings in an open position for another 4 weeks to allow them to harden off a little. At this time water them regularly with a liquid seaweed fertiliser. They are then ready to plant into the garden or container.
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This is perfect. No ridiculous b a background music, no wasted chatter chatter, straight to the point and clear.
Keep them coming
So bloody true mate
Exactly!! Really well done!
My neighbour ripped off a plant and now I'm about to get cuttings from the plant thanks to your to the point video, instead of talking about what the weather is like or their daily soap opera jargon. Thanks mate from Australia
What a wonderful and easy to udnerstand video. Not too fast, not too slow! Just to the point!
Thanks for the comment,
I've taken cuttings for White Buddleia and Hydrangea's and made a video on these about 3 years ago. Also took cuttings for Spirea, Lavender and Hebe's.
I enjoy watching your video bcoz I have plan of propagated my own Lavander plants .
First vid that has mentioned u can use a flowering stem, and I am off to try. Many thanks.
As long as you remove the floowers, should be OK.
I do much the same with roses with great success. I take my cuttiing (the freshest shoot) at any time of the year even if it has flowers. I remove every bit of foliage, fray the end for planting to help a root develop, stick it in a pot and 8/10 will grow. ..I remove all foliage as it's easier to tell you've had success.
I've never though about doing it with lavander as the stocks are so fine compared to roses. Must give it a shot tomorrow. Thanks!
Interesting technique with fraying the end, will try that. Lavender is easy as well.... and a great way of renewing as the plants get old and woody...
I just spent the last half hour trying to retrieve bits of lavender from my old woody plant....thanks to you! Will do it with my favourite flowering plant of all, sage...using your technique...lets hope I'll have some success!
@@eaglezapper9366 Let us know how you go, we have taken Sage cuttings recently (Culinary Sage) and they are going well.
@@johnnyAGardening Will do!..Got them all in yesterday. I don't know what type of sage mine is, but I just planted it as a regular kitchen herb a few years back and I had the shock of my life when it turned into the most spectacular flowering plant I've ever seen. Might just be it's location.
Thankyou for sharing this useful information.
This was so helpful. Thank you!
Very nice detailed video thank you so much.
Thanks, good tip on using honey, I’ll try that. Subbed 😊
Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge. It's very helpful! I will definitely try this. ☺️
Thanks Yunaenae, and good luck with the Lavender.
Thanks mate. You filled a gap in youtube with this video. Too many how to's with people talking about the weather or how many plants they want. Easy, to the point and detailed. Hopefully I will have more success knowing where to cut, when and where to put them/move them.
Sounds simple. Thanks 🙂🌿
Dang I'm addicted to your channel! Such an awesome teacher. Every lavendar plant I've ever bought died:((
Thank Leah really glad you are enjoying the channel.. Stay safe and happy gardening.
Thanks guys I have a woody bottomed bush of lavender but would be so sad to loose it so Im going to prune the tops and take some cuttings the bees love it in the summer but the winds really knocked it about this winter in the UK
Short and sharp, very useful tips, thank you!
Great tips..love it.
Oh nice
I love lavender
Thank you for sharing this👍👍
Have a very large lavender bush which is about 15 years old .. is this too old to take cuttings from? Thank you for helping everyone.
Not too old to take cuttings from, try the same procedure as in the video. Let us know how you go
Thank you very much , Great informative video 🇨🇦
Thank you so much for the share! Amazing info!!
Thank you sir. Be safe wear a mask wash hands sanitize.😷😇
Thanks 🙏
you didn't say if you cut below the heel, above, or right at it
We cut immediately below the heel, so each cutting has a small heel. - However Lavender cuttings will grow without the heel as well, the strike rate is just not as good.
@@johnnyAGardening what is a HEEL?? I see cutting the upper part is also needed... I will trim the upper part then also. I tried propagating in water but the leaves looks wilting already. I wonder why. Seems like propagating in soil is much better??
@@babestango2974 The Heel is the part where one stem meets another, so these cuttings have a small part of the larger stem on the base of the cutting. We use soil for most cuttings.
this was very good, thank you
Thanks Robin - If there are any other topics you would like covered, let us know.
Nice one. Thanks.
Thank you so much 🌹🌹🌹🌹
Great video, thanks
Just liked and subscribed, thank you very much for your help :)
good viedo . Thank you.
Didn't really show whether you put the bottle top on the bottle. I would assume so to keep it humid inside. Great video thanks
GOOD POINT..... We leave the top off the bottle, except during very cold cloudy weather or when we have cold nights. On sunny days it is off...... I will do a video explaining this and other uses for plastic bottles.
I am going to try this. Thanks
Okay, rats again! I bought two more lavender plants in the hopes of cuttings, and both are dying within a week. agrrrr....maybe I'm giving them too much water, but if they looked wilted, I watered them. Haven't lived long enough for me to get decent cuttings. Suggestions?
The shift in conditions between a garden centre and home can be an issue. HOWEVER, it could be the watering, overwatering can cause wilt. Also it could be the plants, maybe they have poor root systems. Or the jump into to much sum. Solutions.
1. Place them in morning sun afternoon semi shade and keep the soil just moist, You should not need to water very often.
2. Take them back to the garden centre and see if they can provide an answer.
3. Very gently slide them out of the pots to see if they have a good root system, if not back to solution 2.
4. Pot them up to a pot one size up and use a premium potting mix.
Let us know if any of these make sense...
Can you do it during summer?
Great. Thanks!
Glad you like it, good luck with your gardening.
After planting in the container how often should i water the cuttings? I really want to try this
Mist spray them each day, only water if the soil starts to dry, it needs to be moist, though not wet.
john allman Thank you so much for the info
He said to keep them moist
So im just starting my gardening hobby. I kinda just snipped the flower off the lavender and planted that. Will that work?
Not the flower stem. You need the stem below that.
@@johnnyAGardening thank you
Great video - very clear instructions - the leaves of the lavender are unique - could you please let me know the name of this lavender variety. Thanks
The serated leaves is French Lavender
Great video! Question! When you cut it from the mother plant that way, will the mother plant regrow ? & how long will it take the mother plant to regrow new shoots? Thank youuu
Hello Sara
If you cut back to leaf growth the mother plant will reshoot. It is the same a pruning. So you should get more branching and therefore more flowers..
Wow l will try its 😍😊
I bought a pot of lavender from the store last year, it's rather small, not tall, so far it's April I haven't seen it grow nor flowering, why is that? I planted it in the group with morning sun (face east)...
Hello Becca, it will depend on where you are and the type of lavender located, so let us know. If its in good soil and it is given a little fertiliser it should flower from spring to late summer depending on the variety.
Can they grow in pots in the house or must they stay outdoors?????
Do you mean the cuttings or the plants ?
The cuttings could be grown indoors until they start to grow.
We have not grown lavender plants indoors. Not many people do grow them indoors, we guess they could, however not really sure how successful they would be long term. Maybe worth a try.
They would need very good light for 4 - 6 hours a day, would need to be turned to keep even growth, and pruned to stop them getting too large.
Would I need to use a bottle ontop for cuttings, they are only going to be used under a bay window to stop local cats shitting on my gravel drive
Where do you put the pots after they are all potted up? Out in the rain? Inside? This has not been made clear at the end of the video. Similar British videos say to mix the potting mix with grit and water liberally, and presumably put them outside. That is obviously does not seem to be the case here in Australian conditions, as we are also using a different soil mix, without grit. If I live in a wet climate like Tasmania or Victoria will too much rain rot the cuttings, if they are outside in this potting mixture? I’m in Sydney where the weather is mostly dry, but the plants could benefit from occasional rain. I’m not sure what to do as I’ve had so much trouble in the past trying to grow cuttings from lavender in Sydney in potting mix, due to root rot. Can you please explain what do to for Australian conditions after the cuttings are potted.
Conditions do vary from state to state, however treatment is similar, its a matter of controlling water and light.
.You need a free draining potting mix and make sure you do not overwater. So moist but not wet and soggy. The cuttings are best in a little shade until they are established, some morning sun is ideal for us. Once they are showing good new growth they can gradually be given more sun. They need a good root system before they are ready to be planted into the garden. In Sydney try taking the cuttings just after flowering. Hope this helps.
Actually you’ll find that Sydney has a higher rainfall than Melbourne!
are you supposed to put the honey in the bottom of the hole before you put the stem?
Dip the lower part of the stem into the honey and then put the stem into the hole.
Why do you need to trim the top off of the cutting if it doesn’t have any flairing heads?
This helps the plant to develop a more bushy or spreading growth habit.
my lavender became woody and tilted sideways. the woody part has dead leaves. how can I fix it?
If it has good growth on the top, you can prune back making sure it still has some good foliage on the stem. If you prune back into the woody stem, leaving no foliage, chances are it will not reshoot. Usually, once lavender becomes woody, its time for a new plant,,,,
Does this work for all kinds of lavender? I don’t have the same kind and my mom would like a lavender plant of her own so I want to gift it to her.
Yes it should work for all types.
Can I try doing this in April/autumn? Should I try keeping them in a pot in a warm spot in doors over winter and then transplant them to the garden?
Generally better in spring to summer, however worth try if you can keep them warm enough.
What is a good sign of growth? Larger than the original plant?
Good growth on cuttings simply means new leaf growth that is healthy. Good leaf growth is an indicator that the cutting is growing well.
It looks like your propagation mix is dry not moist. Do you keep it dry until you see growth, and just mist them on the top portion?
The mix is actually moist and kept moist. Mist spray the top to maintain some humidity an lessen transpiration.
can it be blooming when propogating?
Yes, however you need to remove the flowers from the cuttings, and best to use non flowering stems.
Would freeze solid in zone 5
May need a greenhouse or enclosed patio.
What kind of lavender is at 0:30 I used to have some it smelled so good but it died on me. It was labeled as fernleaf lavender but when I looked up images it showed a totally different plant
It looks like french lavender to me. 'Lavandula Dentata'
I want to try the plastic bottle as a hot house. Do you keep the bottle cap on?
We take the top off and mist spray through the top.
Do you keep them in the shade or sun?
We keep the cuttings in light shade (dappled shade) until they show good signs of growth. Then slowly introduce them to more sun.
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johnny A Can i use a greenhouse until they are hardy and ready to be potted outside in the garden? Thanks
Yes, just keep the humidity up until you see new growth. Not to wet and soggy ........
@@johnnyAGardening Thanks
Do you have a link to where you purchase your tall potting pots
Where are you located ??
same question here. I’m from USA.
@@ottulia Try nurserysupplies.com and look for a distributor near you. OR Amazon
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Where do u put the cuttings covered by a plastic bottle? In a dark place or in a sunny outdoor place?
Semi shade or dappled shade, they need a little light but not hot direct afternoon sun. Morning sun with afternoon filtered light or dappled shade works well for us.
Strike rate. Has to be a cricket fan.
At the moment any sport would do......
Totally missed cutting due to stem not in the cameras view
The initial cut is simply gathering the cutting material, the stem is re-cut later inn the video and also explained. If you need further information on the cut just ask and we will explain in the video notes for you
ok now
Can't see what you were trying to show.
Not sure what you mean, it is how to propagate lavender from cuttings. The process is set out step by step, its also in the notes for the video, if there is any part you do not understand, ask a question and we will answer it, Maybe watch again, and maybe turn on the closed captions as well.
In the beginning, I can't see what you did. I am trying to root some. You explain so well, but just can't see in the footage how you are preparing the cuttings.
Many thanks.
Could I use perlite in place of vermiculite for the propagating soil?
Yes you can, however it does not retain as much moisture. It will work ......
john allman ok, I’ll just keep my eyes on it if I use it and make sure the soil does not dry out. Thank you for the response
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Poor part of where to do the initial cutting…🙄
Yes Sandy that could be clearer, we agree.
That's not real lavender
It depends what you mean by real lavender ! I assure you that it is one of the 39 different species of lavender.