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- Lavender is coming in - what to do?
- Avoid moisture or excessive humidity
- Topflavendel needs big buckets
- Do not fertilize and, above all, fertilize with nitrogen fertilizer
- Tips & Tricks
Lavender is coming in - what to do?
Actually, the lavender is considered to be quite easy to care for, after all, he needs lots of fertilizer, water or is particularly demanding, as far as the earth is concerned. However, this is only half the story, because with wrong care measures and a too cold location, the lavender is quickly overwhelmed and comes. Here we name the most important reasons why your plant does not want to thrive.
Avoid moisture or excessive humidity
If your lavender plants turn brown from the bottom up and leave the leaves hanging, then in most cases too much moisture is to blame. In this case you should first dig out the affected plants or remove them from the pot and examine the roots. In the case of lavender, wetness often causes the roots to rot and eventually the plant enters. If the rotting process has already started, cut away the infested root parts and place the plant in fresh soil. Be careful not to damage the tap root.
Topflavendel needs big buckets
Even too small pots can cause the lavender to gradually enter. Window boxes u. Containers are not suitable for the Mediterranean plants, because in particular the flat boxes store too much water - it forms waterlogging, which in turn leads to Wurzelelfäulnis. Deep pots are also necessary for the reason that lavender develops quite long and branched roots.
Do not fertilize and, above all, fertilize with nitrogen fertilizer
In particular, if you combine lavender with more care-intensive plants such as roses, it often dies due to over-fertilization. At the beginning, over-fertilized lavender shoots into the herb, as the gardener says, which is usually due to an excessive nitrogen concentration in the fertilizer. After two, at the latest three years, the initially seemingly so well-awake plants just go in. Caution should also be taken with natural fertilizers: both manure and horn shavings are rich in nitrogen and should therefore be used sparingly (or not at all in the case of horn shavings).
Tips & Tricks
Lavender needs a location as full as possible, where he is actually in the sun from all day. However, there are also some (few) varieties that can thrive in partial shade, including u. a. the white lavender.
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