How to propagate lavender from cuttings - The easy way!

‪@TheLavenderFarmer‬
Its spring, so this is the perfect time to propagate lavender from cuttings. Its very easy and anybody can do it....so have fun and enjoy!
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[@chrissieb6167]

This video is great timing. I am in zone 7b. I have 2 kinds of lavender in my garden. Not sure what type, but will have to research, lol. This weekend, I will get some cuttings and try propagating. I am so excited! Thank you!

[@TheLavenderFarmer]

So glad that the video is helpful! If its already warm and the plant is green, than cover the cuttings with a humidity dome, or a plastic bag, and no direct sunlight!

[@thaicharmsdenmark]

Very god information, I never know that before how is easy to propagate lavender. I will try out as your tips. Thank you

[@TheLavenderFarmer]

Thank you, so glad to be of help! 😊

[@TrickleCreekFarm]

@@TheLavenderFarmercan you start cuttings in the ground as well during late summer?

[@TheLavenderFarmer]

@@TrickleCreekFarm if the temperature is still high you cannot because the cuttings wil wilt! But in the middle of the autumn is the perfect time to start. I will make a video about it when the weather is suitable for making Lavender cuttings! 😊

[@TrickleCreekFarm]

@@TheLavenderFarmer I appreciate your prompt response, thank you! Perhaps you can address these questions as well in that video: If I put them in the ground when it is cooler will they over winter just fine with some mulch? (We dropped to 7 degrees F in February)As well, what is the best spacing for ease of transplant in the spring? Is it helpful to introduce a bit more sand in the cutting bed to help with root release ? Again, thank you kindly.

[@TheLavenderFarmer]

@@TrickleCreekFarm so....the cuttings will root very well directly into the ground planted from October, but amend the soil with sand, but only for propagating objectives. The spacing between the plants is different for every species. The angustifolia are smaller and i let between plants on the row 50 - 60 cm, and between the rows around 100 and 130 cm. Most of the x intermedia types are bigger so i let at least 70 cm between plants on the same row, and at least 130 cm between the rows! I hope it helps! 🤗 I will make a separate video about it if you think its useful!

[@marykilgarriff3550]

Thank you. I hope to propagate lavender in my glasshouse for next year. I hope I'll have a nice display in the front of one of my perennial borders. Best wishes from Ireland 🇮🇪

[@TheLavenderFarmer]

Glad to be of help....i did the same thing. In front of my house i have two rows of lavender, i will make a video when they are in bloom! :) Have a wonderful day!

[@Cookies-i2f]

Thankyou for this video. I will use the information.

[@TheLavenderFarmer]

You are welcome! 🤗

[@dallastaylor5479]

I just found your channel. I recently got a munstead lavender. Should I let it grow a few seasons before trying to propagate it? Thank you for such useful information!

[@TheLavenderFarmer]

If its just a small lavender from a plug than you probably dont have were to take a cutting, but if is a second year you can easily propagate! 😊

[@NatureHerbsandTea.]

Great information 👍 Thank you ❤️

[@TheLavenderFarmer]

So glad to be helpful! 🤗

[@YUBSOMEAN]

Excellent, thank you! 😊

[@TheLavenderFarmer]

Glad to be helpful! 🤗

[@estuardoz]

Great video, thanks from Mexico

[@TheLavenderFarmer]

Glad that i can be of help! 🤗

[@KIARAMILO]

Thank you for your video. It’s very informative. I’m going to try both ways although it’s the end of April. I hope it will work. 🤞

[@TheLavenderFarmer]

Glad to be helpful, if the plant is green already, and probably is, put the cutting under a humidity dome, or cover it with a plastuc bag, and place the pot where is light but no direct sun! 🤗

[@brightgreencarrot]

Very well explained and helpful, thanks. I'm going to take cuttings tomorrow.

[@TheLavenderFarmer]

If in your zone its warmer now, you will have to cover the cuttings with a plasric bag or a humidity dome! 🤗

[@brightgreencarrot]

@@TheLavenderFarmer Thanks for the advice

[@TheLavenderFarmer]

@@brightgreencarrot 🤗❤️

[@brendahelmer9956]

Thank you for telling us

[@TheLavenderFarmer]

Glad to be helpful! 🤗

[@donnaeturner]

Thanks!

[@TheLavenderFarmer]

🤗 Glad to be of help!

[@charlieuliginosa2494]

I would like to propagate in August, should I use hardwood or softwood cuttings? Thanks so much.

[@TheLavenderFarmer]

In August i think its still hot so i would try softwood cuttings covered with plastic bag for retaining the humidity inside. Place the cuttings somewhere they have light but not direct sunlight. In the fall, October, November, i use hardwood cuttings planted directly in the ground or in propagating trays!

[@charlieuliginosa2494]

@@TheLavenderFarmer thanks I'll try propagation from my newly purchased Spanish/ French lavender.

[@TheLavenderFarmer]

@@charlieuliginosa2494 just be careful, Spanish Lavender-Stoechas does not stand temperatures below - 5 celsius or 23 degrees Fahrenheit!

[@AnaAndreaXoxo]

Mulţumesc! I'm in zone 7b in Tennessee, usa originally from Romania

[@TheLavenderFarmer]

Wow....so happy to be helpful, living the American dream! Sănătate multa! ❤️🤗

[@justinm5340]

for semi-sunny weather around 17-20C, what soil mix do you recommend for growing lavender in pots? i tried a potting mix with peat moss and pumice, and the soil was still very moist after a week's time, causing the lavender to die.

[@TheLavenderFarmer]

So, i was using a mix with peat alot of my growing years, but the lavender didn't resist more than 2-3 years in a pot. So, i tried a different one. Try using 5 part universal soil and 5 parts compost. To this mix put 3 parts of perlite for good drainage. This will retain moist, have food and good drainage. Water the lavender only when you see the leaves showing you lack of water. Its not a problem if the soil still has water after a week. As long as you have drainage. So use perlite for drainage! 🤗❤️

[@justinm5340]

@@TheLavenderFarmer what do the leaves look like when it needs water? currently, some leaves on my small lavenders are yellowing, some have shriveled and are brittle, and some leaves have tips that are dark gray. these lavenders are in 80% cactus mix/20% potting mix, so there should be good drainage. thanks for your help!

[@TheLavenderFarmer]

@justinm5340 when the lavender needs water the leaves wilt show sign of wilting and if the plant has flower spikes, they will go down . If the leaves turn yellow thats to much water or to much fertilizer, or the difference between the temperature from night and day is to high, if the tips of the leaves turn brown its quite normal sometimes, especially in the winter, but they will recover. The only thing you have to be careful is too much water....

[@ibdam1]

Thank you for sharing.

[@TheLavenderFarmer]

Glad to be of help! 🤗

[@ibdam1]

@@TheLavenderFarmer New subscriber looking forward to seeing more of your gardening tips.

[@TheLavenderFarmer]

@@ibdam1 see you on the next video! 🤗

[@smcgee2010]

Great video and very informative. Before I saw your video, I had bought lavender plant from Home Depot. I repotted it from the cup to a larger pot. Can I take a cutting from it and put them in the ground or starter trays as you did?

[@TheLavenderFarmer]

Yes you can, but now its kinda warm outside, the plant is probably green! So take the little cutting, put it in a pot water it and cover it with a plastic transparent bag. Or if you have a humidity dome its better. Put the cuttings somewhere there is light but not direct sunlight, it will melt the cutting, and from time to time let a little air inside. I propagate mostly in the early spring and and late fall because iys colder so i dont have to be careful with the cuttings! Thank you, hope you are successful! 🤗

[@GeorgeLucas1138]

thank you sir

[@TheLavenderFarmer]

Glad to be helpful! 🤗

[@ProximaCentauri88]

Hello. I live in the Philippines, a country located near the equator so we only have rainy and hot seasons. I can grow lavender cuttings here and make them grow in pots. Can lavender thrive and flower in areas near the equator like the Philippines?

[@TheLavenderFarmer]

Hello, i have some friends here in Romania that are from Philippines! 🤗 So...its complicated with lavender and Philippines because of the high humidity. But....the most important thing in growing Lavender is to have a very, very good drainage. Lavender and soggy soil means the end of it. So If you can resolve that....i think its possible!

[@ProximaCentauri88]

@@TheLavenderFarmer Thanks a lot!

[@TheLavenderFarmer]

@@ProximaCentauri88 glad to be of help! 😊

[@bouldog95reacs]

Thank you i wil try it in spring.

[@TheLavenderFarmer]

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[@lloyeds]

I've just put 12 lavender plugs in a 1 litre pots,I didn't have enough Coco so I used soil from my garden to half fill the pots, then Coco on the top half,I used Coco as I had some spare,I'm not a gardener but I'm giving it a try,I've done the same with a butterfly plant,it's called something like pink lalandie.

[@lloyeds]

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[@TheLavenderFarmer]

​@@lloyeds the soil from the garden its heavy so you should mix it with perlite, or sand and compost! The roots need to breed, and the soil from the garden will just become damper!

[@TheLavenderFarmer]

​@@lloyedsthats how we start becoming gardeners, trying, failing and trying again until we fail no more...thats the beauty of gardening! 🤗

[@kaittemurry4740]

I keep trying have you had success with rose cutting when you cut them back

[@TheLavenderFarmer]

Yes, i had succes with roses to. I prune them in the fall or in the spring, after the risk of frost passed away, and then i take the cuttings and i cover them with a pladtic bottle, maybe i will do a video! 🤗

[@AymanEl-Ghazali]

Interesting, I was about to buy 10 new plants because I didn't think Lavender was that easy to propagate. I have one decent plant, if it's still alive in Spring then I'll start propagating from it and save myself some money. How wide do they usually spread out? Can they crush weeds once they grow big enough? Thank you!

[@TheLavenderFarmer]

It depends on the lavender type. There are over 300 lavender types, from small - 60 cm spread, to huge - over 140 cm spread. With the weeds is always a problem. They will find a way to grow under the plant, even if its big, but after the plant is mature enough....like 3 years, it wont be a problem for the plant....only for the visual! :)

[@AymanEl-Ghazali]

@@TheLavenderFarmer my back hurts from removing weeds also that's why I asked :) Not sure the type because I threw the seeds package away after they frustrated me. So it could be any type, I'm just happy it finally grew. I'm tired of using mulch and would prefer living mulch to help at least reduce the weeds.

[@TheLavenderFarmer]

@@AymanEl-Ghazali i would not count on that. I use the weed cloth exactly for that. Its going to be hard if you count only on the ability of the lavender to suppress weeds! 😊

[@AymanEl-Ghazali]

@@TheLavenderFarmer ok thanks I'll going to use both and hope for the best. Maybe some mulch as well. At least maybe it will help me skip one year of weeding.

[@TheLavenderFarmer]

@@AymanEl-Ghazali be careful with mulching! If you are using bark or something that keeps the moist underneath and you have a rainy season, the roots of the plant could rot! I use weed cloth and if you could....put stones on top. They will dry fast on the surface but keep the moist underneath...have fun! 🤗

[@mystijkissler8183]

I have 10 lavendar plants but half are getting wild and old.

[@TheLavenderFarmer]

Have you ever pruned them?

[@paulaalejandra1678]

Why my lavender died?

[@TheLavenderFarmer]

There could be a lot of reasons, but most of the time is because of lack of drainage and too much water!