growing lavender...?

Question

i've just bought lavender seeds to grow, and it says to sow them indoors 6-10 weeks before the last spring frost, but it's already spring here, should i still grow them indoors for that period of time, or do i just plant the seeds outside in a place with a lot of sunlight?

Answer 1

You didn't say if this is English or some other king of lavender. However Lavandula angustifolias--Hidcote, Vera, and Munstead-- are most available as seeds. Note lavender is usually grown from cuttings not from seed as it has a low success rate.

Mountain Valley Growers (see below for website) say
"Lavender seeds have a low germination rate (how many seeds out of 100 come up). They can also take a long time to sprout (two weeks or more). Seeds benefit from light, so cover lightly when sowing. The germination temperature should be around 70 degrees and spring seeding is more successful than fall seeding. Those seeds that do sprout will take one to three months before they have enough roots and top growth to allow successful transplanting. Adding fertilizer to the sterile medium used in the seed tray can help the little plants get off to a better start.
After they are transplanted into small pots, the plants will be about three inches tall and have a single stem. It will take another three months or more to make a plant substantial enough to transplant to a larger pot or to the garden.

Answer 2

I've tried to grow Lavender by seed. No luck. I went to a nursery and bought a small plant for about $2.00 and it's been growing wonderfully for 7 years now!

Good luck with the seeds!

Answer 3

I used a product called Biogrow, a foliar feed that can also be applied directly into the soil. Using that I've managed to grow (as an experiment) seeds in mid-winter, outdoors. It's a liquid organic product made from fermented beetroots, so there are no harmful ingredients.

Answer 4

You can just plant them outside...also you may want to read the following if you are going to be working with lavender.

http://www.babyconnection.com/news/601428/

I just read that and found it very interesting as lavender mimicks a female hormone and can have a negative effect on boys and girls..as in the article.

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Answer 5

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