Leave enough space for lavender to grow
Since lavender grows very quickly and, above all, very bushy under the right conditions, you should already do so Planting the young plants make sure there is sufficient distance. Otherwise it may happen that in a few years you will remove the plants laboriously separate from each other and have to transplant. How big the planting distance should be depends on the type of lavender. The lower this grows, the lower it can be Distance between the individual plants be. Pot lavender needs the largest possible bucket - the bigger the better.
Cut back lavender annually
From a botanical point of view, lavender belongs to the sub-shrubs, i.e. H. with the years lignify the older shoots. However, no new shoots and therefore no flowers grow from this wood. So that you do not have a more or less bare bush within a short period of time, you should have the lavender annually - preferably in spring and after flowering - trimming. In particular, the topiary in spring stimulates the plant to lush young shoots.
Tips & Tricks
Don't fertilize lavender too often, because that does not accelerate the growth of new shoots, but only the lignification. Planted lavender only needs a little lime from time to time.
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