Lavender plugs

loulou41

I am awaiting delivery for 48 lavender plants which I recently bought very cheap just paid for the postage. I guess they will be tiny plugs. Pl can anybody advise what type of compost I should use? I intend to pot them in individual pot ready for next year. The reason I am asking about compost is I have bought a lavender plant in Morrison's and it died on me when I put it on the ground. Thanks

girlcalledpanda

Interested in replies too, I'm looking at getting the same offer (plus this month's) for a butterfly garden at my fiance's school.

I_have_spoken

I'd go for John Innes Compost No.2 with some added vermiculite

Sally_A

If this is the Gardeners World offer, I've gone for them too. £5.95 p&p for 48 plants is a good buy.


I'll check the labels, and if "hardy" will pot them on but leave outside in a sheltered position, in a bog standard multi purp compost.

madjackslam

Mine arrived last week. They are tiny plugs. I've potted them up in multipurpose compost.

Some of them had two "stems" on tiny plants, which made me wonder if they are seedlings, rather than cuttings, and these were two seedlings in one plug. Which in turn makes me wonder a couple of other things:

Firstly, if you were being really money-saving, could you tease them apart?

Secondly, if you don't do this, is it detrimental to the plant(s) in the future, as there will always be two plants competing with each other?

I needed to pot them up quickly, so didn't separate, but would be interested in others' views.

I_have_spoken

Two seedlings should be separated to grow on properly IMHO

loulou41

Those of you who have got the tiny lavender plugs. Do you pot them individually and do you leave them outside in winter? I have potted mine so far they look quite healthy but the soil tend to dry up quickly and I read they do not like to be over watered. I just wonder how many plants will be left in the spring next year. Thanks