Growing Lavender Learn what you need to know to grow lavender successfully.

Jun 16, Once your lavender plant has had one year to establish itself, you’ll need to prune it once a year. The best time for when to prune lavender is in the spring just as the new growth is starting to come in. How to Prune Lavender. When pruning lavender, it’s important to start out with a sharp, clean set of pruning shears.

Wipe down the blades of your pruning shears with rubbing alcohol or bleach. Aug 21, Pruning: Prune right after the first flowering and again in late August after the last flush has faded. Cut off about 2/3 of the plant’s height or to just above the bottom two sets of leaves on each stem. Take care not to cut into the woody part of the plant which can cause damage.

Twice a year Estimated Reading Time: 3 mins. Jan 13, Summer is the main time to prune lavender plants after the flower harvest. Cut back up to one-third of the leafy section of the stems, shaping the lavender into an evenly rounded mound as you prune. To create the mounding shape, cut the outer stems a little shorter than the middle stems. Avoid cutting into the woody stem bushfalling.barted Reading Time: 4 mins.

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Jun 15, When you’re pruning woody lavender plants, it’s also a good idea not to prune all of the plant at the same time. Instead, work slowly, trimming back each branch, but never cutting into the brown wood. You can trim branches back by one-third or one-half. Always be sure that there are green leaves still on the revenge stump remover when you are done pruning.

Mar 17, How to prune lavender: a step-by-step guide. Take your best secateurs or best garden shears, making sure they are clean and sharp. Start by removing the.

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Aug 13, Pruning lavender is important because a lavender shrub that is left unpruned will become more woody more quickly. It can lose vigour and the woody stems can look straggly and unappealing. What is more, the woody stems will be more prone to frost or water rot damage and disease, and can crack or break more bushfalling.barted Reading Time: 7 mins.

Pruning lavender after flowering is ideal, but if you miss the window, don’t fret. You can slot your lavender pruning when it works for you, as long as you complete it by early bushfalling.bar: Julie Martens Forney.

Aug 28, But the lavender specialists at Downderry say that English lavender needs hard pruning. You need to cut right down into the brown part, where little lavender shoots can just been seen. Cut it back to 9″ high! ‘Don’t be frightened to cut it back to 9″ just after flowering,’ advises Downderry bushfalling.barted Reading Time: 7 mins.