Can I move a lavender plant from a pot to the ground while it’s budding or blooming, or should I wait until fall?
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Can I move a lavender plant from a pot to the ground while it’s budding or blooming, or should I wait until fall?
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I would check out the roots, first. If the plant is pot bound , I would transfer it.if the roots are hardly visible, I’d leave it be till next spring. When he froots are congested, if its the end of Summer, prepare a large hole, with compost incorporated into the surroundings soil and tease roots free and plant with improved soil around it. Water well. In Spring, cut into the congested roots and spread the gap. Plant in improved soil and water well. The cut roots will produce new roots, infiltrate the improved soil and bring about good new growth..
If your plant has a thick , bare, woody centre, DON’T BOTHER with any of this. Plant a new plant in the ground. You can try to take cuttings from your old plant
Do the soil preparation first, adding lots of drainage material to the garden bed if it has a lot of clay. Dig in a few inches of pine fines, coarse sand, horticultural grit, and/or PermaTill to an area a few feet wide. Incorporate the material into the top 12–18″; don’t layer it or put it in the bottom of the hole. Lavender must have perfect drainage. Planting on a mound helps get oxygen to the roots. If the soil is very acidic, add some ground limestone.
Lavender also needs full direct sunlight. In more than 8 hours of sun, it will last a decade or longer. With fewer hours of sun, branches will lean toward the light and eventually fail.
Don’t plant anything within reach of the lavender’s leaves. Diseases are more likely to happen where air circulation is impeded. Check the mature spread for the variety you have, and plant accordingly. Some varieties grow only 12″ wide, and others can spread 4′. Also check its winter hardiness. Established plants don’t transplant well, so you want to get this right.
If you have the perfect spot, do the soil prep, and transplant it in the evening or during overcast weather. The bed where it’s going should not be wet. You can do this on a sunny day, too, if you’re careful.
First, water the plant in the pot. If it’s very potbound, loosen some of the roots on the outside of the root ball. Transplant so the top of the root ball is slightly above the garden soil. Firm the soil around the roots (use hands, not boots), keeping new soil away from the stem. Don’t use mulch under the canopy of the plant; this holds too much water in the soil where it rains regularly. If the soil is damp, delay watering for a day or two, but don’t let the root ball dry…
Lavender, being the hardy plant it is. You shouldn’t have any trouble. Just add plenty of water until it gets established.