How to grow... Lavender
Rocket Growing Guides
Having lavender in the garden will bring you a lot of joy. It smells amazing, it looks great, it attracts bees and it’s good for cooking too. Lavender will remain leafy through winter, and will produce new flowers the following spring.
- Lavender Growing Guide
How to Plant Lavender
- Lavender likes a very sunny, well-drained site. It tends to do better in slightly poorer soil, so no need to add compost or fertiliser!
- Plant 40-50cm apart (or a little closer, 30-40cm, if you are making a lavender hedge)
- Lavender is really good for attracting bees and butterflies, which makes it an excellent plant to have in the veg patch. We have heard of gardeners using lavender near carrots as its strong scent is said to confuse carrot fly.
How to Grow Lavender
- A little trim in early spring will help to keep your plants looking great
- Lavender prefers dry conditions so be careful not to overwater.
- Cutting your lavender plant back to half its size in the autumn will give it a better chance the following year.
How to Harvest Lavender
- Flowers are best harvested while the buds are still nice and tight
- Pick off the more tender leaves as and when you want to cook with them.
- You can cut whole stems and tie in a bunch to dry them (hang them upside down for a few weeks)
