Lavender in pot is that discreet but elegant presence that manages to transform even the most anonymous balcony into a corner to be lived. And then it is spontaneous to ask: how do you make it flourish throughout the summer, without seeing it dry or vanish within a few days?
It is not really a matter of green thumb, but rather intuition and that pinch of empathy that sometimes you also have with plants. Lavender does not demand much, but what little she wants with precision. You need a little eye, some small gesture repeatedly repeated and a good dose of patience. In return, she repays with fragrant flowers and intense colors. And it does so with a generosity that leaves you surprised, especially when it grows in pots, perhaps on any balcony.
Maybe you already have the plant, and it is there, off, as if it had forgotten how the sun is. Do not give up immediately: with a couple of targeted precautions, he returns to live that is a wonder. Sometimes very little is enough: a well -made pruning, a newer position, a few days more than attention and she trims. It is not magic, it is listening. And the beauty is that it works.
Lavender in pots: choose the right container and find the ideal location
One vase is the other? Not exactly. When it comes to lavender in potsthe dimensions count, and how. If the container is too narrow or holds too much water, the roots do not breathe and goodbye flowering. Better to focus on a terracotta vase, with holes on the bottom and a draining layer of expanded clay or gravel. It doesn’t seem, but this is already half a salvation.
Then there is the exposure issue. The sun is not an optional: it serves, and a lot. At least 6 hours of direct light a day, otherwise lavender remains lazy. Someone says that if you expose it in the right point, he “feels” the summer to arrive. And maybe it’s just suggestion, but often it works.
How to prune and stimulate new blooms
A classic error? Leave the dried flowers hanging as decoration. In reality, those must be removed as soon as they start drying. Cut with criterion helps the plant to focus on new jets, and not on leftovers.
Cut just on a pair of leaves. Yes, right there. And you will see that new stems will start, ready to flourish again. Especially in the height of summer, when the heat does the rest.
A few useful tips:
- Use sharp scissors, do not improvise with kitchen scissors
- Avoid going too much with the cut, it doesn’t need
- After pruning, a slight watering can help
- If the air is too dry, a nebulized in the evening doesn’t hurt
Surprisingly, some varieties such as lavandula anguish, if you treat well, they also manage to flourish several times. It is not a written rule, but it happens.
Irrigation and fertilization of lavender in pots: balance is the key word
Let’s talk clearly: the lavender in pots He hates excess water. It is not a plant to be pampered every day with the watering can. The ground must be dry on the surface before thinking of wetting again. Usually, early in the morning it is the best time.
If the summer becomes torrid, one more eye is there. But without exaggerating. The roots quickly rot if the water stagnates.
As for nourishment, no miraculous potions are needed. A liquid fertilizer is enough every three to four weeks, preferably with little nitrogen and more potassium. It serves to stimulate flowers, not the leaves.
And then there is a trick that few know: a pinch of ash of wood, well sifted, in the soil. A simple, economic and natural remedy to give vigor to flowering.
There is no need to be expert gardeners to make one flourish lavender in pots all summer. Just look at her a little more, touch the earth, guess when she is thirsty and when it should be left in peace.
Because, in the end, each plant has its own way of speaking. Just learn to listen to it.
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