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Ask DIG IT!
Dear Readers:
Ask Dig It! is a weekly column where our team of professionals will answer your gardening questions.
Email us your garden questions at AskDIGIT@dig-itmag.com. We love a challenge.
Dear DIG IT!
I just received a lavender plant as a gift. Should it be planted in the sun? How big does it get, etc.? I know nothing about a lavender plant.
Thanks,
Geri
Dear Geri,
Lavender likes full sun and a well drained soil. Lavenders can vary in size growing from 1 and 1/2 feet to 4 feet in size depending on the variety. The most commonly used varieties in the garden are Munstead and Hidcote which will grow to be around 1 and 1/2 feet in size.
Jeff Van Pelt
Dear DIG IT!
Due to too much time away from home this winter I have a potted lavendar plant whose soil has dried out completely. Is there any hope for revival or have I lost it completely?
Hope you can help,
Barb in Branchville
Dear Barb,
If the leaves of your plant have turned brown and dropped and the stems seem a bit crispy, there is no hope for your Lavender. My suggestion is to buy a new plant since they don't handle adverse conditions very well.
Jeff Van Pelt
Dear DIG IT!
My wisteria bushes grow large all season long. No matter how much or how often I prune them back, they still keep sending out shoots and runners. What should I do to keep them in bounds and still have flowers next year?
Lonnie Jacobs, Port Jervis, NY
Dear Lonnie,
As you are finding out , wisterias are fast growers putting out a tremendous amount of new growth each year. In order to keep them in check you will need to prune them regularly each year. During the growing season cut back all the long shoots (laterals) to about six inches in length from the stem. This will usually need to be done during the months of July and August. Then in early spring prune all the laterals back to two to three buds this will help keep the bush in bounds without sacrificing flowers.The bush will look like a hat rack once you are done with your pruning. don't worry your wisteria will grow by leaps and bounds once spring hits.
Jeff van Pelt
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