How to grow potted lavender? Learn to use it to decorate your home

Nowadays people are increasingly particular about home decoration. A few decades ago, people's requirements for home decor were simply clean and tidy. With economic development, people's demands for home decor have grown higher and higher, mostly pursuing elegance, refinement, and style. But do you know, sitting in front of your computer, that placing some plants in the home, especially lavender, often has an unexpectedly good effect on home decoration? Below, the editor will teach you how to grow potted lavender and how to use lavender flowers to decorate your home.

When growing lavender in pots, here is what we should do:

For potting, you definitely need well-draining soil (ordinary potting soil with some sand and very fine gravel added), and the drainage holes must be unobstructed (the drainage holes at the bottom of the pot should be large, and it is best to put one to two inches of stones at the bottom to help with drainage). Because lavender likes slightly alkaline soil, you can appropriately add a small tablespoon of slaked lime when planting. When potting, you can give just a tiny bit of slow-release fertilizer, but remember not to use too much, because lavender likes poor soil.

When potting, do not worry that the pot is too small, because lavender likes its roots to grow in a crowded environment. It is enough to give the roots one or two inches of room to grow. On the contrary, if the pot is too large, it will cause the soil to be excessively moist and the roots will rot. Because the roots grow quickly, you can repot once every year.

Watering: Lavender does not require much water. In summer, it is best to place it outdoors, and receiving eight hours of sunlight a day is ideal, but you must replenish water in time so the soil does not dry out completely. This differs from growing it in the ground, so you should check promptly whether the potting soil needs water. When about one cm of the soil surface has dried, you can water. In winter, only water when the top two cm of soil have dried.

Pruning: Prune once every spring, cutting off about one third of the upper length; do not cut into the woody, thicker part at the base. Of course, pruning in autumn is better than pruning in spring. If you see green shoots already growing from the base, be careful not to cut them off.

Propagation: Lavender is very easy to propagate, and a simple method is layering. Choose a healthy new branch, make a thin cut about ten inches or more from the base, bury it in the soil, and press it down with a stone on top. It will soon take root and become a new plant.

Overwintering: In winter, simply place the pot somewhere it will not freeze.

"Lavender represents true love" is the most representative lyric poetry of the Elizabethan era. Therefore, lovers at that time popularized giving lavender to each other to express affection. Mastering the lavender flowering season is mastering the blooming of true love, and because of this it has become a plant loved by many girls! So lavender can be placed in the living room or in a room, which can make your home appear more romantic.

Lavender has a particularly romantic meaning, and its flower language is waiting for love. So, if you love romance, why not hurry and buy a pot of flowers to decorate your home? I hope the above methods for growing lavender are useful to you.