Sowing Lavender Seeding Rate and Plant Population

We can begin lavender plants from seeds or cuttings. There are advantages and disadvantages in every strategy. In the event that you intend to develop lavender at a huge scope, beginning plants from seeds costs substantially less than purchasing a huge number of new stems. Nonetheless, it is a tedious strategy that has a specific level of hazard, and needs top notch administration to guarantee plant consistency. Then again, beginning the plants from cuttings certainly costs more, yet you can have consistent with type plants and be prepared to establish them in the field quicker than expected.

Growing Lavender from Seeds



By and large, 1 oz. of lavender seed contains 31.000 lavender seeds (1100 seeds for each 1 gr.). Whenever we develop lavender from seed, we should have at the top of the priority list that just one out of four to five seeds will create a flourishing plant which will be at last relocated outside. We really want 1,7 oz. of lavender seed (50 gr) for 10000 plants. Thus, we want 1-2 oz. (28-56 gr) of seeds per seedbed of 0,1 hectare (1000 square meters). Assuming you utilize little individual pots, make certain to put somewhere around 3-4 lavender seeds for every pot.

We start with planting the seeds inside during the finish of winter. It is gainful to fill the seedbed or the pots with a decent seed beginning preparing blend. We fill a holder with the preparing blend and the combination of seeds. Numerous lavender ranchers blend the seeds in with building sand. We simply place the seed blend in the outer layer of the dirt and we cover delicately with soil. Planting should happen in the surface. Assuming we plant lavender seeds 2 inches (5 cm) profound, most likely they won't grow. The seeds need a few hours of daylight to sprout, so the seedbeds or the pots should be set right close to a window with daylight openness or under a discriminatory constraint. The temperature inside should be near 70°F (20°C). Notwithstanding, when germination is low 3 weeks subsequent to planting, you can the lower temperature to 40-50oF (5-10oC) for multi week. We water gently, as inordinate dampness will allow parasites to develop and obliterate the seeds. The germination of seeds can endure from 2 weeks as long as a month. It is important to have sufficient direct daylight or counterfeit light during this period. We relocate just when the plants have fostered a strong root framework.


Lavender Planting Distances and Number of Plants per hectare and section of land
Whether or not we began the plants from seeds or cuttings, we regularly orchestrate the plants inside the line a good ways off of 16-25 inches (40-65 cm), contingent upon the assortment of the plant. The distance between lines goes from 47 to 59 inches (120 to 150 cm). By and large, we have 18.000 to 22.000 lavender plants per hectare, or 8.000 lavender plants per section of land. Remember that 1 hectare = 10.000 square meters = 2,47 sections of land


As a guideline, lavender plants in high heights are established all the more thickly, with the goal that they can be shielded from wind. In sticky conditions, it is smarter to leave more prominent distances between plants in the line and between the columns, to expand air flow and forestall the spread of parasitic sicknesses.