If you have ever seen
lavender fields blooming once - even from afar, you can never forget the delightful beauty of this spicy plant. This perennial heat-loving evergreen shrub is appreciated for its exquisite aroma and
useful properties. Lavender grows in Europe and the Mediterranean, where it can be found as a weed. Adult plants are quite unpretentious and frost-resistant, you just need to choose the right variety.
Growing lavender from seeds is a rather laborious task. First, the seeds must undergo stratification (that is, lie in the refrigerator for 1-2 months). This will increase the germination of plants. There is an easier way: try sowing lavender in the winter, just choose cold-resistant varieties developed for
our temperate latitudes. You can buy ready-made seedlings, but it will be less economical, but lavender will bloom under your window this season already. Growing these seeds from seeds is a difficult but interesting job, and besides, you will immediately plant many bushes on your site. If you give the plant proper attention, it will not fail and will delight you for many years. After
stratification of the seeds, they are planted for seedlings in peat pots, or immediately on the bed under the film with the onset of warm weather. Shoots will appear no earlier than after 2 weeks, and they need to be given proper growth before being planted in the space reserved for them. In the first year,
lavender, growing from seeds of which is very slow, is unlikely to bloom, but it will delight you with its unique aroma.
In a constant place, bushes are planted at a distance of 40-50 cm. The strong smell of the plant perfectly repels insects and pests, so it is a good helper in mixed plantings. Lavender loves loose nutritious soils, but dung fertilizers should be avoided - so you risk growing greenery instead of flowers. Despite the fact that the plant is very cold-resistant, nevertheless cover the young shrubs for the winter with spruce branches or straw until they finally take root and get stronger. Lavender, growing from seeds of which is powerful for anyone - even an inexperienced gardener, will please you with soothing fragrant tea the next year. He will give you strength and fill you with inner energy.
Lavender flowers are widely used in cosmetology, as well as for the prevention and treatment of insomnia, diseases of the gastrointestinal tract, stress, and neurosis. The essential oils from this plant, which are rubbed into the skin with rheumatism and have a pleasant relaxing effect, are very appreciated.
It is very beneficial to plant plants such as lavender from seeds. Growing this purple evergreen shrub can turn into a hobby. These flowers are a real find for decorating flower beds and borders, not to mention their beneficial properties.
In a couple of years, lavender, growing from seeds of which is such a long way, will turn your garden into a real blooming paradise on earth. Do not be too lazy to give her a little of your attention, and this plant will repay you with gratitude.