Lavender is best grown from semi-ripe cuttings taken in late summer or autumn. Cuttings may also be struck successfully at any time except during the months of deep winter.
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Select shoots from the current season’s growth that are fairly woody at the base but soft at the tip. They should be about 12 cm long; pinch out the soft tip, remove the lowest leaves and trim cleanly just below a node.
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Dip the base of each cutting in a growth hormone powder and sink into riversand or vermiculite with a dibber. Place in a cool spot, bright but not sunlit and keep damp, but not wet.
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Check regularly and after about three weeks, begin watering once a fortnight with a weak solution of 2:3:2. Once well established, pot up individually in a free-draining.
