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You could try; however, it is very difficult to direct seed lavender. Rooting the prunnings is much easier. Also lavendet need air flow between each plant. Good luck!

They each had different things I found useful. I took away what I liked and ignored some of the things I knew from experience didn't work for me. All of the courses are still available to me along with updated info from subsequent classes. In that respect I wouldn't take a course I didn't have future access to.

Promix is currently hard to find. When it is in stock I get it from Griffin, a wholesaler. You'll need a business EIN and retail sales tax number.

Unfortunately I don't know the size. It is something I've had for years and just fit. No markings on it.

It depends on your soils. We have heavy red clay native soil which lavender does not like. Raised gravel works in our situation to keep the roots from getting water logged. We also set the plants with their potting soil. Planting bare roots or small plugs directly into gravel without some soil doesn't work well. Growing lavender in pots also works well.

Yes, it is planted in gravel. It is a type called 'crusher run' here and it contains lots of fines. I also add some soil mix at planting. If you have ever seen a gravel drive you know weeds and grasses will grow in it. Lavender does too.

as long as the sand is a fine sand, has no salt or chemicals (to keep it from clumping) it is fine to sprinkle in a thin layer.

Lavender does not like wet soil. The plants would likely die once the floods come.

The plugs are planted in Promix fast draining potting medium to grow a bigger root system for several weeks and then the rootball with the mix is planted in a small gravel blend 8 inches deep above the soil line.

@@graystemfarm why gravel? I want to start a lavender plot. Thanks

@@oldpioneerfarm5673 Our native soil is heavy red clay. Lavender does not like heavy soils that keep the root zone wet, therefore we plant in raised gravel rows for good drainage. Eventually the roots make it down into the native soil, but the mass is not getting wet. What you plant in depends on your native soils. If it's sandy, you need to improve it with compost or water holding soils. If it's good soil, don't fertilizer or water excessively --- keep it on the dry side. Lavender also prefers neutral to alkaline over acidic so lime is also good to add.

Thanks. We are using it more and more as time goes on. One of the best tools I have purchased in a long time.

If you have a business sales tax ID for Alaska, you can purchase wholesale from Griffin Greenhouse & Supply which is where I get mine. The trays are called 72 plug trays. A base tray for the water is also very handy. That way you can bottom water. I've also purchased retail from local garden centers, but it's quite a bit pricier. You can also purchase retail from Greenhouse Megastore online.

We amended the soil with lime per recommendations (soils test) and tilled it in. They we put down the gravel and plant in the gravel with the soils from the grow out pot. We lightly fertilize in the spring with some fish & kelp liquid fertilizer and that's it for the season.

Hi Richard: I am in zone 7a. The greenhouse is fairly small with polycarbonate panels vs. plastic sheeting so it has a little more insulation value but not a alot. I also use a heat table we built. It maintains a creates a constant soil temp of 55 degrees at this time of year and sufficient moisture that no plastic covers are needed. When the temps are really cold as this week, I cover the plants with frost cloth (remay fabric) to protect the green bits. If you want to use a smaller greenhouse or plastic sheeting, heat tables or heat mats are a necessity. And covering with thicker fabric and plastic domes is also useful.

We have a heat table in the greenhouse and will be making a new one soon. We'll have a how-to video on that project!

I purchase mine from Griffin. They are an east coast wholesaler.

Thanks for watching!

The seed trays are not covered with anything. The heat tray with damp sand instead of a heat mat provides the right amount of humidity and maintains soil temps around 55 degrees. The seeds started in this video are only those that will germinate at 55-60 degrees. Hardy annual flowers like sweet peas and cold hardy veggies like kale and arugula. If we're expecting a really cold snap, I lplace a piece of lightweight remay fabric over the seed trays and seedlings.

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