Lavender is a perennial plant that can live up to 20 to 30 years with good care and the right conditions - but only if it is planted out in the garden. Potted lavender rarely reaches such a high age, although eight to ten years are not uncommon here either. However, lavender grows larger as it ages, so transplanting from the original location may become necessary after a few years. If you only keep lavender in a pot, you should regularly move it to a larger pot.

If possible, transplant lavender before it buds

Garden lavender that has grown too large or plants that you simply want (or have to) move to another location should be dug up and moved in the spring if possible. It is important that no frosts - especially no night frosts! - more are to be expected so that the roots can regain a foothold without damaging disturbances. If, on the other hand, you want to transplant the lavender later, for example because the spring was cold and damp, the last possible time for this is in July or at the latest in early August. The roots need enough time to grow firmly into the new soil before the winter break.

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Transplanting lavender undamaged is not easy, because the plant not only develops a widely branched root network, but also very deep-reaching taproots. If the roots are damaged too much, the plant can die in the worst case. In most cases, however, it will recover after a year or two at the latest, provided you have dug up the root ball as large as possible. And this is how you proceed when moving the plant:

  • First, dig a sufficiently large and deep hole at the new location.
  • This should be about a third wider than the plant and twice as deep.
  • You may have to mix a suitable substrate and provide drainage.
  • The plant should not be pruned before digging up.
  • Now dig up the plant to be transplanted.
  • Start outside the crown of leaves and as low as possible.
  • Try to damage as few roots as possible.
  • After digging up the plant, carefully remove the soil and inspect the roots for damage.
  • If necessary, carry out a root cut, whereby the cut edge should run as diagonally as possible.
  • Put the plant with the root ball in the new planting hole and fill it up with soil.
  • Press the soil firmly.
  • Water thoroughly.
  • Now you can prune the lavender as usual.

Finally, you can use the pruning for cuttings.

Repot tub lavender regularly

In contrast to garden lavender, with pot lavender it is relatively unimportant when you transplant it into a larger pot. It is only important that this does not happen during the hibernation, but either in spring or in summer. The new pot should always be at least a third larger than the old one - the widely branched roots of the lavender require a lot of space.

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Pots made of clay or terracotta are particularly suitable for potted lavender because excess moisture evaporates better than from plastic pots, for example. Plastic is particularly prone to waterlogging and is therefore not very suitable for lavender.

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