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How to Plant Lavender Flowers at Home

The bright floral colors and the scent that comes out of the lavender make many people love it. Lavender flowers are indeed a charming flower, purple color and fragrance are the main attraction of this plant.

Flowers that have the latin name Lavandula afficinalis syn.L. This angustifolia originally came from the southern region of the Mediterranean Sea to tropical Africa and eastward to India. The uniqueness of this plant is located in the aroma it has. 


The scent of lavender is very fragrant and difficult to lose, other than that the flower aroma is not preferred by mosquitoes so that many who plant around the house as a mosquito repellent plants.

This plant can grow well in tropical climate, so it is suitable if planted in Indoneisa. Lavender is a plant that categorizes grass plants and has at least 25-30 species spread throughout the world.

How to Plant Lavender Flowers in Pot / Polybag Media 

For the cultivation of lavender is actually not too difficult, because this plant proved able to grow and adapt well in various countries. Moreover, Indonesia has a tropical climate is a suitable place to plant this flower.Some people who like this crop try to cultivate lavender flowers in their homes. Although not easy but not impossible to do so.

Lavender flowers can be reproduced by planting seeds that have been aged. If you are still a beginner it is advisable to buy lavender flower seeds in the farm shop. This is to minimize your failure to plant lavender flowers.To plant lavender flowers you can follow the following steps:

Choosing Lavender Seeds

As mentioned earlier, lavender flowers have a variety of different types with their own uniqueness. In addition to reading the information contained in the package you should also ask in detail about the levender seeds. Ask also the weaknesses and advantages of plants so you are not disappointed in the future.

Check the seed condition in the package, make sure the seeds are in good condition and there are no fleas or ants in them. Check also the expiration period of the plant, choose a period of expiry that is still a long time. The longer the expiration period the better, because the seeds of plants stored for a long time will affect the ability to grow the plant.

Seeding Lavender

Seed sowing process is the most crucial process, because in this process determine the success or failure of the cultivation of this plant. Most beginners experience failure in the seeding process. For seeding you can do by using pot or polybag container.

One can use seed media with a mixture of soil, sand and rice husk (rice husk can be replaced with compost or manure) Mix it when the material is in the ratio of 1: 1: 1 mixture To seed seeding requires extra patience, it takes about 1 month for this seed to grow and remove the sprouts.


Seeds that have grown and reach a new height of 15 cm can be moved to the desired permanent land. If you do not want to wait a long time and want to quickly have a fast flowering plants should buy seeds that have been so in the stalls of the seller of crops.Lavender Flower Pictures.

Moving Lavender Seeds

If the seed is sown and has grown to 15 cm high then it can be transferred to permanent planting land. Cultivated land should be in an area that gets sunlight for 6-8 hours because this plant does not like a moist land.In addition to getting enough sunlight, planting land should also have a good porosity, by karaena that is usually the land used for mananam mixed with sand and husks. Perform watering on the planting medium one hour before the seedlings are removed.

Tear the polybag or move the seeds with soil conditions still look at the roots, keep the soil from breaking. Put it into a new polybag that has filled the planting medium, then cover until the roots are fully embedded. Do watering after lavender is transferred to permanent planting area.

Lavender Floral Care

In order to grow well the lavender also requires treatment. To treat this plant is not too complicated, you simply clean the weeds that grow around the plant. In addition to maintaining nutrient content on planting media you should give manure a month after the planting period.

Also do watering to keep the planting media is not dry, but do not get too moist or wet. Because it will make the roots of plants rot quickly. If you want to pick lavender flowers, do it by cutting the flower stalk using a flower scissor or a sharp cutter knife.That's the short tips on how to grow lavender flowers at home. Hopefully it can help you in the cultivation of this plant. thank you
 

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