Growing lavender indoors gives you year-round access to beautiful blooms, fresh fragrance, and flavoring for recipes.
This is accomplished bygrowing the herbs outdoors in containersand then overwintering the plant indoors when the weather turns colder.
Be sure to relocate your lavender indoors before the temperature drops below 40F to protect it from cold damage.
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Its not necessary to move an entire lavender plant indoorsjusttake a few cuttingsfrom the plant.
Then stick the stem into an evenly moist, sandy potting mix.
Water Lavender When Soil Feels Dry
Water lavender when the top of the soil feels dry.
see to it the plant is not sitting in moist soil because overwatering can cause rotting and insect issues.
Let thesoil dry out slightly in between waterings.
Keep your lavender plant away from the flow of forced-air heat and cold drafts.
Maintain Low Humidity Levels
Lavender prefers a low-humidity climate.
Most homes have relative humidity levels of about 40 percentthats perfect for growing lavender.
Prune Carefully
Use a clean, sharp pair of garden scissors or pruners to snip the tops lightly.
This willshape and stimulate your lavender plantto produce fresh new growth.
The best time toprune lavenderis in the spring.
