Guest guest Posted April 18, 2005 Report Share Posted April 18, 2005 My daughter in law wants to grow grosso lavender at 3000 feet in norther California. Does she have to irrigate it? I said that maybe only initially. Any references and advice? Jan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 19, 2005 Report Share Posted April 19, 2005 Dear Rita thank you for responding. Do you think she will need to irrigate it? I see you watered every few days. Do you think you could get along with no water after the plants are big? The reason I started growing lavender is that the deer don't eat lavender. So far they don't but they could start. I have had good luck with the gophers too. In a message dated 4/19/2005 9:06:10 A.M. Pacific Standard Time, ritabohn2001 writes: Hi Jan Until last summer we lived at 5000 ft. -- just north of Denver. I had a lot of lavender growing on the south side of my house. It did very well -- I watered it every few days. We are at 8000 ft now with a very short growing season (zone 3) and I'm going to try it again, but may try it in large pots -- I think if I plant it on the south side of the building it may do ok -- we have lots of critters --deer etc that might eat it though --we'll see. Tell her to give it a try Rita Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 19, 2005 Report Share Posted April 19, 2005 Hi Jan Until last summer we lived at 5000 ft. -- just north of Denver. I had a lot of lavender growing on the south side of my house. It did very well -- I watered it every few days. We are at 8000 ft now with a very short growing season (zone 3) and I'm going to try it again, but may try it in large pots -- I think if I plant it on the south side of the building it may do ok -- we have lots of critters --deer etc that might eat it though --we'll see. Tell her to give it a try Rita Message: 10 Mon, 18 Apr 2005 19:13:46 EDT Oaklandplants growing lavender My daughter in law wants to grow grosso lavender at 3000 feet in norther California. Does she have to irrigate it? I said that maybe only initially. Any references and advice? Jan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 20, 2005 Report Share Posted April 20, 2005 The reason I started growing lavender is that the deer don't eat lavender. Heehee. I feel for you! Did the first serious stint in the garden today and the fence has to be rebuilt, YUCK. I can dig for hours, love weeding, enjoy hauling manure, but I hate the construction part. Ien in the Kootenays ********************************** " What is the use of a house if you haven't got a tolerable planet to put it on? " ~Thoreau Saving the rainforest, a cup of tea at the time. http://wildhealing.net ******************************** Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 20, 2005 Report Share Posted April 20, 2005 So... if deer don't eat lavender, would putting a " hedge " of lavender plants around a rose garden prevent the deer from eating the roses? My boyfriend has a horrible time with deer snacking on his roses and his fruit trees when they're budding. Between the deer, possum, skunks, various birds (both predators and prey), etc., his back yard is a virtual Wild Kingdom. The only thing he hasn't had is a bear (but some folks not far from him had one recently!) Karen At 6:48 PM -0700 4/19/05, Ieneke van Houten wrote: >The reason I started growing lavender is that the deer don't eat lavender. > >Heehee. I feel for you! Did the first serious stint in the >garden today and the fence has to be rebuilt, YUCK. >I can dig for hours, love weeding, enjoy hauling manure, >but I hate the construction part. > >Ien in the Kootenays -- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ NEW: Read about the Fundraiser I'm doing for a friend: http://personal.linkline.com/kmchan/judithfundraiser.html <> <> <> <> <> Karen M. Chan | kmchan | Whatever Happens... Smile! http://www.linkline.com/personal/kmchan/index.html P.O. Box 1390 / La Canada, CA 91012-5390 <> <> <> <> <> * Beautiful skin is just a click away! * * Visit me, your Mary Kay Independent Beauty Consultant! * * http://www.marykay.com/karenchan * * Contact me for your FREE facial at karenchan * Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 20, 2005 Report Share Posted April 20, 2005 On Behalf Of Karen M. Chan Tuesday, April 19, 2005 7:19 PM Re: Re: growing lavender So... if deer don't eat lavender, would putting a " hedge " of lavender plants around a rose garden prevent the deer from eating the roses? My boyfriend has a horrible time with deer snacking on his roses and his fruit trees when they're budding. Between the deer, possum, skunks, various birds (both predators and prey), etc., his back yard is a virtual Wild Kingdom. The only thing he hasn't had is a bear (but some folks not far from him had one recently!) Karen Deer jump, Karen, so I wouldn't count on it. Unless you are going to grow 10 ft. lavender. " -) Having recently moved back to deer country myself, I can attest that they love the apple leaves, as well. There is a stinky spray that you can spray for several weeks to keep them away. My neighbors tell me that after awhile, they expect the smell, so they don't return to that area of your garden. I haven't investigated it yet, so don't know if it is toxic . . . If so, then I will look for another way. They do not like rugosa roses . . . Be well, Marcia Elston, Samara Botane, http://www.wingedseed.com " First of all, cultivate a contented spirit; a garden is a good place to begin. " Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 20, 2005 Report Share Posted April 20, 2005 A deer can flat footed jump a 7 foot fence. A lavender hedge won't even slow it down! Gayla Roberts Always Enough Ranch Acampo, California goatclearing http://coloredboers.home.att.net/always.html - " Karen M. Chan " <kmchan Tuesday, April 19, 2005 7:19 PM Re: Re: growing lavender > > So... if deer don't eat lavender, would putting a " hedge " of lavender > plants around a rose garden prevent the deer from eating the roses? > My boyfriend has a horrible time with deer snacking on his roses and > his fruit trees when they're budding. Between the deer, possum, > skunks, various birds (both predators and prey), etc., his back yard > is a virtual Wild Kingdom. The only thing he hasn't had is a bear > (but some folks not far from him had one recently!) > > Karen > > > At 6:48 PM -0700 4/19/05, Ieneke van Houten wrote: > >The reason I started growing lavender is that the deer don't eat lavender. > > > >Heehee. I feel for you! Did the first serious stint in the > >garden today and the fence has to be rebuilt, YUCK. > >I can dig for hours, love weeding, enjoy hauling manure, > >but I hate the construction part. > > > >Ien in the Kootenays > -- > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > NEW: Read about the Fundraiser I'm doing for a friend: > http://personal.linkline.com/kmchan/judithfundraiser.html > <> <> <> <> <> > Karen M. Chan | kmchan | Whatever Happens... Smile! > http://www.linkline.com/personal/kmchan/index.html > P.O. Box 1390 / La Canada, CA 91012-5390 > <> <> <> <> <> > * Beautiful skin is just a click away! * > * Visit me, your Mary Kay Independent Beauty Consultant! * > * http://www.marykay.com/karenchan * > * Contact me for your FREE facial at karenchan * > > > > Step By Step Instructions On Making Rose Petal Preserves: http://www.av-at.com/stuff/rosejam.html > > To adjust your group settings (i.e. go no mail) see the following link: /join > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 20, 2005 Report Share Posted April 20, 2005 Well, okay.. I thought it was at least asking, even though it sounded like a silly question. I hoped maybe the deer would avoid it altogether because it didn't like the smell of the lavender (as well as the taste)! Karen At 7:51 PM -0700 4/19/05, Marcia Elston wrote: > >On Behalf Of Karen M. Chan >Tuesday, April 19, 2005 7:19 PM > >Re: Re: growing lavender > > >So... if deer don't eat lavender, would putting a " hedge " of lavender >plants around a rose garden prevent the deer from eating the roses? >My boyfriend has a horrible time with deer snacking on his roses and >his fruit trees when they're budding. Between the deer, possum, >skunks, various birds (both predators and prey), etc., his back yard >is a virtual Wild Kingdom. The only thing he hasn't had is a bear >(but some folks not far from him had one recently!) > >Karen > > >Deer jump, Karen, so I wouldn't count on it. Unless you are going to grow >10 ft. lavender. " -) Having recently moved back to deer country myself, I >can attest that they love the apple leaves, as well. > >There is a stinky spray that you can spray for several weeks to keep them >away. My neighbors tell me that after awhile, they expect the smell, so >they don't return to that area of your garden. I haven't investigated it >yet, so don't know if it is toxic . . . If so, then I will look for another >way. > >They do not like rugosa roses . . . > >Be well, >Marcia Elston, Samara Botane, http://www.wingedseed.com > " First of all, cultivate a contented spirit; a garden is a good place to >begin. " > > -- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ NEW: Read about the Fundraiser I'm doing for a friend: http://personal.linkline.com/kmchan/judithfundraiser.html <> <> <> <> <> Karen M. Chan | kmchan | Whatever Happens... Smile! http://www.linkline.com/personal/kmchan/index.html P.O. Box 1390 / La Canada, CA 91012-5390 <> <> <> <> <> * Beautiful skin is just a click away! * * Visit me, your Mary Kay Independent Beauty Consultant! * * http://www.marykay.com/karenchan * * Contact me for your FREE facial at karenchan * Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 21, 2005 Report Share Posted April 21, 2005 Hi Jan, I'm not Rita but have some lavender that is just exploding right now ;o) Lavender doesn't like it's feet wet to quote another Rita who grows a lot of flowers. After it's established it doesn't need much watering. In the summer I water mind about once a week really well. HTH, Sherry TEA BAGS, SHAVING BRUSHES, DISPLAYS, MOLDS & CUTTER, PINE TAR, LANOLIN, Clays, Gr. Apricot Meal & Shell, Flax Seeds, Tea Bags, Shaving Brushes & Citric Acid SoapSupply-CustomerReview http://www.AuntHelens.com > > > Dear Rita thank you for responding. Do you think she will need to irrigate > it? > I see you watered every few days. Do you think you could get along with no > water after the plants are big? > The reason I started growing lavender is that the deer don't eat lavender. > So far they don't but they could start. > I have had good luck with the gophers too. > In a message dated 4/19/2005 9:06:10 A.M. Pacific Standard Time, > ritabohn2001 writes: > > > Hi Jan > > Until last summer we lived at 5000 ft. -- just north of Denver. I had a lot > of lavender growing on the south side of my house. It did very well -- I > watered it every few days. We are at 8000 ft now with a very short growing > season (zone 3) and I'm going to try it again, but may try it in large pots -- I > think if I plant it on the south side of the building it may do ok -- we have > lots of critters --deer etc that might eat it though --we'll see. > > Tell her to give it a try > > Rita Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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