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How to Prep Your Lavender Plants for Cold Weather

This month's question (originally received in October) asks us what to do in order to prep your lavender plants for cold weather.
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How to Prep Your Lavender Plants for Cold Weather

Members of the Colorado Lavender Association strive to answer questions for growers around our state, if you have a question or even an answer to a current or former question, contact us below and you may be featured in our blog!

This month’s question (originally received in October) asks us what to do in order to prep your lavender plants for cold weather.

Good morning,

We planted 500 lavender plants this past spring, Grosso and Royal Purple, we are in Canon City.

I wanted to see your recommendation for this weekends cold weather, 10 days ago we were 90° Sunday they’re calling for 15° overnight.

Should we cover our plants? Or will they be ok. I would hate to loose them at this point!
Thanks, Brian – The Lavender Farm, Canon City.

Our trusty member Lee Ann answers how to prep your lavender plants for cold weather,

First off, if you’re growing lavender, we want you as a member to represent farmers in our organization! Click here to become a memberhttps://coloradolavender.org/membership-services/join-lac/.

Regarding the cold weather, a few factors come into play. Your planting in spring has allowed good root structure so that should be a big advantage.

If your overnight temps have been low, 30,40,50, then the plants are starting to get used to the colder weather, “hardening-off”, or the dormancy sets in. Remember they are an evergreen, so do winter weather well for the most part.

If you’ve done any recent pruning, that can compromise since it stimulates them to grow, and this is not the time to be stimulating them.

This is a drastic drop in temp for them, you certainly are able to cover, but that’s a logistical hassle you need to decide if you want to pursue. And the other issue is if the temp drops and stays low, that’s better than if it does significant swings, eg 15 to 90 and back again, similar to how springtime is. If that’s the case, then I’d think more about covering.

And finally, you need to make sure you’re signed up on our website to get the newsletter.

It is definitely an ongoing learning process.

Thanks for contacting and be sure to check out the website for more learning opportunities.

How do you put your lavender plants to bed? Do you have any special tips or tricks to share? Email us below to be featured in our blog!

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