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Most plant lovers know that in order to keep a beautiful nursery-grown plant alive or to germinate seeds, you have to prepare your soil carefully. In the case of planting lavender, digging the hole and preparing the soil is one of the most important things you will do!
But first you must find a "full sun" location (8-12 hours of sunlight each day). It is not the cold here that kills the lavender, it's our wet, wet spring and humid summer. Lavender hates to get its "feet" wet. Full sun locations are essential.
Also of extreme importance is the soil and the hole you dig! One person I learned from said planting lavender is like digging a $200 hole for a $2 plant. It won't really cost you that much but it might feel like it!
If you just stick your precious little lavender plant in clay soil it will die! To begin with, beds must be worked down 18 to 24 inches. It is best to raise the bed about 6 inches above ground level. Then dig a hole in the top and middle of your mound for your baby plant. Mix the following ingredients in a wheel-barrow or bucket in about equal quantities:
play sand, manure, potting soil, lime and bone meal. Place a hand full of 1 inch round river rock in the bottom of the hole. Then add the mixture listed above.
Water your plant every other day unless it is not drying out in between days. You will need to fertilize a couple times the first year and always in the spring of the next year. Have fun planting and growing lavender and good luck!