Lavender

[Tilly2]

Can you propagate Lavender by digging up a plant and splitting it?

[chrisgel]

Yes.

[murraymints]

Yes I have spread mine wide

[2sp_]

It grows like a weed!

I planted a pack of 70 seeds a few years ago and every single seed sprouted. I gave quite a few plants away and all the ones I kept have sprouted into massive bushes.

Thrives on neglect, in my experience!

[diddlydo]

Better to take cuttings.

[Tilly2]

The reason I wanted to split it is because the bushes I have are so big. I'll give it a go. I grow it for the bees. They love it.

[Chipchopper]

It's just at the right time of the year to take semi-ripe wood cuttings. 3-4" in pots of compost with a layer of grit.
Place in a cold frame or put polythene bags over the pots.

Good luck - Chip

[Tilly2]

Thank you, Chip. Will I need to take the flowers heads off?

[granny grump]

or use cut down plastic bottles

[Chipchopper]

Yes Tilly, I think it would be best to remove the flower heads, as you want action to take place at the root end, energy channeled into the flowers will be wasted.

Cut down plastic bottle is a good one, Granny