Learn How to Grow Lavender Easily

Lavender is the shrub-like aromatic plant belongs to the mint family widely cultivated for its essential oil

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Growing requirements

Soil

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Propogation

Lavender is planted at a distance of 4 ft in between the row and 30-40 cm inside the rows.

Transplanting

Irrigation is crucial at flowering stage

Irrigation

The requirement of NPK is 100:40:40

Fertilizer requirement

Pruning of flower buds is also recommended from time to time during the first two years to provide strength to plants

Intercultural operation

True Lavender

This variety is rich in essential oil content.

Varieties of lavender

Spike lavender

The essential oil content ranges between 0.9-3%

Lavandin variety

This variety is a hybrid of true and spike lavender.

Sher-e-Kashmir variety

This is a superior variety with 100% higher essential oil yields.

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