There were some really old lavender plants that had been overwhelmed by thistles. I had read that lavender won't survive a hard pruning to woody stems, so just pruned the scraggly plants to their bases to get rid of them, when I cleaned up the thistles in August.
Those Lavender plants made a come back and continue to grow.
I noted that two stems still had about six or nine inches of woody stem. Those are growing too. Both have a severe right angle. I decided to try air layering these stems to make new plants.
I want to layer them in containers. It seems more convenient. With the shape of stem, I need to insert the stem through the low end of the side of the containers, so I cut holes.
Then I trimmed growth from the part of the stem that will be buried. I scraped bark to expose cambium.
I used a Q-tip to apply Dip-n-Gro to the stem, especially the exposed cambium. Then inserted the stem through the hole.
Then filled with moist potting soil, firmed it, and watered in. I did that with both of the longer stems.
They will just sit there by the parent plant until Spring. By then I hope they will be rooted and ready to grow on their own.
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