Lavender and Sourwood Care

Watering Lavender and Sourwood

Water is the most essential need of any plant. Watering requirements differ for every plant. Knowing the amount of water required is the most important part of Lavender and Sourwood Facts. One needs to adequately water the plants keeping in mind that plants need season wise variations in water levels. While taking Lavender and Sourwood care, it is important to know that too much water is more dangerous than not enough watering. Here we provide you with the exact watering required for your garden plant. Watering Lavender and Sourwood is as follows:

• Watering Lavender in Summer: Lots of watering

• Watering Lavender in Winter: Average Water

• Watering Sourwood in Summer: Lots of watering

• Watering Sourwood in Winter: Average Water

Lavender and Sourwood Diseases

Plants get infected many times due to lack of care. This makes it unhealthy and reduces its life too. Hence it is necessary to know the kind of disease on plants, to cure it and keep the plant healthy. Knowing About Lavender and Sourwood diseases is very important factor of Lavender and Sourwood Care. These plant's diseases are:

• Lavender: Armillaria mellea, Cecidomia, Cuscuta, Gray mold, Meligetes, Phoma, Rhizoctonia Root Rot and Sophronia Humerella
• Sourwood: Beetles

Lavender and Sourwood Pruning

Pruning is an important part of Lavender and Sourwood care. Pruning helps to grow the plant with a faster rate. Lavender and Sourwood pruning is done as follows:

• Lavender pruning: Do not prune during shooting season, Prune after flowering, Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Prune in late summer or fall, Prune in spring and Prune to control growth

• Sourwood pruning: Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves

Plants need fertilizers for its growth and increasing the life. Lavender and Sourwood fertilizers are as follows:

• Lavender fertilizers: All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
• Sourwood fertilizers: Nitrate based fertilizers