This past week, Bees N Blooms planted 900 plants in the labyrinth. The good weather held for most of the two days we were doing the work, but rain was close behind.
Here is our first official lavender plant going into the ground:
We cut through the weed barrier on top of the circular mounds of the labyrinth and made 900 planting holes where the drippers are. To prepare for planting we mixed bone meal, feather meal, lime, and greensand into the dirt in the holes, and cut off the root-bound bottoms of the plants to encourage the roots to grow and spread out. After placing the plants in the ground, we simply pressed the soil around each plant. The mounds will allow water to drain quickly from the root zone, leaving the lavender plants with “dry feet”, even during extended periods of rain.
James Santos provided invaluable help with the planting. His new name for the labyrinth is the labor-rinth!
David Dias, making the cuts in the weed barrier to ready the mounds for planting.
Here is the completed labyrinth with all 900 plants as of 12/13/16. They are still small, but should grow quickly once we’re through the coldest months. We (and the bees!) are looking forward to beautiful purple flowers next summer.
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