How and When to Start Lavender Indoors: Takes a Long Time to Germinate - The Rusted Garden 2014

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1. Gary, I used the winter sowing method with gallon milk jugs for English lavender seeds last December and ended up with hundreds of plants this spring.
2. The seeds should be kept in refrigerator for a week before seeding, right?
3. Im in zone 7should I start lavender seed now? can you please show how to bottom water? also, was the seeding mix purchased as is from store?
4. my packet says to refrigerate seeds for up to 90 days? should i skip this as it's December now?
5. Thanks Gary....I got my lavender seeds sprouting in 2 days, like you said i put 4 seeds in the cups and all my 6 cups had at least 3 sprouts. I couldnt believe it. I have never seen any lavender plant anywhere around me in Lagos Nigeria, I have searched for growersand not found any and that is why i opted to buy the seeds online and just grow it out. I hope i succeed in getting a viable plant.
6. Do u have holes in your lavender cells? If not, how the water is going to be absorbed into the soil?
7. Can you please share what kind of soil you are using? Also how often do you water your seeds?
8. Thanks for sharing your experience, Gary. Hopefully my backyard next summer will have plenty of Lavender for my daughter. Do you know if it's possible to keep a small pot of Lavender indoor? If so, can you share some secret to keep it healthy please? I've just learned a pot of Lavender in your room can help reduce anxiety, stress and slow the heart rate during your sleep.
9. Well this helped put my mind at east I thought I did something wrong with my lavender. I have been patiently waiting and waiting and I thought maybe it was dead. I will now wait longer haha. Good info though. Thank you
10. Thank you so much for the video I was looking for something easy for growing lavender and you made it much easier than anything I found on the internet have a great day
11. how to take seeds from a lavender flower?
12. Would soaking the seeds in water for 24 hours before help with germination?
13. Hello, I have about 4 coming up with only 2 leaves on each one. They are still small and not sure if I should get them into full sun as I'm afraid they will bet burnt up by the sun. I think I was over watering. It has been over two months they are this small. Not sure what I'm doing wrong?
14. how do you water from the bottom?
15. Oh no! I put to much compost on top. Can I save them ?
16. New Snubbie, l love lavender , l use to love going to my grandparents home because you could smell the lavender coming down the streets. Thank you, new to gardening even though my grandparents gardened all my life i think garden heals the soul because looking back and thinking that in their old age of 80 they would be on their knees gardening for hours.. My God l miss them....Hard worker's are gone 
17. Very helpful!  Especially the way you showed how to place the seeds in the soil.  Thank you for sharing!
18. i just bought some seeds but planning on keeping the plant inside. is it still ok to start now? also i bought a small galvanized bucket to plant them in do i have to start in a starting mini tray like you or right in the galvanized bucket? also what soil do you reccomend using. im so terrible with plants i kill everything i rli hope this works for me
19. How often do you water them?