Beginner Gardening: How to get Lavender to start from seed, 1 by goofybulb

goofybulb wrote:
My cells are little "colada cups", I guess two woman's thumbs fit in there, the hand in the previous pic is mine. I perforated the bottom for good drainage, and set several such cups filled with soil into a 4 inch sauces. I always watered in the saucer, not in the little cups, and 3-4 little holes in each cup let all the necessary water in.
This pic has in the close-up the French seedlings, and in the back you can see one of my sprouting saucers.
So far, the colada cup method proved great for me, both for seeds and for very small cuttings.
My problem with lavender is to keep them alive in this humid climate. I had 3 plants bought that succumbed in less than a month each. So I decided to start them from seed, at least it costs me less if I fail.
For instance, the Munstead all died after 2-3 months. I still have the French ones, but the humidity is low right now. We'll see later on, in a couple of months. But this will not be your case, and I am told that they love hot dry weather.
One more thing: while they are little seedlings, they love and need lots of water. I killed a few seedlings just because the soil was not moist enough.
Hope it helped somehow.
Again, Good luck and happy plants to you!
Alexandra