I also took some lavender cuttings in the fall, and I have been keeping them in the greenhouse over the winter. I haven’t been super diligent about keeping them watered, but lavender prefers dryer conditions anyway. I do believe that most of these are forming roots because they are resistant to a light tug, and they all definitely still look alive. Lavender was something that I’ve always struggled to keep alive every time that I’ve brought one home, but the plant that I’ve finally managed to establish in my garden is doing fantastic and getting huge. I amended the soil with substantial amounts of pea gravel and sand in the spot where I planted it out and the increased drainage was just what it needed to establish itself strongly and survive. I’m really excited about successfully propagating these cuttings taken from that French Lavender plant. I adore lavender.

These onions and leeks are from fresh seed purchased this year sown on February 9th, also grown entirely in the unheated greenhouse.

These onions, leeks and chives were sown on January 27th (using up what I had left of last year’s seed) and have been in the greenhouse the entire time. This is something that will germinate even with relatively low temperatures so there’s no need to waste the precious limited space under the indoor grow lights for these. Heavily multi sown large modules. Onions have really tough root systems so they can be torn apart when divided without suffering any substantial root damage that would negatively affect their future growth. Any of these can also be planted out in clumps as well as individually.