Stop Killing Your Lavender! 7 Mistakes to Avoid

You're not bad at gardening. You're just following the wrong advice. Most lavender dies not from neglect — but from being cared for the wrong way. The wrong soil. Too much water. A pruning cut in the wrong place. These are the mistakes that silently kill lavender in millions of gardens every year, and almost nobody talks about them honestly. In this video, I break down the 7 most common lavender mistakes — and more importantly, exactly how to fix each one. Whether your lavender turned grey and woody, stopped flowering, or just collapsed overnight, the answer is almost certainly in this list. ✅ What you'll learn: Why rich soil is actually deadly for lavender The watering rule that keeps lavender alive for decades Why feeding your lavender kills its flowers The pruning mistake that destroys plants in year 2 or 3 How to choose the right lavender variety for your climate The one placement rule that changes everything This isn't generic gardening advice. This is the stuff that actually works — learned the hard way, so you don't have to. ⏱ TIMESTAMPS: 00:00 — Why your lavender keeps dying 01:45 — Mistake #1: Treating lavender like a normal plant 03:20 — Mistake #2: Using the wrong soil 05:10 — Mistake #3: Overwatering (the silent killer) 07:00 — Mistake #4: Feeding your lavender 08:45 — Mistake #5: Pruning wrong — or not at all ⬅ don't skip this one 11:10 — Mistake #6: Planting in the wrong spot 12:50 — Mistake #7: Buying the wrong lavender variety 14:20 — Recap + what to do this week 📌 Save this video so you can come back to it before your next planting season. 💬 Drop a comment below — which of these mistakes were YOU making? (Hint: it's almost always #3.) #Lavender #GardeningTips #GardenMistakes #GrowLavender #PlantCare #BackyardGarden #LavenderCare #GardeningForBeginners #FlowerGarden #GardenLife