When is lavender available

It also attracts pollinators to the garden. The plant is not picky and will survive in a wide range of soils, even poor soil. It grows in the Mediterranean in craggy crevices! Its main requirements are lots of sun and good drainage. In cooler climate: Prune established plants in the spring when green leaves start to emerge from the base of the plant.

Remove approximately one third of the top to keep. Leave the foliage over the winter to protect new growth from frosts,. Also, the flowering stems can be harvested while in bloom or snipped off after the flowers fade to keep the plant tidy. Store them in a lidded jar somewhere cool and dark, or pop them straight into a sachet to keep towels, sheets or clothes smelling sweet and to repel moths. If you suffer from insomnia, try inserting the sachets into a pillow so the calming scent can help you drift off to a restful slumber.

Although edible, lavender is little used in recipes. Lavender is edible. Its leaves can be chopped and added sparingly to some sauces or used in shortbread biscuits, See our lavender recipes above.

For edibles I use lavender flowers when creaming butter for shortbread cookies, I e used the blooms in lemon muffins, or any muffins, really. Lavender blossoms are great to add to rice pudding, or when making sweet rice with raisins and apricots and slivered toasted almonds. Starting in May I keep a large jug of water in the fridge with lavender blooms, cucumber and lemon slices, and peppermint leaves.

Kids love it! I also use lavender for teas and infusions. Black tea is great with lavender blossoms. I also make red clover infusion with lavender and sometimes I add rose petals too. I live in the Andes, about feet. Two seasons: ho damp and humid. Typically little to no watering for almost six months. Then hot and dry for a comparable time period.

Nearly every day something needs watering. My lavender, with grey leaves, is going into it's 3rd dry season. It is huge, at least 3 x 3. It is in a long concrete planter, at one end with a large shrimp plant at the other end. In between are rosemary, a geranium and a sage. The planter was originally filled with mostly raw compost and cedar bark on top.

It gets watered when dry and fertilized with compost tea rarely. All of these plans are so healthy and gorgeous, but only the shrimp plant and geranium bloom. Oh and variety of trandescancia - green and cream- that must be hacked brutally twice a year. What are your thoughts of lack of bloom to date for the lavender.

We're subtropical zone 9S. I tried in a pot once, but it died. It is also beautiful in French macarons, and of course one can add lavender to homemade soap or hand lotion.

We planted lavendar plants last spring. A few of them bloomed but not all. My question is that my lavendar has turned Brown, looks like it dried up. Is this normal?

Will it come back from this condition? Other than that, very little needs to be done. Lavender is quite tolerant of adverse weather conditions such as drought, heat and wind. Many gardeners have learned how to grow lavender in a pot so they can move the pots around to get the best sun and adequate shelter, if needed. We suggest a large pot " containers work well with an inch or two of gravel at the bottom and planting in a quality potting mix.

And though growing outdoors is preferable, if you want to start with seeds, it is advisable to learn how to grow lavender indoors, too. By using a seed-starting kit or bio-dome, it is simply a matter of sowing the lavender seeds in late winter. When sowing, it is best to barely cover the seeds with potting medium as they need light to properly germinate. Place the tray or pots in a warm spot and the seeds will germinate in roughly days.

Now you know how to grow lavender from seeds--it's just that easy! Harvesting and drying lavender seeds for use in potpourris, sachets, and even added to bath water, is easy and done right, will allow you to cut and come again throughout the growing season. Because lavender can be harvested while in bloom, it's a simple task to snip stems after the flowers fade a bit. But the best time is when buds have formed, but not yet opened.

This is when the lavender flowers will fall off more easily. Once you have gathered your stems, tie them together and hang the bundles in a warm area away from sunlight. When dried, lavender buds can be added to other herbs, dried fruits and fragrant flowers to create amazing potpourri mixes.

When using flowers in lavender oil, harvest in spring or early summer before the buds open. The fragrance of these closed blooms is more intense and will last longer in infusions, extractions and distillations. There are so many ways to enjoy lavender, you'll be hard pressed to choose just one application.

So we suggest a liberal planting of this versatile herb so you'll have plenty of blooms to go around. The types of lavender available on the market are many, and each one boasts its own unique attributes. Grows 2' to 3' tall. This is a large flower with a long stem. Pale buds open to purple. Height: 2' in bloom. Comes mature in a one 1 gallon pot. Phenomenal comes mature in a one 1 gallon pot. Mounded growth habit with long, straight stem. To stay updated on the bloom, follow along on our update page , Facebook , and Instagram.

If the weather is nice we try to open during the week, please confirm with us before making a special trip during the week. In order to facilitate social distancing, entry to the fields will require a timed ticket. Time slots are 1. Sign up to our email list at the bottom of this page to be the first to know when the tickets are released. Updates will also be posted on our update page , Facebook , and Instagram so make sure to follow us there.

There will be a ticket entry fee. We have two locations: Calverton and East Marion. Check out our Directions page for full info on how to find us. We first planted lavender here in These are the original 'Lavender by the Bay' fields. Our plants here have had a chance to mature and become well established. There are 17 acres of beautiful fields to enjoy at this location.

There is also a shop where you can treat yourself to all your favorite lavender goodies! Of course, the lavender isn't the only thing to see when visiting East Marion. We don't use chemical pesticides on our lavender farm, so how do we deal with pests? Our trusty chickens help us!

We allow them to roam throughout the fields so they can eat bugs which might harm the lavender. We put them in their coop at night to keep them safe from predators. Please do not try to touch our hardworking chickens when visiting the fields. They want to chill out in the lavender just like you.