Harvesting lavender

Helpful tips on how to harvest and dry fresh lavender from your flower garden along with some creative ideas on how to use dried lavender.

Timing is key when it comes to knowing when to cut back lavender. Learn the right techniques for pruning hardy lavender plants.

How to harvest lavender including timing, tips, and tricks for the best yield. Plus, how to use it in crafts, recipes, and beauty products.

Lavender is great to pick for small bouquets or to add sprigs to bigger arrangements with other cut flowers. You can also gather it to use in sachets and cooking! But it’s important to know how to harvest lavender—and when for optimum use. Keep reading to get great gardening tips on ow to harvest lavender for bouquets, culinary uses, and DIY projects!

I just taught myself how to harvest Lavender the easy way! I didn’t follow any expert instructions, but it still worked. Now I have multiple mason jars full of dried Lavender ready for DIY projects! Here’s how I did it… Last Summer, our Lavender in our front gardens was growing quite nicely and at the end...Read More

The beginnings of our lavender farm. Where we bought lavender, how we planted lavender, and how to make money on lavender.

Learn how, when, and why you should harvest your lavender leaves before winter. As October settles in, it’s the perfect time to start thinking about harvesting the last of your lavender before the winter weather approaches. While most gardeners are very familiar with using the aromatic flowers, don’t overlook the versatility of lavender leaves. Though less potent than the blooms, lavender leaves still carry that familiar fragrance and many of the health benefits lavender is known for.

General Plant Care for the Winter Water less frequently than in the summer. The lavender will be undergoing its dormant period (will not be growing very much). If your plant will be inside for the winter, keep it in a cool, non-freezing location with sunlight and air circulation. In the Late Summer/ Early Fall Slow dow

We’ll see How to grow lavender from seeds, How to collect lavender seeds, Germinating lavender seeds paper towel, indoors, How to refrigerate lavender seeds.

Lavender harvest at sunset on the flower farm