How to Successfully Grow and Harvest Lavender Plant

The lavender fields of southern France are legendary for their perfume production, but North American cities also make use of this aromatic plant as well.

In California, there is a type used by businesses to scent their parking lots since it tolerates heat and drought conditions better than other types do–showing how tough these plants can be!

Lavender is a great plant for any garden, but it’s especially popular in formal flower beds. Lavenders can be clipped to form low hedges or used as an aromatic border along paths and around edging stones on patios.

Lavender are great herbs for everyone as they have cool gray-green leaves with dark green accents and look stunning everywhere you place them. The smell of this charming herb will make you feel at peace no matter where your attention may fall!

Lavender is a plant that can be grown in containers

. It thrives on dry land, but does better when there’s more moisture around for the roots to grab onto.

If you live at higher elevations or have an arid climate- then this is the perfect environment where the Lavender thrives, but if you live somewhere around the Deep South keep in mind that lavenders are typically considered annuals.

Quick Guide to Growing Lavender

• Plant lavender in spring, once all chances of frost have passed. This beautiful herb with a refreshing aroma is great for adding beauty and fragrance to your home or garden!
• Space lavender plants 12 to 18 inches apart in an area with plenty of sunlight and sandy, well-drained soil that has a pH level between 6.7 – 7 .3 will thrive best!
• If you want to give your young plants an excellent start this season, mix in several inches of compost or other rich organic matter into their native soil.
• Lavender is a hardy plant that can survive in dry conditions. When you notice the top 2 inches of soil are starting to dry out, water lavenders!
• To give your plants the best chance of success, feed them with water-soluble plant food regularly.
• Harvest stems once they’re large enough for use. Avoid harvesting more than one-third of the plant at a time, as this may cause transplant shock and reduce overall harvest quality.

Soil, Planting, and Care

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