Comments on: Three Things You Should Know About Growing Lavender

By: Teri

Teri — Sat, 10 Mar 2012 21:10:21 +0000

Bob, I have had success sticking my seeds in the fridge for 6 weeks before planting. I planted them in eggshells with sandy soil and kept them in a see-through clamshell- type egg carton which acted like a greenhouse while they were germinating. It worked beautifully and I wound up with a gazillion beautiful lavender plants. Good luck!

By: Alexander Roman

Alexander Roman — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 09:17:06 +0000

Great information, i’m growing lavender this year, purely for the Fragrance that it gives. as far as Culinary purposes go, i like honey infused with lavender as an accompaniment for cheeses.

By: Bob

Bob — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 21:41:32 +0000

I think the chances of my lavender returning this spring are about 0% after I mangled it in last fall.
Thankfully a friend sent me some Dwarf Hidcote Lavender seeds to grow this year. Thanks for the reminder about lavender, Fern. I have to stick the packet outside to chill for a few weeks before sowing.

By: jess

jess — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 17:58:39 +0000

I think the lavender in my yard is L. stoechas, spanish lavender. I went to check after this conversation. It’s too large for the s;pace and apparently good for bathwater, not food. I have an old perennial favorite pine nut lavender shortbread recipe that I wanted to bake again from my own lavender, but I guess the Spanish Lavender won’t work. Oh no, I have to go shopping!

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By: Fern

Fern — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 23:27:01 +0000

Melanie–There is a recipe in The Bountiful Container for making apple jelly infused with lavender and I think I am going to try that. Maybe I’ll also make sachets for my dresser drawers.

By: Fern

Fern — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 23:25:54 +0000

Jess–The Bountiful Container suggests sticking with varieties of Lavandula augustifolia and Lavandula heterophylla. The authors recommend sticking with medium and dwarf sizes. Three specific varieties they mention are ‘Sharon Roberts,’ ‘Buena Vista,’ and ‘Sweet Lavender.’ Though the last one is only if you have room for a plant that can get 3-4 tall.

By: jess

jess — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 20:57:23 +0000

There is a whole lavender subculture here in the PNW (like, lavender farms, many people use it as a landscape plant, etc) but it is something of a mystery to me. I am always baffled by the varieties of lavender – do you know what kinds are best, esp for growing in containers, for culinary versus medicinal versus aromatherapy versus what else do people do with lavender?

By: melanie watts

melanie watts — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 16:09:59 +0000

Great tips Fern. What are yu going to do with the lavender you are growing?