Chitweed
 Delaware, USA Posts: 274
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| Posted: Wed May 30, 2007 6:59 pm Post subject: Lavender |
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I found a great place for info on harvesting lavender
http://www.notmartha.org/tomake/lavender
There are pictures to show the exact way the flowers should look to get the strongest fragrance when you harvest. I always find that tricky...and soon it will be time to do so. Check it out.

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eileen

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Scotland Posts: 18013
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| Posted: Wed May 30, 2007 11:12 pm Post subject: |
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That's a very helpful website Chitweed. I don't have enough lavender plants ( to make it worth my while to gather and dry the blooms so I leave them for the bees. I'm sure there will be quite a few of our members who will appreciate knowing when the flowers are at their best for picking though.
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Primsong
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| Posted: Thu Jul 26, 2007 4:41 pm Post subject: |
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What a great site - the lavender timing was very cool, reminded me of all the photos we took of opening birch leaves for one of my kid's science projects. My own lavender may be beyond its best already, I fear, but there's always next year... I ended up wandering the site and also loved the fake sushi made of twinkies, lol.. thanks for the link.
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marine683 Seattle Posts: 60
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| Posted: Sun Aug 05, 2007 8:15 pm Post subject: |
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Great pictures! thanks for sharing your find with us!
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