Lavender Field Notes
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A comprehensive guide to planning and preparing a small lavender field, covering everything from soil preparation to row layout, tailored for aspiring lavender farmers.
Read this field note : From First Row to Farm Plan: Planning a Small Lavender Field
New since your last visitGrowing
Bare-root lavender may look modest in the box, but correct crown depth, prompt planting and careful moisture management give it a strong start.
Read this field note : Bare Root Lavender Plants: How to Plant, Water & Establish Them
New since your last visitGrowing
A field-tested framework for turning a promising site into a lavender planting that can be cultivated, harvested and expanded without expensive surprises.
Read this field note : Lavender Field Planting Guide: Soil, Spacing & Irrigation
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A practical, numbers-before-nostalgia guide to testing a lavender enterprise, choosing markets and expanding only after the field proves itself.
Read this field note : How to Start a Lavender Farm: A Great Lakes Business Guide
New since your last visitVarieties
Phenomenal lavender earns its reputation with vigor, silvery foliage and purple flowers, but even a famous cultivar still expects full sun and excellent drainage.
Read this field note : Phenomenal Lavender: A Cold-Climate Growing Guide
New since your last visitVarieties
The best lavender is not the one with the grandest name; it is the cultivar whose cold tolerance, drainage needs, size and purpose fit your garden.
Read this field note : How to Choose the Best Lavender Variety for Your Garden
New since your last visitGrowing
Cold is only part of lavender winter survival. Drainage, plant maturity, wind, late pruning and freeze-thaw cycles decide much of the outcome.
Read this field note : How to Winterize Lavender in Cold Climates (Zones 4–7)
New since your last visitGrowing
Lavender plugs make large plantings economical, but cell depth, root development, moisture control and finishing skill determine which tray is the better buy.
Read this field note : Lavender Plugs: 72-Cell vs 20-Cell, Potting Up & Field Planting
New since your last visitGrowing
Lavender is forgiving of lean soil and missed fertilizer; it is much less forgiving of shade, wet roots and a crown buried under mulch.
Read this field note : How to Grow Lavender: A Beginner's Guide for Gardens & Pots
New since your last visitFarm updates
Great Lakes lavender growers share a climate challenge, a specialty crop and a practical reason to compare notes before winter compares them for us.
Read this field note : Why Great Lakes Lavender Growers Need Each Other
New since your last visitFarm updates
The farm's 2023 MIFMA announcement was more than a membership note; it marked a commitment to direct relationships, transparent products and Michigan agriculture.
Read this field note : From Market Table to Online Farm: Why Local Agriculture Still Matters
New since your last visitVarieties
Essence Purple is a compact English lavender with richly colored flowers, an orderly habit and a useful role in borders, containers and harvest gardens.
Read this field note : Essence Purple Lavender: Growing, Harvesting & Garden Uses
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