Lavender

[Carols Clucks]

Who grows Lavenders?

What is your favorite and how do you use it?

 

[Going Bhonkers]

I'm trying to. Bought seeds and no sprouting yet

 

[RedIII]

I'm trying some English lavender this year, but I'm beginning with a start I got at a nursery. My mom has grown it before in our yard, and it pulled a disappearing act - not sure why. I would love to try French lavender, if I can ever find some.

I've had lavender buds in homemade marshmallows, but I prefer it more for its aromatherapeutic properties. Lavender can help with depression, which is something I'm prone to. I usually just use the dried buds in a sachet, but I also like sprinkling some in hot chocolate

 

[Carols Clucks]

We have a few different Lavenders growing, but I really don't use them for much other than a few flowers now and then.

I have the basic fern leaf, a spanish and a few I lost the tags too.

I decided to be more specific with the ones I am planting and went and got some English Lavenders and realized, they were not marked as to which English Lavender!! ooops

I also plan on Provence and Grosso, hoping my English is Munstead

 

[Happy Chooks]

Lavender creme brulee is fabulous. (I've never made it myself but have had it at a restaurant) It also can be used in jams/jellies. If I remember correctly, I saw a champagne lavender jelly that sounded really good.

I don't have anything to help on growing it though. It's on my wish list for when we can landscape our front yard. (especially now that we have bees, they LOVE lavender)

 

[Carols Clucks]

One thing, the chickens have left the fern leaf lavender alone when I moved one to their side of the fence.

Between the veggies, the flowers and the berry vines, we have TONS of bees. From honey to bumble and the hummingbirds.

 

[Going Bhonkers]

Honestly, I had to idea how to use it, other than the aromatic effect. Wow, in marshmallows?!

 

[Happy Chooks]

I saw a recipe for blueberry lavender muffins. Sounds yummy!

 

[RedIII]

Ooooh, Happy Chooks, that sounds delicious. I wonder if you could mix the buds in with something like banana bread or poppy seed muffins?

 

[myjunoli]

I've had the hardest time trying to grow lavender from seed. This year I bought some seedlings. I hope they keep!