How Do You Grow Lavender From Seed?
Lavender is a well known herb that is most famous for its powerful fragrance. Not only does this herb offer aroma therapy properties but is considered to be the “go to herb” for treating just about anything above the shoulders. Lavender is commonly used for treating headaches and muscle cramps and is no stranger to the natural skin care industry as well. Lavender oil consists of high levels of linalool which is what gives it the ability to promote skin healing, and is also know to have anti-inflammatory, antiseptic, antibacterial, and anti-viral properties. Because we use a large amount of lavender for our skin care products, and enjoy having fresh cut lavender around the house; we decided to grow our own, and lots of it. We live in Washington County in Upstate NY, right on the Vermont border, which puts us in a zone 4. Many may think that we cannot grow lavender here, but I have found that lavender “munstead” which is labeled as hardy in zones 5-8, will grow in zone 4 when mulched and
