How to Harvest Lavender (the old-fashioned PIONEER method)

Learn how to harvest lavender and the old-fashioned pioneer method of vertically drying your lavender. Plus, this harvesting lavender method sets you up for a second set of blooms so you get a second crop. 👇👇👇 How to Make Herbal Infused Oil with Dried Herbs • How to Make Herbal Inf...
Grow Medicinal and Edible Herbs in Your Garden - Medicinal Plants Introduction (Herb Garden TOUR) • Grow Medicinal and Edi...
How to make Nettle Leaf Tea melissaknorris...
Red Raspberry Leaf Tea - Grow Your Own Herbal Tea & Fruit • Red Raspberry Leaf Tea...
My BOOKS (affiliate links):
The Made-from-Scratch Life: Simple Ways to Create a Natural Home amzn.to/2E95nIE
Hand Made: the Modern Guide to Made-from-Scratch Living amzn.to/2GFIBcR Full HERBAL use chart, growing and herbal recipes!!!
Let's get social:
Pioneering Today Homestead Blog melissaknorris...
Instagram / melissaknor. .
Facebook / melissaknorris
Pinterest / melissaknorris
How to Harvest Lavender (the old-fashioned PIONEER method) • How to Harvest Lavende...

[@MelissaKNorris]

Are you growing lavender or planning on it? What's your favorite way to preserve and use it?

[@Gretchen5010]

Melissa K. Norris just harvested more lavender yesterday. I plan to make some sachets.

[@MelissaKNorris]

@@Gretchen5010 those smell so wonderful, my husband loves a few in his work truck.

[@char-knee496]

I'm trying. It's really small. First year.

[@jongray6159]

Lavender is something I use quite a bit of for the excema on my hands. Turn it into oil to use in hand salves that I make, it's great for your skin.

[@tammyhoushour8070]

I dry lavender the way you do I think it's the best way..I like to make lavender wonds and use it in some desert's and tea..infuse it in vodka and use it to spray the room and use the leaves too for this . I like to make small bundles and tie them with ribbon and set them on a shelf or a small dish. Also I put some in a jar filled with sugar and lavender ..makes a lovely flavored sugar .

[@enigmatum100]

Wow who knew about the timing!? This is the kind of knowledge that's passed down through the generations, not easy to find out by yourself! Thank you lovely lady

[@henhouseblossoms]

Very informative and helpful. I finally successfully maintained a lavender bush from last year and it has buds all over. It is my pride and joy right now to be honest. I just picked up a second plant to start this year. Thank you for your tips.

[@LifeasBekah]

Thankful to find someone who truly teaches!! Look forward to learning from you!

[@MelissaKNorris]

Ahhh thank you @Farm_Family_Of_Four glad to have you with us 😊

[@EmilyHunter-c5h]

I love looking at them too and seeing the bees and 🦋 s

[@donnettehenderson2447]

I have just been admiring my blossoms on the plants. Guess I should have harvested already! They are new plants and only have one bloom each so far.

[@MelissaKNorris]

If they only have one bloom so far you can wait, my plants are varying in age from four to six years old.

[@reignofaragon6890]

This year I'll be harvesting so many new things ;) including lavender. Thanks for the great video!

[@MelissaKNorris]

@EricaMussen you're welcome and I"m thrilled to hear you harvesting new things, what else is a new harvest for you?

[@reignofaragon6890]

We've harvested strawberries, peas, spinage, lettuces, garlic greens, green onions and radishes. So far this is the best year we've had growing our own goodies. Alot due to your videos and post casts ;)

[@yahushaismyshepherd1179]

I so wish I could grow them this far north. Absolutely love lavender.

[@mpennington27]

Watching this as I want to start growing lavender. I'm harvesting basil, thyme, sage and oregano now.

[@MelissaKNorris]

I'm in the thick of those others too! Such a delicious time of year.

[@nursesheris8777]

This is the first year I got a really good harvest off my lone plant... it’s getting so big!! I use a rubber band to secure mine and I get them from my air conditioning vents by paper clip turned hook or on my louvre doors by the clip I got a ton off of that one plant I mentioned above!!

[@foodprood]

That's beautiful lavender!

[@syedburhanuddin8245]

Your strategy of educating is very interesting. Thanks for sharing your experience.

[@faithbuller4086]

Thanks for your tips. I have a nice barrel full of lavender this spring and I would love to have more later so I can dry it and use it medicinally for teas or infused oils. 👍🏼

[@AndreasCreations]

Great video. I think I've been picking blooms too soon - they are pretty small. I'll wait to see if they get larger before harvesting. Always appreciate the knowledge you share :-)

[@MelissaKNorris]

Thank you Andrea! Definitely test and let some go to see if they give you a few more buds per stalk.

[@EvolutionConstant]

I just harvested bee balm, calendula flowers, plantain, and lots of mint! I bundle and hang most of them, but the flowers and loose mint leaves that I pulled from the stems are on a tea towel.

[@02271953me]

I have 10 or 12 lavender plants around 2 sides of my property in hopes of repelling deer. Knock on wood, it might be working. I will harvest blooms soon. Have already harvested thyme, dill and rosemary. I do prefer fresh rosemary, however. Thanks for sharing!

[@terry320]

Hi Melissa, really enjoying your videos. I will be moving to western Washington in 1-2 months, so this is really helping me learn a lot about herbs and where to plants them. Would be fun to meet you someday. Keep the videos coming! I am learning so much...thank you.

[@MelissaKNorris]

Welcome (or at least soon) to my neck of the woods. What area of Washington are you moving to?

[@terry320]

We are looking at Lewis, Mason, or Gray's Harbor counties. We want rural and the kids and grandkids live in the Olympia, Wa area. We lived in North Bend at one time, raised a family, then moved to Texas. Our kids stayed in Washington. Now that we are retired, we are headed back up to be near family.

[@charlesbale8376]

Loved the information, thanks.

[@lajeanaphelps-davis7226]

Another reason to dry upside down is make sure all the scent and medicine goes to the buds and not left in the stems. Susun Weeds has a video on a cool way to tie hanging herbs so as the dry the string will tighten automatically.

[@Earthy-Artist]

I started Lavender from seed early 2023, this year in 2024 it came back strong but I missed the window for harvesting the unopened buds. I'll try again next year.

[@chima3162]

love u love your show :)

[@edieboudreau9637]

I've never had lavender success at this location. Former homes I had some success. But where I am now is a filled in swamp area so it doesn't work well as lots of critters to eat on it & not enough sun for other more important to MY NEEDS foods. Lol

[@bridokane874]

thanks for the video. another video I watched suggested a cool dry place to dry herbs. A few videos suggest warm places like at windows and a few suggest dry places. Wat do you reckon?

[@nikkidelbosque6476]

We are planning on harvesting ours this week! It’s the first year we’ve had the plant so we’ll only harvest a small amount. My girls are excited. We’ll press a few pieces too. Do you harvest French/Spanish the same as the English lavender?

[@MelissaKNorris]

I haven't grown the French or Spanish personally but I believe you'd harvest it the same way. I love your including your kiddos with the harvest.

[@melvinfitzell696]

I have these plants all over my property like property and I'm not 100% sure what they are they look like the flowers are somewhat the same they have a square stock on them

[@kristineschilling6917]

Question: Types of lavender. Which ones are medicinal and which ones are best just as ornamental? I have a Spanish and an English. Which do I use for my teas?

[@MelissaKNorris]

I use English as my medicinal lavender

[@Fritz0616]

I want to use my debydrater do you have instructuons on how I would do that?

[@MelissaKNorris]

For using the dehydrator for herbs you want it at the lowest possible setting, preferably 95 degrees F and no higher if possible.

[@cindyp.9030]

Can you use any type of lavender for medicinal purposes or are certain varieties better than others? I love harvesting lavender but I do not currently have any growing, my last harvest came from a neighbors bushes.

[@cherishedheritagefarm9233]

I have purchased some 1 year old lavender plants. They are blooming, but should I harvest them this year?

[@MelissaKNorris]

I would, you can always leave some on the plant if you want for the bees and continued enjoyment outdoors.

[@melvinfitzell696]

Hi are these stems on this plant square

[@countrygalinthecity]

What if I work those hours? Can I harvest late evening?

[@kristineschilling6917]

what type of lavender are you utilizing? My english lavender looks terrible compared to your lovely buds.

[@MelissaKNorris]

It's english lavender but I don't know exact varieties because I didn't write them down when I planted.... record keeping isn't always my strong suite and I've come to realize there's a lot of things I wish I'd documented better. 😊

[@bethmilligan9371]

Be sure that if you're using your lavender for medicinal or culinary purposes, it's important not to use pesticides. I love lavender and there are so many uses for it ❤

[@charleskeller5015]

What state are you in,I've tried growing lavender in the ground here in missouri but it always dies in the winter?

[@staceytowns50]

Where did you get those shears?

[@tessabela]

Does lavender grow in the tropics, like the Philippines?

[@MelissaKNorris]

I don't know, I don't have any experience with tropical growing.

[@edieboudreau9637]

Tessa Bella try & find out. Probably will need daily watering during hot season. Won't work in rainy season as need full sun.

[@char-knee496]

I heard that men tend to not like the smell of lavender. I don't mean like it stinks to them; it's just that they don't love it like women tend to. (Yes this is a very broad comment, there are always exceptions)

[@pennyivy]

What's super funny about this is that I remember an Oprah episode from way back where they talked about a study that was done with scents. They found that the scent of lavender increased the blood flow in the penis. I've also read this a few times since seeing that. So, I guess, some parts of a man like the smell of lavender? LOL