Singing in the fields….
![Its the week before Christmas, the first harvest is planned for this week (Pacific Blue), and well we kind of feel like “singing in the fields”.
We would like to take the opportunity to thank you for your support over the last year and wish you all a fantastic Christmas and a great 2018!
You might like to listen to this lavender […] Read more…](https://www.akaroaorganics.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/DSC03877-e1513722307726-663x884.jpg "Pacific Blue (distance) and Grosso foregroun din mid December")
Its the week before Christmas, the first harvest is planned for this week (Pacific Blue), and well we kind of feel like “singing in the fields”. We would like to take the opportunity to thank you for your support over the last year and wish you all a fantastic Christmas and a great 2018! You might like to listen to this lavender […]
Read more…Late November and the fields are…dry!
![It’s late November and the regular downpour has turned to a mini drought. It has been the driest November on Banks Peninsula since records began.
That means our “normal” plans have had to be thrown out the window. The dry weather is perfect for lavender and some growers are contemplating picking flowers now, weeks earlier than normal.
The difference in flowering times […] Read more…](https://www.akaroaorganics.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/Pacific-Blue-flowers-and-Grosso-663x497.jpg "Pacific Blue flowers and Grosso")
It’s late November and the regular downpour has turned to a mini drought. It has been the driest November on Banks Peninsula since records began. That means our “normal” plans have had to be thrown out the window. The dry weather is perfect for lavender and some growers are contemplating picking flowers now, weeks earlier than normal. The difference in flowering times […]
Read more…The first buds of October
![The first buds of October are developing well. Pacific Blue buds lead the way as it always does. The flowers should be out in early November (depending of course on the weather) and for this species at their peak in mid December.
Grosso (our other lavender species) is always later flowering, it looks like their first buds should appear in early […] Read more…](https://www.akaroaorganics.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/DSC03667-663x497.jpg "the first buds of October")
The first buds of October are developing well. Pacific Blue buds lead the way as it always does. The flowers should be out in early November (depending of course on the weather) and for this species at their peak in mid December. Grosso (our other lavender species) is always later flowering, it looks like their first buds should appear in early […]
Read more…Spring has sprung
![Spring has sprung in the lavender fields. The first signs of growth started around three weeks ago and the new growth is now rapidly taking hold.
Spring of course means the weeds are also starting to grow. Our mulched glass (see last months post) keeps some weeds away, but in light of our organic thinking, we hand weed our plants.
Donna joined […] Read more…](https://www.akaroaorganics.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/DSC03488-750x563.jpg "Spring has sprung")
Spring has sprung in the lavender fields. The first signs of growth started around three weeks ago and the new growth is now rapidly taking hold. Spring of course means the weeds are also starting to grow. Our mulched glass (see last months post) keeps some weeds away, but in light of our organic thinking, we hand weed our plants. Donna joined […]
Read more…Beginnings – the early days
![In this post we thought we’d take you back to the early days of our lavender journey.
We first planted lavender on the steepest and driest paddock on the property. This paddock which contained over 1,000 plants has now, some seventeen years later, been allowed to revert back to native bush.
Seven years ago we started developing a new area for lavender. […] Read more…](https://www.akaroaorganics.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/IMAG0019-663x497.jpg "IMAG0019")
In this post we thought we’d take you back to the early days of our lavender journey. We first planted lavender on the steepest and driest paddock on the property. This paddock which contained over 1,000 plants has now, some seventeen years later, been allowed to revert back to native bush. Seven years ago we started developing a new area for lavender. […]
Read more…Creating your own lavender based aroma
![Winter is a great time to experiment with your own lavender based aroma.
We find Pacific Blue is a great oil for mixing. It’s aroma is very different from the traditional lavender you might associate with your grandmother!
We thinks it associates well with New Zealand’s brand 100% Pure. The aroma is fresh, different and definitely Pacific!
[…] Read more…](https://www.akaroaorganics.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/IMG_0069-scaled-663x994.jpg "Pacific Blue essential oil")
Winter is a great time to experiment with your own lavender based aroma. We find Pacific Blue is a great oil for mixing. It’s aroma is very different from the traditional lavender you might associate with your grandmother! We thinks it associates well with New Zealand’s brand 100% Pure. The aroma is fresh, different and definitely Pacific! […]
Read more…Winter snows lavender highs
![The first of the winters snows have settled on the volcanic peaks that surround our lavender fields and Akaroa harbour. Its a great time to leave the lavender for a while and focus on finishing the harvesting of figs and quince – that means time in the kitchen! Wet winter days also allow us to reflect on some recent […] Read more…](https://www.akaroaorganics.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/DSC_0003-2-663x373.jpg "snow on a volcano and lavender!!")
The first of the winters snows have settled on the volcanic peaks that surround our lavender fields and Akaroa harbour. Its a great time to leave the lavender for a while and focus on finishing the harvesting of figs and quince – that means time in the kitchen! Wet winter days also allow us to reflect on some recent […]
Read more…Easter promotion – get your free oil
Easter promotion!! Purchase NZ$50.00 worth of products (including postage), get 1 x 10ml Pacific Blue lavender essential oil FREE, use promo code BUNNY. Promotion ends 10/4/2017. Shop now at https://www.akaroaorganics.co.nz/shop/ […]
Read more…Pruning is the word – Grosso unplugged
![It’s late summer and that means some back breaking work. Our Pacific Blue and Grosso needs pruning. This is where we cut all the last seasons growth back to the old or hard wood. Its been a great growing season so some of the Grosso growth has been over 25cm – thats a lot of growth!
[…] Read more…](https://www.akaroaorganics.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/DSC03345-663x497.jpg "pruned Grosso")
It’s late summer and that means some back breaking work. Our Pacific Blue and Grosso needs pruning. This is where we cut all the last seasons growth back to the old or hard wood. Its been a great growing season so some of the Grosso growth has been over 25cm – thats a lot of growth! […]
Read more…Lavender hydrosol – the new way to refresh yourself and your life
![We are delighted to add a new product, lavender hydrosol, to our organically produced range. This product goes under many names: lavender water, floral water, lavender mist or lavender spray. No matter what you call it, lavender hydrosol is a refreshing and relaxing multi-purpose spray.
The production of lavender hydrosol is a key component of producing pure, essential lavender oil. The […] Read more…](https://www.akaroaorganics.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/IMG_0095-scaled-663x994.jpg "IMG_0095")
We are delighted to add a new product, lavender hydrosol, to our organically produced range. This product goes under many names: lavender water, floral water, lavender mist or lavender spray. No matter what you call it, lavender hydrosol is a refreshing and relaxing multi-purpose spray. The production of lavender hydrosol is a key component of producing pure, essential lavender oil. The […]
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