Spring is slowly springing!
![It’s true, Spring is slowly springing in the lavender fields.
As I write, the first flowers are opening on some ornamental lavender we have adjacent to the house. Some of the stoechas (which originated from Europe) are well into bloom, with one variety covered in masses of long purple spikes.
Stoechas, while not producing the quality or quantity of our Pacific Blue […] Read more…](https://www.akaroaorganics.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/DSC03666-e1535854525591-750x1000.jpg "Spring is slowly springing!")
It’s true, Spring is slowly springing in the lavender fields.
As I write, the first flowers are opening on some ornamental lavender we have adjacent to the house. Some of the stoechas (which originated from Europe) are well into bloom, with one variety covered in masses of long purple spikes.
Stoechas, while not producing the quality or quantity of our Pacific Blue and Grosso, they have been used for many years in various forms of homeopathy. They are particularly useful (internally) for headaches, irritability, fever and nausea, and externally for wounds, arthritis and insect repellent.
Interested in Stoechas, check out this link
Out in the lavender fields our lavender is a little slower. Some vegetation growth is starting to appear with flushes of new green growth, particularly in Pacific Blue.
Pacific Blue is always the first of our crops to acknowledge Spring with a few delicate flower heads scattered through the plants.
In contrast Grosso, is almost sulking. No new growth with last years silvery growth still the dominant palette. We expect it will be another 4-5 weeks before we see Grosso start to celebrate the warmth.
Of course all of this is totally dependent on the weather. The forecast for tonight is gale force winds and snow down below 200 metres, we sit at 150 metres above sea level. Fortunately this Antarctic blast is predicted to be short lived – something both the lavender and the pollinators will be most thankful for!
Spring is slowly springing!
Our Pacific Blue nudges into Spring
