Harvest over

Weve got the crop in! Thanks to Matt and Kendall and a number of other helpers, both the Grosso and Pacific Blue are all harvested. We usually start harvesting after 10am when the sun has been on the flowers for a few hours. This draws the oil up the stalk into the flowerheadWe try and take/cut the flower heard and about 1/3 of the length of the stalk. This is where the oil is most concentrated. We use a Japanese tea harvester to cut and blow the lavender into a silk bag. From there is transported to the steam distillation machine.