Field Preparations and Christening
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The First Plants Arrive |
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The first load of lavender stock arrives at the farm. |
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Burning Midnight Oil |
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We worked into the wee hours moving the new stock to the protected nursery area, safe from the "critters". |
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A Family Affair |
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Everyone pitched in to move the lavender stock to their new winter home. |
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Discing the Field |
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The tractor works the soil, making it habitable for the new lavender plants. |
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Get Used to It! |
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The new plants must gradually get used to their new environment. Here they are sunning themselves next to their new home. |
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The Invocation |
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Planting begins with a blessing for the baby plants in their new home reminding us that we are connected to the soil. |
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The Lone Planter |
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Long after the help go home, John works to put the baby plants to bed. |
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Arrival of Carmel Lavender Bees
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The New Bees Arrive |
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Arriving via U.S. Mail, the news bees crawl on the screen of their cage. They are eager to get to their new home, and they are HUNGRY! |
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Home Sweet Home |
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The bees check out their new abode. |
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At the Edge |
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Living on the edge of the Lavender field, the bees are able to easily access the lavender and the sweet pollen on the buds. |
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Harvest Time
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Newly Planted |
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The new plants are quite small when they are first planted. |
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Butterfly Visit |
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One fine Spring day, a swarm of butterflies paid the field a visit. Here is a photo of one of them sitting between the lavender plants. |
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New Buds Form |
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Before too long, the plants are throwing new buds. Here is a picture before they burst to color. |
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Bumbles and Lavender |
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The bumbles absolutly LOVE lavender. They would work the fields all day. The smell was so intoxicating to them, they would forget to go home at night, and fall "asleep" right on the bud until the next day. |
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Color Purple |
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As the buds break, the hill comes alive with a purple haze of lavender. |
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Cutting the Flowers |
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Flowers are cut and tied in the field, ready for drying. |
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The Bounty |
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A nice load of lavender waits for the journey to the drying barn. |
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This site was last updated
01/02/09
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