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A Hint of Spring on our Lavender Farm in Texas
- LeLe the Lavender Farmer
- Mar 7
- 2 min read
Updated: Mar 9
We are starting to spot glimpses of spring at Mill Creek Lavender Ranch, and it is a breath of fresh air for us! We had a really bad winter weather burst in February and the hard freeze over several days hurt our lavender out in the field. Some of our plants looked like toast; leaves completely burned and dead. Honestly, that is the life of a lavender farmer in the Southern US: looking up, watching the weather, and praying your crop survives the late winter freezes and summer heat-waves that bring lengthy drought conditions or the opposite, tropical storms. It can be a roller-coaster!
Experiencing these varying swings over a couple of years will help a lavender farmer in south central Texas learn which varieties can make it here (many cannot!). We started our test plot in 2024 with 38 plants of about 30 different varieties. It took a full year of all four seasons to learn which varieties might make the cut. Wow! Being a lavender farmer takes a lot of time and patience!
Here we are, now in our first full cycle in our production field, and we're starting to see glimpses of spring. Even the plants that looked like they were gone for good are showing hints of new growth. Praise the Lord! Never give up on Spring bringing forth new life!
It's also "bluebonnet season" in this part of the country, and we get the pleasure of watching them pop up alongside our lavender plants and colorful wildflowers. What a joy to experience such natural beauty!
Follow along with us as we go on this journey of lavender farming on our ranch in Texas. :)
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