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anyone ever plant a lavender field?
Posted on 10/13/25 at 10:08 am
Posted on 10/13/25 at 10:08 am
i've got about 2AC of bahia field in the front of my property which used to be a pasture before the area was developed. no trees, full sun, clay soil but a decent topsoil layer. we are toying with the idea of a lavender field, which would accomplish a couple of things primarily getting rid of a lot of the grass cutting, in addition to beautification/better use and a possible revenue source.
funny enough, lavender is one of the things ive struggled to grow
. ive never really been able to keep any alive but thats probably user error. doing some research, lavender requires excellent drainage, full sun, and sandy loam. ive got the first two but not the third.
so there's the issue, how to accomplish about 30,000sf of sandy loam in this grey clay. i would love to be able to kill the grass, till in some amendments and get to planting but i'm doubtful thats going to work, and a raised bed of that size would be fabulously expensive to get started.
2 questions then
1) possible to amend the soil thats there deep enough (16-18")?
2) any experience with large scale lavender?
funny enough, lavender is one of the things ive struggled to grow
. ive never really been able to keep any alive but thats probably user error. doing some research, lavender requires excellent drainage, full sun, and sandy loam. ive got the first two but not the third. so there's the issue, how to accomplish about 30,000sf of sandy loam in this grey clay. i would love to be able to kill the grass, till in some amendments and get to planting but i'm doubtful thats going to work, and a raised bed of that size would be fabulously expensive to get started.
2 questions then
1) possible to amend the soil thats there deep enough (16-18")?
2) any experience with large scale lavender?
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Posted on 10/13/25 at 11:08 am to cgrand
Yea, lavender hates clay..I've planted.1 or 2 before in my clay and amended the hole with lava.sand. The lavender lived 2 or 3 years. It would be better to plant salvias that can handle clay. Many.salvias look similar to lavender . Salvia Mystic Spires.And.Indigo.Spires are 2.but there.arw many others.
Posted on 10/13/25 at 11:15 am to Zappas Stache
quote:thank you thats not a bad idea. certainly would be cheaper, although it would eliminate the possibility of a cash return vs lavender
It would be better to plant salvias that can handle clay
Posted on 10/13/25 at 12:03 pm to cgrand
Yes that's true. You could harvest the seeds and sell thiose online. I have bought various wildflower.Seeds.from people on Etsy
Posted on 10/13/25 at 12:13 pm to cgrand
Sounds perfect for blue flax!
Posted on 10/13/25 at 3:24 pm to Koolazzkat
blue flax is another great idea
Posted on 10/13/25 at 7:09 pm to cgrand
If you plant a native prairie I’d bet you can sell those seeds. Someone would likely pay you to let them harvest the seeds. No amendments needed. You can just burn or bush hog the field in the late winter.
Posted on 10/13/25 at 8:25 pm to AyyyBaw
another good idea…thank you!
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