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Has also become a tradition every year, Hiruzen Plateau, is lavender Harvill, for the temperature did not rise enough, this year's peak of lavender in full bloom, but the first half was late July to August, this year will end underneath. I think it is everyone many, and was able to enjoy the lavender this year, this year there are many strains and were affected by the abnormal weather of last year, the stock has been weakened by age, the lavender section of about half Many seedlings small still to made ​​a replanting new, did not become ... the purple one side, such as the annual Unfortunately from such circumstances, unfortunately relationship I of replanting, harvest festival (mowing lavender) regard, we have canceled because of the curing of the seedlings. Shares also were smaller still, this year grew up to share a big, next year, so that to me with a beautiful flower firm, pleasing everyone, one side hills Harvill is purple, he who carries a pleasant scent and on, I hope.
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Lavender Fields
Her herb garden when Hiruzen building was opened in 1997, it was built as the centerpiece of the most, was the largest lavender field of this West. How about 10 000 shares lavender blooms, and impressed.
Lavender has been grown in the herb garden building hardware Hiruzen is the breed called "Dream" majority. (Some varieties such as "Grosso" dark "and Blue Dome" precocious, purple is the other.)
are suitable for the climate and culture of the West in the (system lavandin) Common, "Dream" This breed, heat tolerance and cold I'm excellent.
Overall balance of volume equal number of flowers, shares of stock are well equipped training is popular, it is a variety of high value processed products, such as the use of herbal teas and potpourri. Flowering period is from early July until late July. |
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And lavender?
Speaking of herbs and enjoy the scent, "lavender" is the first thing you probably think of. From that famous in Japan, Hokkaido is the lavender fields of lavender image of "scent from the earth of the North", that is the place of origin and mild Mediterranean coast, surprisingly .
A plant of the genus Rabande~yura Lamiaceae, flowering period is generally 5-6 Mon, Hiruzen it will be in July of the same time as the Hokkaido. That rather than ornamental plants, refineries or using its fragrance, drying is the main objective, originally we harvest flowers to say either.
Currently, there are more than 100 kinds of cultivated species in the world. (The oil and dry), but is being cultivated mainly to enjoy the scent, but also from the stem and leaves as well as flowers, the fragrance that is wafting youthful Qing.
Mainly, the scent of lavender also has the effect of sterilization and sedation . |
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Cultivation of lavender
â—‹ For the cultivation
of lavender is grown, in the same way as the Mediterranean coast of origin, according to the state in which the climate was warm and dry, but probably the most easy to grow, Japan is truly hot and humid.Therefore, you should do the most attention, but become water management, which along with the watering, it is also important to the field of wastewater management. If you have potted plants, season of continual rain, such as the rainy season to manage awning rain, people who I'll cut to airy, a portion of the lower lobe Crop to prevent moisture you better. Does not do too much excess water, and let us be careful not to root rot also. Lavender, I do not have an image much larger, originally because it is a shrub of the evergreen, in some cases (depending on variety) to about 1m increases, so the bees if I become cramped, if potted in succession Please make a replanting in large bowl. If you have grown in gardens and fields, irrigation itself is left to natural rainfall. But we also seem dry and watering too much, who instead of doing the watering from the top of the leaves at this time, make a stock based on irrigation, but it seems to be good also reduced humidity. Wastewater management, such as the garden or field, and you have good drainage by the high ridges, but also for the prevention of humid rainy season, such as during the rainy season. â—‹ For the fertilizer
regard fertilizer, fertilizer are to be conservative, depending on the color of the leaves and vigor of the tree, it will be carried out in small portions fertilization. It is effective after cutting the flower, but also to carry out a small amount of top-dressing also. If lavender, who water, fertilizer sparingly together is good, because it is so often a plethora of water and fertilizer, cause if you die, please pay attention. Where sunny, later to grow, but is good, where it is cultivated the heat of the summer and just tough, it may be better to varieties with a heat tolerance is better varieties which are cultivated. â—‹ The diseases and pests
management even if it is firmly watering, pest and disease, but lavender is less, due to excessive irrigation and Gusare root disease in relation to the preceding, such as mold occurs under strain due to moisture In some cases, the strain is depleted. By not using some scissors during harvest of flowers, torn by hand, stresses the lavender, for example, due to invasion of bacteria or weaken vigor and may also wither. With respect to pests, but also heard of aphid damage by moisture also, because of the smell or the tree itself?, It seems less damage of other pests. â—‹ For the harvest of flowers
and flowers begin to bloom, you may have to harvest the flowers, is good to maintain the vigor of lavender. As time is around begin to bloom of flowers is good, harvest The first is intended to emotionally it is difficult to reap bloom quite, is what I want to mowing the time you will be in full bloom, if possible.
â—‹ For the cold
with respect to cold, and cold-resistant varieties there are approximately, there is no problem until about 0 ℃. Even in an area often snow in winter in Hokkaido and, like Hiruzen, so as not to warm surprising, strain cracking under the weight of snow, in the snow to snow (he is a good balance to devise how to harvest also in, so as to increase the top round cut) and I'll make, you'll be fine, even in the snow. Roots when it freezes, it is also possible that there is no tree, it would be nice with organic mulch, such as straw, also kept a portion of the root, however. Life strains of lavender, which is said to be common and years 7-10, when properly carried out the fertilizer management and water, even in cold climates with snow like Hiruzen, it blooms without change for more than 15 years I think that because some strains, and you'll grow your best!
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Harvest festival lavender (for curing due to replanting seedlings lavender, fiscal year 2012.'ll let the discontinued)
is a problem such as climate, weather (average is harvest festival! lavender specialties early summer herb garden hardware building Hiruzen ) If you do not have to flowering lavender, will be held from around only a little, will be held in early July and mid-August is the usual. 500 yen (separate admission), until the plastic cup filled to the price is fine with you picking. Since the loan scissors, we use a pair of scissors that always harvested (by hand or when torn, become ill lavender weak ...). As easy when you have to take home upon return of the scissors, lavender harvest, we pretty packaging. Drying method and, save in relation to the "below -How to save the use of lavender
Please see. " in your room, do not you let us enjoy the lavender Hiruzen?!
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Flowering lavender
everybody? Did you know, a state in which the flowering of lavender flowers in what you see in the picture well, the condition pike of the branch was dyed purple but is being introduced well, actually look like in the picture below from pike became its purple! you come out of the light purple petals cute little "Hiddokoto" What is dark on the left, is the "Dream" is something on the right side a little pale. When I arranged to do this, the difference is the color and shape figure? Will not know well "Hiddokoto", the "dream" of early flowering varieties you will be a little late-blooming varieties.
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How to save the use of lavender-
Is the effect of the scent of lavender, one of the sedative effect, "the scent of lavender, sleep-inducing" There is a saying that, and that was to bundle a lavender sachet in the evening would not get to sleep easily, for example, ( smell bag ) or place it bedside, so I may tie the incense and essential oils of lavender.
Also lavender ( flower and stem ) are bundled or put in the bath, and drink as a herbal tea, invited me to sleep comfortably.
The sedative effects of lavender seems to have the effect of relieving such headaches. What about the smell Dari, are seen painted temple and carry the oil when the lavender oil, lavender sachets always have a headache? By relieving the mood relaxes, let me relieve stress.
Dry with no water as it is, as a way to save the lavender, we also save it to dry flowers.
Lavender is drying method, it would be much better placed upright or plugged into an empty vase in the shade, hanging upside down by a bouquet of lavender, dried flowers to general. I note that to dry early in this case does not apply directly to the sun, and exposed to the sun, and then I fall color. Method or other, wrapped in newspaper or rely on wind and air-conditioning fan, so as not to burn the day, leave about half a day in the car of the scorching sun, as the drying process, he skipped the water is heated slightly in microwave Alternatively, you can.
In addition, there is a method to dry in the refrigerator, the color of the stem seems to be that it is well finished refrigerator. Another way of drying lavender, also try a variety of methods, may be better Hey!
lavender dried flowers if you just, there is also a problem of sorts. Absolutely dry and proceed to dry lavender flowers, it is part of the spike begins to fall flake. Portion of the spike that fell, the sachet bag to collect ( sachet ) may be set to, it would be nice spike is also creating a "lavender bundle" as may be dropped from the beginning.
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And aromatherapy and essential oils, fragrance story is here ... |
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