I used to buy dried lavender bundles at the store until I found a patch of wild lavender behind the old barn near my house in Lancaster last spring

For years I was spending like $8 on those little bundles at craft fairs thinking they were the only way to get that cozy smell. Then last May I noticed this patch of purple growing wild behind a crumbling stone wall on my neighbor's property. He said I could take as much as I wanted. I just cut some stems hung them upside down in my kitchen window for two weeks and now I have more lavender than I know what to do with. The scent is way stronger than the store bought stuff too. I stuff little sachets for my drawers and even dry some for tea. Has anyone else found a random wild plant that saved you money on cozy decor?

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lewis.drew18d ago

Eight dollars? I remember paying twelve for a pathetic little bundle at a farmers market in Philly, felt like I got robbed. That lavender patch find is a goldmine, seriously jealous. I've been trying to propagate some from a cutting my neighbor gave me but it keeps dying, must be the clay soil up here.

faithb7818d ago

Wait, twelve bucks for a tiny little bundle? That's insane. I'd be so mad. Honestly I probably would have said something to the seller, that's just rude. But yeah the clay soil is a killer for lavender, they like it sandy and dry. Have you tried mixing in a ton of gravel or perlite? My aunt grows hers in a raised bed with cactus soil and it actually took off.