How to Harvest French Lavender

French lavender is a flowering shrub that produces fragrant purple flower spikes. The plant reaches about 3 feet tall and features soft gray-green foliage that is also highly scented, in addition to the attractive flower spikes. French lavender has many uses for the home gardener, including culinary uses and as a home fragrance. Harvesting French lavender involves waiting for the correct time of the growing season, as well as the correct time of day.

Sharp scissors
Bucket

Instructions

- 1
  Wait for the flower heads to change from gray to purple during the growing season. Once the flowers bloom, select a dry, cool morning for harvesting the French lavender. If there is dew on the plant, wait for it to dry.
- 2
  Fill a bucket a quarter of the way with cool water. Take the bucket into the garden with you when you harvest French lavender.
- 3
  Cut the lavender with a pair of sharp scissors, making the cuts below the blossoms on the stem at your desired length. Cut taller stems first in order to keep the plant compact.
- 4
  Drop the harvested stems into the bucket of water, cut-end first. This will keep the lavender cool and prevent the flowers from releasing its fragrant oils before you use them.

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