Harvest time in San Diego county

After a week of torrential rain, today was cool and sunny -- and our first official harvest day. Probably an unusually late date for a lavender harvest, but that’s lavender farming in San Diego county.  In addition to harvesting the lavender,  we also attempted essential oil distillation for the first time and I attempted pruning for the second time.  Though we made some progress, both need to be improved.

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