Stephanie Burnett ([email protected]) is an associate professor of horticulture at the University of Maine and a member of the Floriculture Sustainable Research Coalition.
One challenge with growing English lavender is managing soil moisture. Researchers find out how much drought ‘Hidcote’ and ‘Munstead’ lavenders can tolerate.
University researchers look at integrating irrigation and fertilization with the help of water sensors to reduce fertilizer treatments and improve application timing.
