General Pruning.To prune rosemary, clip off the faded flowers, if any. You canpreserve the flowers with Boraxfor use in dried flower arrangements, craft projects or potpourri. Use a good pair of pruning shears to trim back just below the flower area. If the plant is not flowering, just s...
DOCollect seeds of caraway, coriander, cumin, and dill for recipes. Harvest the stems when seedpods have browned. To catch seeds, cover pods with paper bags and secure with ties. Dry as described in sidebar at left. Don’tHarvest woody perennial herbs like rosemary and sage less than one ...
You don’t need a lot of water – just enough to cover the roots. About 1/2″ of water seems to be sufficient otherwise the food can get moldy and slimy. Be sure to check the water every 2-3 days to ensure that A) there’s enough water, and B) no rogue lettuce pieces fall of...
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Not only did that mean not running out of rosemary on a whim, but it also shifted my priorities to concentrate on using up the fragile, fresh produce I had quickly, and storing the rest as smartly as possible so it would last. It was a good way to make sure I wasn't wasting food...
Rosemary Yarrow Bolted Parsley Flowering Dill Thyme Bee Balm Lemon Balm Mint Tulsi Sage Lavender Tarragon OreganoBasil is another whole thing and I do not dry it. Though you can it isn’t my suggestion. There are also other herbs to dry this way that I probably haven’t included. Enjoy gi...
Rosemary is drought-tolerant, pest-repellent, and deer-resistant. Its blue flowers attract pollinators and it smells heavenly! It is excellent for teas, baking, cooking, medicinal & cosmetic uses and more. Propagating rosemary from cuttings is a great way to expand your herb garden, or to sha...
You can start small by planting herbs like parsley, cilantro and rosemary right on your kitchen windowsill. If you can’t use your harvest right away, puree it and pour it into ice cube trays to freeze for later. 20. Use apps on your smartphone. ...
I first came upon costmary when reading about its use in potpourris. The beautiful scent stands up on its own in a blend, but it also tends to amplify the scent of other herbs used. If you are also looking at your garden and thinking of how to preserve the scents and colors, try ...
I am a fan of some of the extreme wilderness TV reality shows. I love it when survivalists catch something weird, like a poisonous snake, a wild hog, a snapping turtle, or a giant electric eel. What I notice is that they can’t always eat the entire catch and have to preserve it ...