nndairy
True Blue Farmgirl
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Heather
Wapakoneta
Ohio
USA
1641 Posts
Posted - Jul 12 2022 : 5:13:43 PM
I love drying herbs to use for tea and cooking. Does anyone else? Or do you purchase them? What are your favorite combinations?
~Heather “I would rather be on my farm than be emperor of the world.” — George Washington
Jokamartell
True Blue Farmgirl
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Karen
Kennewick
WA
USA
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Posted - Jul 12 2022 : 8:21:05 PM
I wanna learn!! I know that doesn’t help though. Lol.
Karen :)
To quote one of my past preschoolers “Not one of those Karens, but a good Karen”! Haha
nndairy
True Blue Farmgirl
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Heather
Wapakoneta
Ohio
USA
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Posted - Jul 13 2022 : 08:27:26 AM
It's so easy to do! Just be careful of where you plant some of them. Mint is very invasive and will spread and take over where you plant it. I have a little place that was hard to mow and flowers didn't grow well so I put mint there. It's taken over and now I don't have to mow it!
I actually got started with teas because I was looking through a catalog and most of the tea blends were things I could grow myself. A lot of them had alfalfa and red clover in them - which I have fields of for the cows - so I dried some for myself and it's wonderful! My husband even drinks some. And it's full of nutrients!
I like to hear what others are doing. It gives me new things to try - like lemon thyme this year.
~Heather “I would rather be on my farm than be emperor of the world.” — George Washington
Jokamartell
True Blue Farmgirl
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Karen
Kennewick
WA
USA
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Posted - Jul 13 2022 : 4:26:06 PM
This spring we decided to give herbs a shot…just a few though. Basil, parsley, thyme, and cilantro. I managed to kill the cilantro…lol. My friend also gave me some mint and lemon balm. Both on in pots so,I can keep ‘em contained. She also gave me some chives. Then we planted some chamomile that we started inside from seed.
Karen :)
To quote one of my past preschoolers “Not one of those Karens, but a good Karen”! Haha
nndairy
True Blue Farmgirl
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Heather
Wapakoneta
Ohio
USA
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Posted - Jul 13 2022 : 6:43:52 PM
You're off to a great start! I don't like cilantro so I don't have any of that. My mint jumped out of the pot (bucket) I started it in so keep an eye on it if you don't want it to spread. Chives are my favorite! I have regular, onion, and new this year is garlic chives. The onion chives make my eyes water like real onions when I cut them! I love to run my hand over the lemon balm when I'm in the garden - it smells so good! I'm curious - do you have one herb growing really well compared to the others? Last year my basil went bonkers - I have a bunch of it left still. This year it's the parsley. I've already cut and dried it twice and it's ready to go again but I have blueberries in the dehydrator right now. Are you just using them fresh or are you drying them?
~Heather “I would rather be on my farm than be emperor of the world.” — George Washington
Herbs
Posted - Jul 12 2022 : 5:13:43 PM
