Comments on: Drying Herbs

By: kupb4junk

kupb4junk — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 05:32:44 +0000

Love the car idea of drying herbs. Here in TX that would work great! I think I’m going to have to try that.

By: Jane Cline

Jane Cline — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 02:22:20 +0000

Last spring I decided I wanted to raise my own sage. I went to the feed store and bought a pot that had 4 plants. (They didnt have any with one in it) Anyway they flourished. I picked over the sage about once a week and dried it. I furnished several members of my family and most of my church with sage..The way I dried mine was to pick the leaves off of the stems and place it on a large stainless steel almost flat sheet pan and put it in a 200 degree oven for about 2 hours then turn the oven off and let them sit. My grandmother had a wood cook stove and she put it in the warming oven
I live in southern West Virginia close to Peterstown.

By: Sheryl

Sheryl — Sat, 27 Dec 2008 12:59:53 +0000

I’m going to try to dry herbs for the first time on wire strung across the roof of the porch in the shade. I’m going to dry sunflower heads there too, if I can rescue them from the wild birds. They’ll make great winter chicken feed.

By: Donna

Donna — Tue, 13 May 2008 21:32:11 +0000

Wow, they ARE so pretty…WHERE do you find the TIME to do all that you do!!! AND THE ENERGY!!!!! Maybe that’s it = the ENERGY! I guess it comes from just LOVING what you do!

Laughing at the comments “if my kids don’t get in them…what are those weeds hanging in there…and if the cats don’t find them to be a new exciting toy”…LOL )

By: Susan

Susan — Thu, 25 Oct 2007 14:01:20 +0000

I like the word farmerish! :thumbsup: My mom takes care of the herbs.

By: Lis

Lis — Thu, 25 Oct 2007 04:03:30 +0000

Oh neat! The only thing I dry is seeds.

By: Brandy

Brandy — Thu, 25 Oct 2007 01:21:20 +0000

You are SuperFarmGirl! I’ve never dried herbs before, but I have dried roses. Does that count? *g*

Have a great evening!

By: catslady

catslady — Wed, 24 Oct 2007 21:11:51 +0000

I’ve done basil. Maybe the paper bags should be clipped with the clothes pins – it would still cover them but if they crumbled or the cats or kids bump into them, the leaves would fall into the bags. just an idea.

By: Estella

Estella — Wed, 24 Oct 2007 19:56:50 +0000

I hang my herbs in the attic, then crumble them into old spice bottles.
Nothing better than your own herbs for cooking.

By: Alice Audrey

Alice Audrey — Wed, 24 Oct 2007 15:18:17 +0000

I string mine up in my kitchen, and put them in old spice bottles. Takes two or three days.