#herb drying

[iridescent-witch-life]

Handfulofdust

#witchblr #witches of tumblr #witchcraft #wicca #pagan #witchy things #witchy #magick #green witch #green witchcraft #baby witch #witch community #kitchen witch #kitchen witchcraft #cottage witchcraft #cottage witch #smoke cleansing #herb drying #herbal witchcraft

[faecorelifestyle]

From Make Yourself At Home by Moorea Seal

#goblincore #diy #kitchen #herb drying #herb #cottagecore #fairycore

[wholelottabotany]

Food Gardening Friday: Herb Harvesting

For the fullest flavor, harvest herbs before they flower. If you've been harvesting branches all season, your plants probably never get a chance to flower. However, by late summer, even herbs that have not flowered will start to decline as the weather cools. This is a good time to begin harvesting and drying your herbs

How to:

-Cut healthy branches from your herb plants.

-Remove any dry or diseased leaves. Yellowed leaves and leaves spotted by a disease are not worth drying. Their flavor has already been diminished by the stress of the season.

-Shake the branches gently to remove any insects. There are always hitchhikers and since you won't be thoroughly washing the stems, you want to get rid of as many as you can now.

-If you've picked your herbs while the plants are dry, you should be able to simply shake off any excess soil. Rinse with cool water only if necessary and pat dry with paper towels. Hang or lay them out where they will get plenty of air circulation, so they can dry out quickly. Wet herbs will mold and rot.

-Remove the lower leaves along the bottom inch or so of the stem. You can use these leaves fresh or dry them separately.

-Bundle 4 - 6 stems together and tie as a bunch. You can either use a string or a rubber band. -The bundles will shrink as they dry and the rubber band will loosen, so check periodically that the bundle is not slipping. Make small bundles if you are trying to dry herbs with high water content, so they get air flow between the branches and do not rot.

-Punch or cut several holes in a paper bag. Label the bag with the name of the herb you are drying

-Place the herb bundle upside down into the bag. You can include the loose leaves you removed from the bottom inch of the stems if you like.

-Gather the ends of the bag around the bundle and tie closed. Make sure the herbs are not crowded inside the bag.

-Hang the bag upside down in a warm, airy room. -Check in about two weeks to see how things are progressing. Keep checking weekly until your herbs are dry enough to crumble and ready to store.

When to Harvest Your Herbs for Drying -For the fullest flavor, harvest herbs before they flower. If you've been harvesting branches all season, your plants probably never get a chance to flower. However, by late summer, even herbs that have not flowered will start to decline as the weather cools. This is a good time to begin harvesting and drying your herbs. -Cut branches in mid-morning. Let the morning dew dry from the leaves, but pick before the plants are wilting in the afternoon sun. -Do not cut the entire plant, unless you plan on replacing it. You should never cut back by more than two-thirds or remove more than about one-third of a plant's branches at one time. Storing dried herbs: 

-Store your dried herbs in airtight containers. Small canning jars work nicely. Zippered plastic bags will do as well.

-Be sure to label and date your containers.

-Your herbs will retain more flavor if you store the leaves whole and crush them when you are ready to use them.

-Discard any dried herbs that show the slightest sign of mold. It will only spread.

-Place containers in a cool, dry place away from direct sunlight. There are amber colored canning jars that block sunlight to help withhold damage.

#botanical science #garden blog #garden #gardening tips #gardening #homegrown #homemade #horticultural science #herbs #herb drying #craft #home crafts #diy #biology #biodiversity #nature #food tips #food #cooking #preserving #spices #health #food growing friday #food garden

[dragonwyckcandleshop]

Never Use an Oven or Dehydrator to Dry Herbs Again With This Century Old...

Old fashioned ways are the best.

#herb drying #homesteading #survival #Youtube

[drowninginabactatank]

Productive day~🌱

Picked some dock weed at the park - free thief leafs! Cleaned and cut those, pickling the stems as they're bitter and the leaves will be sauted with dinner. Also dried a bunch of our home grown parsley.

#dock weed #pickling #parsley #rumex brownii #hooked dock #swamp dock #Loki cooks #food #herb drying #foraging #herbs

[khloris-witchery]

trying a witchy experiment here...

so as you can see, i foraged and found some chickory and lemon verbena today. unfortunately i only had my purse to store em in, and taking them home took a HOT second, so... they got a leetle wilty. im trying a new way of drying them though!!!

folded it up in a paper towel, put in a bowl, and...

... placed in the hot, hot Californian sun. hopefully theyll be dry by dusk.

ill let you know how this turns out!

#green witch #hedge witch #pagan #witchcore #witchcraft #witchcraft 101 #foraging #chicory #lemon verbena #herbs #herb drying #experiment

[forsythiahill]

Drying Basil should be EASY and the flavor retained!

Here is how you do it https://youtu.be/i6RydOpTpsU

#youtube #basil #drying herbs #herb drying #preserving #winter storage #winter food storage #stocking up #herbs #herb

[ssundiall]

#my opinion: as long as you arent bothering other people with the smell it doesnt matter imo. #but if you combust flower in a crowded area you're kind of an asshole. lots of people dont like that smell reasonably so #it can give people migraines and shit. if you simply must then use a cart or dry herb vape or dab pen #or even better: plan ahead and take an edible so you dont have to go through any of this

[maple-couger]

Ayoo guess who's drying chives today?

#i dotn have a chive obsession its just the onky thing growing rn #i actually just have a plant obsession #im also reusing some spice jars for them #witchcraft #herb drying

[sisaloofafump]

Neither of them ever live it down (more mini bat here and here)

#poor bruce #he comes out of there smelling like herbs but the soup is so unfortunately ruined #diana shakes him by the ear to dry him off #he bites her (unsuccessfully) #batman #batblob #bruce wayne #the flash #jonn jonzz #martian manhunter #justice league #jla #dc comics #my art #Wally west

[childsofthestars]

#witch community #witchlife #witchblr #witch tips #witchcraft #witchythings #witchyvibes #ecelectic witch #witch #witches of tumblr #wiccablr #witches of the world #magick #drying herbs #herbs

[herbalgrimoire]

my Stick…for Drying and Displaying herbs🌿

#witchblr #witchcraft #baby witch #witch community #herbs #herbalism #drying herbs #my stuff

[jillraggett]

Plant of the Day

Tuesday 2 January 2024

The cultivar Salvia officinalis 'Berggarten' (sage) has larger blue-purple flowers and foliage than the species. It forms a substantial sub-shrub with broad grey-felted leaves and thrives in a sunny, free draining location.

Jill Raggett

#salvia #sage #subshrub #herb #plants #horticulture #dry garden #gardens #garden #essex #Beth Chatto Garden #grey foliage

[drowninginabactatank]

Today I dried a bunch of parsley in the oven 🌿🌿🌿

We have some potted in the backyard but it keeps popping up all over the garden, prolific leafs~

#parsley #herbs #drying #mine #about mx #cooking #Loki cooks #herb drying

[khloris-witchery]

ITS HERB BUNDLE O'CLOCK

we got (l=>r) cedar, lavender, rosemary, rosemary lavender, rosemary lavender cedar, and a rosemary lavender wreath. all have various purposes- the wreath is gonna be a ward, some will be culinary, others will be burning bundles, maybe ill even crush some fine enough to make incense.

remember when you harvest to always thank your plants!!! they have spirits too!!

Thank you to my garden! Blessed be the plants that grow there.

#herb bundles #herb drying #herbs #lavender #rosemary #cedar #green witch #witchcraft #hedge witch #pagan #witchcore #witchcraft 101 #witchery #witchy #baby witch tips #foraging #gardening #cottage witch #blessings

[climbdraws]

in the medicine den

#Cinderpelt #leafkit #was gonna make this into like a mini postcard print but never got around to it hhh #from like 2019 maybe? #leafpool #warrior cats #wc #mine #doodles #but anyways there’s supposed to be a mini stream/pond at the bottom #and then a bunch of herbs drying out on the rock wall shelf behind them #and then some nests on the left side