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Drying herbs

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Joined: 5/04/2008
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Posted: May/10/2008 1:17 PM PST

Does anyone know a good technique for drying herbs? Are dehydrators worth the investment?
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Posted: May/10/2008 5:18 PM PST

well theres this area between 2 pilliars or so INSIDE our house (if i ever move back into my room i may use my clauset)

bascally its a string of hemp gooin across an secured there then i tie the bunches together with more hemp an tie them on the longer one an wait cheakin occasionally usially acouple weeks there good an dry
--hemp is cheap an i rather like usin it fer neclaces an that
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Posted: May/11/2008 6:12 AM PST

I have a dehydrator, but I seldom use it. The easiest way is to tie them in small bunches--too big of a bunch, they will mold. I use a rubber band because as they shrink they get smaller and drop out of the string-tied bundles.
I've dried basil in a flower press. It seems to keep some of its color and flavor that way, but I suppose a pesto works the best.
If you want to do parsley, the microwave works, but only a few seconds! It shrivels up really fast, but it's pretty.
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Posted: May/11/2008 7:18 AM PST

I trimmed back some thyme to dry and found it full of baby aphids!
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Posted: May/11/2008 7:55 AM PST

I have a dehydrator that I've used for drying peppers and things,and my hubby uses it for making jerky also. We use ours often enough that I consider it a worthwhile investment. I have also dried bunches of catmint by hanging them upside down from the rafters in the garage.
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Posted: May/11/2008 11:07 AM PST

ahh i allways do atleast a quick 1x over with whatever i wanna dry partally ta prevent bugs--my moms a nurse an shees CRAZY about "perfection" arrgghh-- but more ta makeshure everythin ive got is good

--how dos dryin in the nooker work?? (oh fyi if im bored an alitt;le mad water fer 6 min generally gets boiled like theres no tomorra)
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Posted: May/20/2008 11:23 AM PST

Hi I dry all my herbs on the fridge it works well for me. I put them on paper towels.
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Posted: May/20/2008 12:49 PM PST

When my basil gets big and starts flowering, I cut a lot of the stems. I tie them with anything I have. Usually ribbon. I just take a push pin and pin that to the wall on the side of my kitchen.
When they're good and dry, I put them in a sealed plastic container to use over the winter.
My daughter's friends came over one time and asked me if I was a witch because I had it hanging everywhere. Same thing with my rosemary.
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Posted: May/20/2008 3:50 PM PST

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Originally posted by bayou
When my basil gets big and starts flowering, I cut a lot of the stems. I tie them with anything I have. Usually ribbon. I just take a push pin and pin that to the wall on the side of my kitchen.
When they're good and dry, I put them in a sealed plastic container to use over the winter.
My daughter's friends came over one time and asked me if I was a witch because I had it hanging everywhere. Same thing with my rosemary.


id LOVE ta do that but my mom would ABSOUTELY freak out so yea im stuck with what i do (she dosent even seem to like just how much i LOVE herbs noo she wants me likin flowers an outher "girly" stuff yea i get too much "girly" with my pretty pink room theres a REASON i dont live in there!!!!!!!) but hey i do get ta learn easily 20 new varities of plants this year!! so i guess i REALLY canty complain much


oh hopefully i can do somethin cool dryied an yea (usable too)
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