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Posted: Jun/07/2008 9:19 PM PST
Hi, I'm Barb, and I am new to this terrific site. Also, planting flower seeds and buying flowers are all new to me! I live in an apartment, so I don't have a garden, but still love the beauty of flowers, plants, herbs, etc.! I just started so I hope I don't drive people crazy with silly questions! Because I do have some! Like...WHY does lavender, and, well...ALL types of flowers/wild flowers/herbs, have to be hung UP-SIDE down in a dry place? I understand the place needs to be dry, but why upside-down? Anyone? Thanks!!!! 
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Posted: Jun/08/2008 2:01 AM PST
I think that it was the way that it was done long ago. I've dried loads of thing, especially lavender straight up. I don't think that it makes a bit of difference--just traditional, the old-timey way. |
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Posted: Jun/08/2008 2:02 AM PST
Oh, and welcome to Garden Guides. Ask all the questions that you want. There is no such thing as a silly question. I ask them all the time! |
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Posted: Jun/08/2008 8:23 AM PST
well with how thingas are here i can only go upside down so--yea that works great fer me with some hemp tossed in too an im one to say there are few stupid questions but then ask anyway ill jus be me |
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Posted: Jun/12/2008 9:07 AM PST
I dried some basil in the oven and it worked very well. I laid them on a metal baking sheet and set the temp to b/w 100-150 degrees for 20 minutes. I'm going to try the same with my other herbs as well. |
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Posted: Jun/12/2008 10:39 AM PST
dame wouldnt they stick to the pan?? |
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Posted: Jun/12/2008 9:23 PM PST
No, it didn't stick at all. I spread out the leaves so none of them were touching each other and put the oven at it's lowest setting. I forgot about it for quite a while and when I checked, they were all perfectly dried. I filled up a small spice jar with the crumbled bits. Hmmm...now that I think of it...20 minutes is not enough time. I think it's at least an hour |
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Posted: Jun/13/2008 4:46 AM PST
I even pressed some one time in an old phone book. I just lined it with paper towels and put the leaves in and left it alone. When I checked them, they were perfectly dried, still had some color and were beautiful shapes, almost too pretty to use. |
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Posted: Jun/13/2008 9:49 AM PST
i know kinda unrelated but ive this one sketchbook i used to flatten an dry out some flowers (allmost had leaves yea i AM loosin it) once think ill do it some this year too prety colors on the pages definataly is nice |
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