You Can Grow Your Own Herb Garden - Part 6
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Article by: Melinda Robinson Harvesting While I think everything about growing herbs , Greenscapes: Energy Efficient Landscaping is a wonderful experience (well, maybe not the weeding!), harvesting is one my favorite things. It is, after all, the biggest reason to grow , Garden Shed - Using It as a Workshop or Craft Room your herb garden. , Adirondack Chairs - How to Care for and Clean Them Harvesting the herbs , Grow the BEST Tasting Tomatoes is very easy if you remember a few small guidelines. For one thing, you should never take more than 2/3 from a mature plant, , 5 Backyard Patio Ideas and preferably less than that. It's tempting to take a bunch of the herb , Planting Roses (Bare Root or Semi Bare Root) when it first begins to grow , The Indoor Garden: Plants that Clean the Air toward maturity, but limit yourself , The Beauty of Basil to a few leaves in the beginning. Taking too much from a young plant , Handcrafted Garden Bridges Builds Traditional Arched Span Bridges with Modern Flair can kill it. Use a pair of small gardening , Patio Umbrella Covers scissors to cut herbs. , Planting Roses (Bare Root or Semi Bare Root) Make gentle cuts just above tender, new sprouts. If you make sure that there is still fresh growth, your herb plants , Growing an Indoor Herb Garden Year-Round will continue to flourish and give you a large crop. With some herbs, , Growing an Indoor Garden Year-Round such as sage, cut back the thick, woody stalks first. Cut back your herbs , How To Make Your Own Moss Landscape Rock and Garden Statues after the flower , Fish Health in Hot Summer Heat buds first appear, but before the flowers , Tulip Divisions - Garden Tulips and Their Identities open. If you wait until the flowers , Grass Clippings bloom, the volatile oils and therefore most of the flavor are greatly reduced. On the other hand, if you harvest too early, the oils haven't fully developed. An exception to this "rule" is lavender, which should be harvested just after the delicate purple flowers , Choosing a Pond Liner – EPDM liners are the optimal choice have faded. Try to do your cutting in the morning after the dew is dry but before the sun , The Indoor Garden: Plants that Clean the Air gets hot. , Natural Garden Pest Control Drying Most people like to dry their herbs , Landscaping - Using Native Plants Saves Water for later use. Drying them is extremely easy, even in humid climates. , Wild Flowers There's no need for large screens or elaborate set-ups; a ball of twine, some paper bags, and a place , The Truth About Mosquitos and Water Gardens for hanging is all you need. After you've harvested your herbs, , Our History with Blueberries - Reviving Their Home-Grown and Local Farm Status rinse them thoroughly in a bath of lukewarm water. , How To Make Your Own Moss Landscape Rock and Garden Statues Gently swish them about in the water. , Growing an Indoor Herb Garden Year-Round You may need to gently coax stubborn dirt or sand , A Guide To Japanese Gardens off some of the leaves, or remove leaves with cocoons or egg sacks stuck beneath them. Look carefully for these kinds of things -- it certainly wouldn't be any fun to find a family of spiders living in a jar of carefully dried herbs! , Choosing Lawnmowers For Cutting Grass On Tennis Courts Remove excess water , Getting Tulips to Bloom for Two Months in Your Garden from the herbs , Grow the BEST Tasting Tomatoes with a large towel. Fold the towel in half, and gently press the stalks between the folds. You can also place , Rose Planting - Tips and Advice them in a dishdrainer, laying them carefully to prevent crowding. Gather several stalks together in a bundle. With a length of twine, tightly wrap the base of the bundle 3-4 times around, then tie securely, leaving a large loop for hanging purposes. You can then hang the bundles somewhere to dry. If you would like to keep dust off the herbs , Rose Planting - Tips and Advice while they dry, put the herb , Choosing Lawnmowers For Cutting Grass On Tennis Courts bundles upside down into small paper bags. Gather the top of the bags around the tied base and secure with a rubber band, more twine, or even a long twist-tie. Some people like to hang bagged herbs , A Guide To Japanese Gardens in a garage , Rose Planting - Tips and Advice or spare room , Natural Garden Pest Control and open up the bags whenever they need some of the herbs. , Our History with Blueberries - Reviving Their Home-Grown and Local Farm Status I prefer to clean the dried leaves from the stalks and store them in clean bottles, which I then label with the appropriate name. Herbs , Garden Shed - Using It as a Workshop or Craft Room will keep best in bottles of darkly colored glass, , Making a New Lawn From Seed or Sod such as those from powdered coffee creamer, but if they are stored in a dark place , Grass Clippings you can use any color , Planning A Butterfly Garden bottle you have on hand. As you can see, herbs , A Guide To Japanese Gardens are easy to work with from growth to use. A little planning and a modicum of care are all that is needed for you to have a delightful source for culinary, medicinal, and craft , Add Some Enchantment To Your Backyard With A Garden Gazebo uses. Take a chance -- there's a bountiful harvest waiting for you!------------------------------------------- Melinda Robinson is controlling partner in Rodeo City Technology Group, a Texas-based company that offers TMS (Total Marketing Solutions) -- including custom content creation -- that fit your business and bring maximum ROI. http://www.rodeocitytech.com ------------------------------------------- |
  
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