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 , A Rose is a Rose? is a wonderful experience (well, maybe not the weeding!), harvesting is one my favorite things. It is, after all, the biggest reason to grow , Online Florists your herb garden. , The Many Faces of a Fence Harvesting the herbs , Oregano: Joy of the Mountain 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, , Oregano: Joy of the Mountain and preferably less than that. It's tempting to take a bunch of the herb , 6 Factors that Directly Decide the Landscaping Design of a Home Garden when it first begins to grow , Greenhouse Buying Guide - Choosing The Right Greenhouse toward maturity, but limit yourself , How Bat Houses Can Improve Your Backyard Experience to a few leaves in the beginning. Taking too much from a young plant , 6 Steps To A Greener, Healthier Lawn can kill it. Use a pair of small gardening , Cornus Mas 'Golden Glory' scissors to cut herbs. , History of the Adirondack Chair Make gentle cuts just above tender, new sprouts. If you make sure that there is still fresh growth, your herb plants , 5 Easy Steps To A Successful Residential Landscaping Project. will continue to flourish and give you a large crop. With some herbs, , The Secret of Rooting Cuttings such as sage, cut back the thick, woody stalks first. Cut back your herbs , Tomatoes: Apples Of Love after the flower , Grass Varieties buds first appear, but before the flowers , How to Win the War Against Slugs and Snails open. If you wait until the flowers , Control Weeds Effectively In Your Garden 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 , A Creative Patio have faded. Try to do your cutting in the morning after the dew is dry but before the sun , Hummingbird Nesting Facts gets hot. , A Creative Patio Drying Most people like to dry their herbs , Landscaping Tips: Boost Energy Efficiency with Shading Trees for later use. Drying them is extremely easy, even in humid climates. , The Art of Painting Trees and Shrubs There's no need for large screens or elaborate set-ups; a ball of twine, some paper bags, and a place , Why Teak Coffee Tables Are Essential For Your Outdoor Space for hanging is all you need. After you've harvested your herbs, , Five Quick Tips to Get Your Kids Gardening rinse them thoroughly in a bath of lukewarm water. , History of the Adirondack Chair Gently swish them about in the water. , 6 Steps To A Greener, Healthier Lawn You may need to gently coax stubborn dirt or sand , The Glory of Autumn: What Causes the Color? 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! , A Creative Patio Remove excess water , The Basic Steps to Bamboo Gardening from the herbs , Hydroponics Gardening - An Introduction to Hydroponics Gardening for Beginners (part 16) Temperature with a large towel. Fold the towel in half, and gently press the stalks between the folds. You can also place , Five Quick Tips to Get Your Kids Gardening 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 , Garden Tables Aren't Just Decoration while they dry, put the herb , A Rose is a Rose? 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 , Lawn Mower Racing in a garage , The Art of Painting Trees and Shrubs or spare room , Cyclamen and open up the bags whenever they need some of the herbs. , How to Win the War Against Slugs and Snails 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 , Hummingbird Nesting Facts will keep best in bottles of darkly colored glass, , The Secret of Rooting Cuttings such as those from powdered coffee creamer, but if they are stored in a dark place , Tomatoes: Apples Of Love you can use any color , A Rose is a Rose? bottle you have on hand. As you can see, herbs , Oregano: Joy of the Mountain 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 , Growing Great Potatoes 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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