I’ve had some success with my first container herb garden this year and suddenly realized I don’t have any idea on how to properly harvest, dry and store the leaves! I have lemon balm, oregano, English thyme, basil, pine apple sage and lavender (although it’s currently not in bloom). Tips and sugg…

@Artemisia when you dry them hang them upside down (I’ve been told to hang them in darker cooler areas) but I just hang them in my kitchen. Just be sure to tie the end you hang it from tightly because as the stems dry they’ll shrivel and can fall out if they aren’t tied tight enough.

Exactly :blush: :point_up::open_hands:

Agreed with Megan, plus wash them while they are fresh, and you can also hang them upside down inside a paper bag so it will catch leaves that my fall in your closet.

Congrats on your successful herb garden @Artemisia - it looks like you’ve got a beautiful harvest ahead! :herb::two_hearts: I second the vote for hanging the herbs to dry, I know a lot of people have good luck with that method- just be sure to hang them in a place with low humidity/moisture, or they…

I don’t have any practical knowledge like the others, but I just want to say wow! Your garden looks fabulous!

I also hang them upside down in my space from one of the shelves with the ends tied tightly with some twine or ribbon. (It’s just easier for me to tighten if I need to). I add a small label to the twine so I know which bundle is what after they have dried.

That’s exactly what I do. I either hang them to dry or I lay them flat on a towel if I can’t hang them. Depending on the environment this can take a while. You can also dry them in the oven as @BryWisteria mentioned or even get a dehydrator!

I harvested some mugwort last week and I actually laid it in front of my window a.c and it’s finally dry enough to store

Thank you! At my old house, I have a large vegetable and herb garden. Our new home has more trees and shade and no real place for a garden but this year I had to try to grow a few things!

Great, thanks for the tips! I cut a bundle of Lemon balm and another of pineapple sage and tied them tightly with hemp twine and have them hanging upside down in my pantry. Here goes nothing!

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