For thousands of years, herbs have been used in food preparation and for medicinal purposes. How did those ancient herb enthusiasts preserve their herbs? They dried them. Drying is the best method for ...

If you want to keep a little bit of your summer garden with you all year long, you can do so by drying herbs and storing them for use after your plants have fallen to the frost. Learning how to dry ...

Fresh herbs are cooking essentials that punch above their weight. It doesn't take much to elevate dishes with their bright color, vibrant flavor, and blooming aroma. Unfortunately, it also doesn't ...

A successful herb garden can create a good "problem" to have: so many herbs you can't use them all at once. This can catapult you right into your next home project –- finding a way to harvest and ...

Learn how to pick some tea garden plants and how to dry herbs for tea so you can enjoy your homemade herbal blend. Do you enjoy a freshly steeped cup of tea? Have you ever tried making it from scratch ...

Here's how to dry fresh herbs for future use in soups and dishes rather than letting them turn into food waste. As summer harvest season draws to a close, the time has come to figure out what to do ...

Drying herbs from your garden is a satisfying, fun way to enjoy the bright flavors of summer throughout the year. You can preserve your herbs by drying them with tools you already have at home. There ...

Dried herbs are three to four times stronger than fresh herbs, so you will use less in recipes. Use 1 teaspoon of dried herbs for each tablespoon of fresh herbs called for in a recipe. If you have an ...

The herbs in our gardens still look like they are growing. Don’t let their look fool you. It’s time to take action now and here’s why. I think we Michigan gardeners always try to get the top-end yield ...

To get the best flavor from herbs, cut them before they flower. Most herbs are best for drying just before the flowers first open. New leaves at the tip of the plant will have the most concentrated ...