How I Dry My Herbs & Seeds
I cut through out the growing season. Lavender, Oregano, Basil, Sage, Lemon Balm,Comfrey,
Pineapple Mint………same with my seeds. I harvest the seeds once they start or have dried on the plant, after the flowers are spent. The herbs you wash and bunch. I use whatever I have on hand to tie the bunches, twine, a cut up tee shirt works also. I like hand sz bunches, so I fill up my hand with a freshly washed bunch of herbs, then tie it and hang it up sized down. The seeds I put in a box, like a cookie sheet sz box and let them dry, or you can hand them just like I do the herbs. If you do hang them tho, be aware that the seeds drop, and make a mess, and you lose some unless you have a bag or something to catch the seeds as they drop, so I usually use the box method. Lavender can be dried as flowers, in a vase, and be lovely til ready to use else where. I also keep Lavender in my house through out the winter, I swear it helps keep germs down…………..but that could just be in my head. I enjoy having drying herbs and flowers around thru out winter too. I use the winter to separate and filter the seeds as best I can, with what I have. I do not have money to waste on special tools to do that shift seeds. I do suggest putting Hollyhock seeds in the freezer before sharing with others, they get bugs in them and the freezer kills the bugs without harming the seeds. When you deadhead do not throw them away, save all those seeds for other parts of your garden or friends.
Source: http://sapphireandiron.blogspot.com/2014/09/how-i-dry-my-herbs-seeds.html
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