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Preserving The Herbs That You Grow

Growing herbs is one thing, preserving them is the perfect way to enjoy your hard work all year round. Here are tips and ideas for drying, freezing, seed storage and wintering over your precious herbs. It is easier than you think!
Dry Herbs
Once your herbs have been harvested, you will need to dry them. Here are some ways to dry herbs.
Drying Your Herbal Harvest
After all the work of growing perfect herbs, it would be a shame to waste any. Drying herbs is a great way to keep them fresh tasting and lovely all the year long. Here are a few ways to dry your herbs properly.
Drying Herbs For Crafts
If you are not going to be ingesting herbs that you are drying, there are methods that work very well to preserve your harvest. Check out these ways of keeping your herbs looking alive and fresh.
Preserving Herbs With Glycerin
For crafting, you can preserve some herbs with glycerin. Here is an easy method that involves very little work but lots of time. Take a look!
Freezing Herbs for Storage
From our Gardening guide, simple tips to freeze your herbs. Clear and concise, this is a must have link to learn how to preserve what you grow.
Video - How to Freeze Herbs
Here is a video showing how to preserve your herbs by freezing and drying. Watch and see how to prepare your bounty for winter storage. Great video!

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