Harvesting & Preserving

I love oregano. I love the smell, I love the spice, I love it’s traditional medicinal benefits. And I’m Greek, so give me more oregano! Our oregano bushes produce more than we can reasonably use fresh, so learning how to dry oregano is the best way to preserve your harvest for the winter months. In […]

Oregano is an awesome plant to grow. It’s drought tolerant, continues to expand through underground rhizomes, and is a top-tier culinary herb. Now it’s the growing season, and your oregano plant is bushy and ready for a big harvest. Knowing how to harvest oregano correctly encourages the plant to continue producing more and more harvests

Basil is one of our favourite herbs to grow because once the plants get established, they produce more than we can possibly use fresh. If you’re starting at the beginning, our guide on how to grow basil from seed walks through the entire process from planting to harvest. But come mid-summer basil always sneaks up

Thyme is an amazing herb, it’s a perennial and easy to grow in zone 5, it’s a powerhouse medicinal plant and, it grows from May – October in Zone 5. How to harvest and dry thyme is a bit unique compared to other herbs like dill or mint. Thyme’s tiny little leaves on woody stems