Harvesting & Preserving
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
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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
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Drying dill has become a routine here throughout the summer months. Growing dill in abundance, harvesting the dill plant, then stripping the leaves and drying in the dehydrator for a few days. It’s a little tedious, but then we have freshly dried dill from plants that we grew for us to use all year long.
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Every year we manage to grow a mass abundance of dill – without fail. In fact, I’d say that we improve our yields tremendously year over year. This wonderfully flavoured herb is easy to harvest once you know how to do it. In this article, I’ll go over our techniques for how to harvest dill
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Garlic has become one of our favorite vegetables to grow since we figured out how to successfully grow garlic in our Zone 5 garden. Every June, while we’re still weeks away from harvesting full garlic bulbs, the plants give us an early bonus harvest: garlic scapes. This post may contain affiliate links. If you use
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