Posts Tagged ‘harvesting’
Tips and Tricks with Drying Flowers
When you are out walking in the wood or the fields, and you find some gorgeous wildflowers, most of us wish that we could find a way to make them last a great deal longer. Believe it or not, preserving wildflowers nearly in their original shape is just not at all difficult. I was taught this trick by an old mountain man, heaven knows where he got it. It has proven to be the best way to dry flowers for me. They end up looking nearly perfect.
There is a great way of drying what you picked up along the way when you’re gathering wildflowers. It doesn’t require a lot of money and it doesn’t take a vast amount of time or energy. There is an old favorite detergent that is particularly good for drying yellow or white flowers such as dogwood or yellow roses. More useful than you may know is the old tried and true favorite detergent which used to be called 20 Mule Team Borax. Read the rest of this entry »
Basil
As we get closer to spring and have a few days of warmer weather, anyone who loves to grow things will think about starting seeds. My first project is usually starting a few herbs in pots and placing them on a sunny windowsill.
Basil is among my favorite because there are so many varieties and it is quite easy to grow. While most people think of basil as being traditionally an Italian herb there are so many different kinds that you can use it in most any dish and it need not be confined to tomato dishes, it works very well with poultry or pork and in salads.