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Fresh Herbs All Year; Grow & Freeze

Submitted by: anonymous  04/06/2009 2:00 PM
 
Consider planting herbs this year. Many herbs will flower and you will have fresh herbs all summer for cooking.

Just before the first frost cut the plants back and freeze or dry the rest for use all winter.

If space is a problem plant them in a container. I have a window sill herb garden in my kitchen all winter as well.
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I'm trying this right now!
 
Posted by anonymous on April 10, 2009 6:10 PM
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any tips on how to freeze them? wrapped in plastic?
 
Posted by KReed on April 20, 2009 7:54 PM
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my favorite way to freeze herbs is to place amounts into ice cube trays then fill with water. Freeze. Once frozen, put ice cubes in a freezer bag and mark. When you make soup, just drop an ice cube or two into the pot. If you don't want the extra water, just let them melt. I have been doing this for years! Hope that helps.
 
Posted by Diann on April 23, 2009 4:07 PM
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Basil does fine on my windowsill, but my cilantro bolted right away and my dill keeps drying up at the edges. What can I do?
 
Posted by haverwench on April 26, 2009 7:51 AM
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attn: haverwench

maybe your windowsill is too hot for the cilantro and dill. I try to put my herbs in a window with partial shade so they don't get fried in the hot sun all day.
 
Posted by anonymous on April 28, 2009 5:27 PM
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For Dill: try planting your dill in a deeper pot, at least 8 inches deep. dill is a taproot plant, basically just means they have long roots. 5-6 hours of sunlight is about right for dill.

For Cilantro: they like a mixture of potting soil and sand for better water flow; water it until you see water come out the bottom for a thorough watering, and don't water again until the soil is dry, ideal sunlight is 4-5 hours

For all indoor herbs, you might need to 'feed' them more often since they have a limited soil supply
 
Posted by grammaj on April 28, 2009 5:31 PM
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