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YellowRose
True Blue Farmgirl
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Sara
Paris
TX
USA
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 Posted - Jul 23 2025 : 05:48:39 AM
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MS fatigue dropped on me like a ton of bricks so I washed the lemon thyme and dried it like I normally do on the stems.
Today I am drying rosemary for the winter. I prefer fresh rosemary but, in the winter, I can't always be on the back deck.
Sara
Lord put your arm around my shoulders & your hand over my mouth.
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lovecatsandsunshine
True Blue Farmgirl
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Tara
Sands of Time
SC
USA
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Posted - Jul 24 2025 : 11:16:12 AM
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Sara, take care of you
I have been over blessed with basil this year. Another 4 trays in the dehydrator.
I do have 2, 1 gallon bags of basil in freezer. I am also drying stevia but in the sun. I dont want the basil scent to mix with the stevia
Today's good mood brought to you by a lot of coffee!!!
Farmgirl in SC
Farmgirl #8548
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YellowRose
True Blue Farmgirl
7392 Posts
Sara
Paris
TX
USA
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Posted - Jul 24 2025 : 11:48:25 AM
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Thanks Tara.
My one basil plant is doing good too. Years ago an extension agent told my sister that each year some plants did really good for everyone while other plants did not. He did not know why.
Sara
Lord put your arm around my shoulders & your hand over my mouth.
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YellowRose
True Blue Farmgirl
7392 Posts
Sara
Paris
TX
USA
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Posted - Jul 25 2025 : 08:04:16 AM
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Got two trays of basil in the dehydrator. Should get one more cutting before frost.
Sara
Lord put your arm around my shoulders & your hand over my mouth.
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nndairy
True Blue Farmgirl
3426 Posts
Heather
Wapakoneta
Ohio
USA
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Posted - Jul 25 2025 : 7:02:50 PM
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My basil is not doing well at all. I have a dehydrator full of bananas :)
~Heather
“I would rather be on my farm than be emperor of the world.” — George Washington
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windypines
True Blue Farmgirl
4466 Posts
Michele
Bruce
Wisconsin
USA
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Posted - Jul 26 2025 : 04:31:52 AM
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Sara, do you pull leaves off your basil or cut stems? I usually pull leaves off, but wondering if there is a better way to do it.
Farming in WI
Michele
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YellowRose
True Blue Farmgirl
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Sara
Paris
TX
USA
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Posted - Jul 26 2025 : 05:04:55 AM
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Michelle, I pinch them off with my thumb nail. I don't have enough strength in my fingers to do a lot of pulling. If it wasn't for the short stem at the base of the leaf, I would strip the whole stem but then I would be left with the short stem to pinch or cut off.
Sara
Lord put your arm around my shoulders & your hand over my mouth.
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nndairy
True Blue Farmgirl
3426 Posts
Heather
Wapakoneta
Ohio
USA
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Posted - Jul 26 2025 : 08:07:00 AM
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This may not be the right way - I just kind of jumped right in to dehydrating without researching too much - but, when my basil is doing well, I cut the stems off (it usually regrows 2 stems if you cut it just above a set of leaves) and then after I wash it I put the entire thing on the cookie sheet (I dry mine in the oven on warm with the door cracked open). The leaves dry before the stems so I know it's done when I run my hand over them and they all break off the stem. I put the leaves in a mylar bag in the freezer and toss the stems. Like I said, it may not be the right way, but it works for me and saves me a lot of time.
~Heather
“I would rather be on my farm than be emperor of the world.” — George Washington
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YellowRose
True Blue Farmgirl
7392 Posts
Sara
Paris
TX
USA
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Posted - Jul 26 2025 : 08:25:26 AM
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Heather before I was given my dehydrator I dried herbs in the oven. When it comes to drying what works best for each of us is what we should keep on doing.
This morning I read up on how to harvest and dry lemongrass. Harvest before first frost. I put it in my Day Planner for Nov so I wouldn't forget. Will have to re-read about how to dry when I harvest because by then I will have forgotten. First time for me to dry lemongrass. I did watch a video on u-tube on drying lemongrass that was interesting.
Sara
Lord put your arm around my shoulders & your hand over my mouth.
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nubidane
True Blue Farmgirl
2971 Posts
Lisa
Georgetown
OH
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Posted - Jul 27 2025 : 5:48:14 PM
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| I would harvest my lemongrass but the Dobermans munch on it when they go outside, and not much is left. I guess that's OK. It must provide something they love and/or need. |
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YellowRose
True Blue Farmgirl
7392 Posts
Sara
Paris
TX
USA
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Posted - Jul 28 2025 : 06:36:21 AM
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Lisa, I can just see your Annie, Sherman, and forgive me I can't recall the other's name, munching away on the lemongrass. My Annie might do the same thing, but my lemongrass is in a galvanized tub on cinder blocks, well out of her reach.
Sara
Lord put your arm around my shoulders & your hand over my mouth.
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Farm Kitchen: What are you drying? |
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What are you drying?
