Herbs are meant to be harvested, used and kept. All are easy, especially if you do it regularly. Harvesting herbs regularly encourages them plants to produce more foliage and oils for your benefits.

If you intend to dry them, harvest herbs with stems long enough to easily tie them together. Next, rinse with water and blot dry. Make small bundles of about three to five stems held together with ...

Throughout the summer, a snipping of chives or a handful of basil can lend fresh flavor to dishes and take a recipe from ordinary to extraordinary. When that first chill is in the air, however, it’s ...

Learn how to dry or freeze you basil harvest. Herbs are a beautiful and tasty addition to any garden. They do well in poor soil, and they can also attract pollinators. Frequent herb harvesting is ...

Stacy Tornio has authored more than 15 books about animals, nature, and gardening. She is a master gardener and master naturalist. Drying your own herbs is a quick and easy skill that, once learned, ...

EDITORS NOTE: Lawrence Griffith’s “Tidewater Gardens” column will return next week. One benefit of growing your own herbs is the sight and smell of bunches of herbs drying. Whether you just want to ...

Many herbs can stand lower temperatures, but they should be clipped throughout the summer — to keep them growing abundantly and to prevent bolting. Drying herbs is a common way to preserve them, said ...

No worries. You can enjoy fresh herbs year-round by drying or freezing. They won't have quite the quality of fresh-picked ones, but they can still bring a kiss of sunshine to many dishes -- even in ...

Freezing herbs such as basil can provide fresh flavor for months. When talking with a friend recently about what to plant in our herb garden, she said, "Everyone I know who plants basil has more than ...

Basil, thyme and rosemary harvest for dehydrating indoors. (Rick Wetherbee) Truth be told, dried herbs are one of the handiest staple ingredients found in kitchens today. Not only do they bring lots ...