Herbs

shokkyy · « **Reply #15 on:** July 08, 2012, 16:38 »

I've treated myself to a dehydrator, so I want to dry some herbs for winter use, particularly sage, oregano and thyme. Yes, I can pick thyme in the winter but it does get pretty grubby and horrible and it's just more convenient to have some dried in the kitchen. Sage I'd rather have dried because I mostly use that for making stuffing. And oregano is actually better dried than fresh. I'm just waiting for a day when the leaves are dry so I can harvest them for drying, but it's been a long wait so far this year

Grubbypaws · « **Reply #16 on:** July 08, 2012, 19:10 »

That sounds a good idea too. Dried sage is good for stuffing but my OH does a mean meal with scallops and puy lentils which uses fresh. Sage is a freaky weird one for freezing. Even chopped, when you thaw it out the leaves look exactly like they do when they are fresh, all springy and fluffy.

Most of the others go limp when you thaw them, but the flavor is still good. Freezing only works if you are cooking something, frozen herbs won't work as a fresh garnish but the mint makes a fantastic sauce.

mumofstig · « **Reply #17 on:** July 08, 2012, 19:15 »

I hang bunches of herbs up in the kitchen lobby to dry.
Fresh Oregano and dried oregano, are completely different tasting herbs - mint is completely different dried as well

shokkyy · « **Reply #18 on:** July 08, 2012, 20:34 »

Quote from: mumofstig on July 07, 2012, 23:36

Let me know how you get on with the orange thyme
I tried and none germinated...so I ended up with purple thyme in the paving gaps instead, but still hanker after some of the orange one

I had no problems at all with germination

Kajazy · « **Reply #19 on:** July 08, 2012, 22:06 »

I love chervil, and I HAVE to grow it, as you can't buy it for love nor money in the shops!

mumofstig · « **Reply #20 on:** July 08, 2012, 23:07 »

Quote from: shokkyy on July 08, 2012, 20:34

Quote from: mumofstig on July 07, 2012, 23:36
Let me know how you get on with the orange thyme
I tried and none germinated...so I ended up with purple thyme in the paving gaps instead, but still hanker after some of the orange one

I had no problems at all with germination

Can you tell me which seed company supplied them, please

shokkyy · « **Reply #21 on:** July 09, 2012, 01:00 »

I bought the orange and creeping thyme seeds from two different suppliers on ebay. Both have had the same good germination. I just wish I could manage a bit more self control when I'm sowing seeds, but I'm hopeless with the very small seeds.

mumofstig · « **Reply #22 on:** July 09, 2012, 08:57 »

thank you

angelavdavis · « **Reply #23 on:** July 10, 2012, 05:43 »

Quote from: Kajazy on July 08, 2012, 22:06

I love chervil, and I HAVE to grow it, as you can't buy it for love nor money in the shops!

I found a plant at the local GC, but there was only one solitary plant left, so I guess it is popular.

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