[shokkyy]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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

[mumofstig]

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]

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]

thank you 

[angelavdavis]

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.