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Post by beanspepper on Jun 1, 2023 17:00:39 GMT -5
There are a few ways to keep your herbs nice and crispy. Make sure to store them in an airtight container in the fridge, or try one of those special herb storage trays with a cover. You can also dip the leaves in cold water before wrapping them in damp paper towels - that'll keep them fresh and super crispy!
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Post by desertwoman on Jun 1, 2023 17:27:48 GMT -5
does the book advise against washing the herbs before hanging? Not necessarily, though some think the herbs retain their best quality if they are not rinsed. The main reason for not rinsing is that they take longer to dry if they are rinsed. Here on the desert I don't have to be concerned with that- things dry quickly. However if they are dusty, they say to rinse them, pat dry and hang immediately or rinse them the day before harvesting! I always rinse my herbs after I harvest since everything gets pretty dusty around here for lack of rain and the fact that I live on a dirt lane! My herbs are more aromatic and tastier than anything I can buy- even from a fairly fresh, high quality source in town.
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Post by pepperhead212 on Jun 1, 2023 19:13:14 GMT -5
alpacasock I've tried just about every kind of cilantro out there, and everything bolts quickly; a little slower indoors, but I've just not been able to grow them outside. And as I've stated before, I think this is a length of day thing, as most of the regions that use this a lot in their cuisines are much warmer than we are! I was wondering if those Indian coriander seeds (the oval, golden ones) would work, thinking maybe they grow them for both the leaves and the seeds, but they also bolted. And the small number of seeds I got, didn't make them worthwhile.
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Post by gardendmpls on Jun 1, 2023 22:08:00 GMT -5
what do you (as in whoever is reading this) with herbs that you have growing in a bed which want to bolt early despite your best efforts? I read (I think in a Rodale book) that if you trim back basil stems before they get 7 leaves, they won't bolt. I pinched back the stems, leaving the two buds under the leaves where I pinched. They formed new branches which were also pinched back before they got 7 leaves. It worked well and they did not bolt, but became large and bushy.
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Post by desertwoman on Jun 1, 2023 22:26:49 GMT -5
ooooh I cant wait to try that trick! gardendmpls, Not quite sure what you mean by "leaving the two buds under the leaves" Do you mean there are leaf buds growing under the leaves where you pinch?
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Post by gardendmpls on Jun 2, 2023 6:13:27 GMT -5
"leaving the two buds under the leaves" Every pair of leaves has two buds under it, so wherever you decide to pinch the stem, do it below the leaf petioles and above the buds.
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