Harvesting Your Herbs

The moment you've been waiting for has finally arrived, the herbs are ready to be collected and added to the pot. Can you imagine hundreds of recipes can taste great in. At this point, it helps to know some of the techniques used to gather herbs. The most important thing is knowing when to harvest. Most importantly, make sure to keep most of the oils that give the herb its flavor. Unfortunately, wind and heat can disperse both of these oils. A number of rainy days also reduce the amount of oil produced from the plant. To ensure that the harvest of grass in the largest quantities of these oils, it was better to harvest in the summer before the flowers open. The best time is in the morning, especially if it's a dry day. The most important thing is not to reduce most of the herbs. This can kill the grass, so be sure to cut only the portion to be used along with a little more. "As a general rule, a collection of up to one third of the foliage. Being in search of insects at this time how these creatures can make it difficult for the plant to regrow their leaves properly. To use all the herbs immediately, then wash them thoroughly soaked in salt water or washing under the tap. Be careful to remove insects and their eggs, in this point. Once the grass is clean, use a cilantro to remove water and then just add to the recipe. Preservation of the crop if not eat all the grass once, then you will need for its conservation. Techniques most used are: * * * lyophilization of the grass to keep it in the middle (of salt / vinegar are excellent for this). If you want to dry the herbs should be taken at 10-12 and use a piece of rope or wire to tie together. Cut the leaves in excess of the base of the stems. Hang this package in a cool dark place. If you only want individual sheets, it is best to use a rack and turn the leaves regularly. While microwaves, dryers and ovens, save time, they lose their flavor in a way that may (or not) want to use. The freezing technique is by far the easiest to use. Gardeners who want to sell their herbs are cut the grass in square centimeters squares and place them on a baking sheet covered with wax paper to ensure that it retains most of its flavor. After the herbs are frozen, then can be transferred to a regular freezer bag and stored until use. Vinegar is a useful way to preserve herbs. Mint, basil and tarragon can also be preserved in vinegar, remaining fresh for months. The salt is very useful, simply alternate layers of salt and herbs, then store until the salt is all water based plant. At this point, the grass turns brown and can be stored in an airtight container. One final note is make sure to check all the information a single herb, as some have special needs . Soon you'll have a lot of herbs for each prescription you can imagine.