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Comment by Chris Breman on September 27, 2012 at 1:46am

And I thought you knew already, Joan!

I froze the herbs dry and used parsley last night; it tasted like fresh parsley. I also gathered coriander seeds, dried them for some hours in a sunny place and ground them in an old mortar.

Today I'm going to pick peppermint leaves. I can freeze them or try to dry then - I wonder what makes the best tea?

 

Comment by Annie Thomas on September 26, 2012 at 3:47pm

Chris-

I'm glad you found something that worked!  So did you freeze them "dry" (without any liquid mixed in)?  This would be a great way to do it, and I never considered it.  I look forward to hearing how they taste, once you use them.  This to me is the true test of the freezing method. 

Comment by Joan Denoo on September 26, 2012 at 2:22pm

Chris, great! Do keep us informed on your different methods. I have lots to learn. 

Comment by Chris Breman on September 26, 2012 at 1:40pm

I couldn't find the ice cube trays, so I just put the chopped herbs in a container in the freezer - the leaves didn't stick together and it was easy to take out a spoonful or whatever I needed. The harvest of rosemary, chives and parsley is in and I'm going to try other methods too!

Comment by Sentient Biped on September 25, 2012 at 11:05am

Joan, beautiful house!

Anyone here got ideas about good blogs to follow on gardening?  I need some good RSS feeds to keep myself sane.  Or semi-sane, sane might be to late!

Comment by Joan Denoo on September 24, 2012 at 10:59pm

House garden design

To mow your roof lawn, get goats; they eat grass and don't pull it up by the roots, they fertilize as they chew, they are fun and funny, and sometimes you can get milk from them that tastes good and makes great cheeses. Get a chicken or two to take care of the slug problem and get eggs, add in some lady bugs and lacewings and you have no aphids, get some worms and they till the soil.

Comment by Chris Breman on September 22, 2012 at 10:13am

Thanks Annie, just what I needed! I'm off chopping!

Comment by Annie Thomas on September 22, 2012 at 9:06am

Joan-

Thanks for the link for chicken coops!  So many wonderful ideas!  I am still trying to devise a coop that will keep my large dog, and pesky racoons, away from the chickens. 

Comment by Annie Thomas on September 22, 2012 at 9:03am

Hi Chris Breman-  I use ice cube trays to freeze fresh herbs.  Once frozen, I take them out and store them in a container in the freezer.  When making soups or sauces, you can just pull out as many cubes as you need, and throw them in your pot!  I have found a small tray that makes smaller cubes, and this seems to work best.  Or, you can just fill a standard size tray halfway.  I do this with homemade pesto after a basil harvest as well.  You will need some sort of liquid to add to your herbs.  I have tried water, but prefer butter or ghee.  Good luck!

Comment by Chris Breman on September 22, 2012 at 12:27am

The supermarket put me on the idea: they sell small expensive boxes of frozen herbs. So I thought I'd chop rosemary, parsley and chives and freeze them - I can find a small cheap box. Who has got ideas about how to do this?

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