Enjoy growing and preserving your fresh herbs.
Best place to dry your own herbs attic jars.
Small canning jars work nicely.
For best flavor keep the leaves whole until you are ready to use them then crush.
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Store herbs in airtight containers.
Your herbs will retain more flavor if you store the leaves whole and crush them when you are ready to use them.
All you really need is some string or twine and a warm dry place with hooks or pegs to hang them from.
Here are four other great ways to preserve those fresh herbs.
Store in labeled dated airtight containers like canning jars plastic storage containers or freezer storage bags.
Old spice bottles mason jars or even plastic baggies work well for storage.
Store your dried herbs in airtight containers.
How long will they last.
With both methods you ll know the herbs are dry when leaves crumble easily.
If you have herbs with stalks tie them together into a bundle and hang them up.
Zippered plastic bags will work as well.
Dried herbs are best used within a year.
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To keep your herbs fresher longer store them in a cool dry place away from sunlight and away from steam like above the stove.
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This method can work wonderfully but it s not the only option.
The oldest way to dry herbs is to take a bunch hang it upside down in a dark and dry basement attic or closet and let nature do the work.
The traditional way to dry your herbs is with the help of air.
It is a good idea to label your herbs as many look similar when they are dried.
A well ventilated dry and warm room is the best location.