Staking Up a Large Grass & Drying Herbs!
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Date: 2022-07-16
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Sandy
Hi Laura and Aaron! Wow that grass was huge and looks so much better now! Good job! I really like that grass there. It will be better when you divide it next spring so it's not too big. Please show us how you do that. As many others have said about the bare spot, just stack some pumpkins and gourds. That would be a quick fix, and pretty, too. The herb drying rack looks handy. I don't have enough herbs to dry to need something that big. Actually, I've never dried herbs before, but I think I will try it this year. I'm anxious to hear how it worked for you. Thank you for sharing!
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Hi Laura and Aaron! Wow that grass was huge and looks so much better now! Good job! I really like that grass there. It will be better when you divide it next spring so it's not too big. Please show us how you do that. As many others have said about the bare spot, just stack some pumpkins and gourds. That would be a quick fix, and pretty, too. The herb drying rack looks handy. I don't have enough herbs to dry to need something that big. Actually, I've never dried herbs before, but I think I will try it this year. I'm anxious to hear how it worked for you. Thank you for sharing!
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Hazel
Im North of Seattle. and we had a cat living under our house long story short we have a kitten. and don't know much about kittens. we're use to dogs. so when you put something up on the table. the dogs don't mess with it. I was drying my herbs. and yep! Molly thought they were fun toys that make noises and they ended all over my floor in the kitchen, dinning room and hall. I just laughed. Ya learn something new every day. WE have had rescue cats before but not a kitten. she's 15 weeks old white with gray ears and tail.
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Im North of Seattle. and we had a cat living under our house long story short we have a kitten. and don't know much about kittens. we're use to dogs. so when you put something up on the table. the dogs don't mess with it. I was drying my herbs. and yep! Molly thought they were fun toys that make noises and they ended all over my floor in the kitchen, dinning room and hall. I just laughed. Ya learn something new every day. WE have had rescue cats before but not a kitten. she's 15 weeks old white with gray ears and tail.
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handmade
Hi Laura! So when harvesting and drying herbs there's no need to rinse them first? Occasionally, I'll find tiny bugs or dirt and when I rinsed my herbs before drying, they didn't make it. Thanks for all the videos, I love how you dive into projects and get things done! Everything doesn't have to be done perfect and the outcome can still be beautiful. A reminder to myself because I'm a perfectionist but it also prevents me from tackling things around the house when in reality I just have to get it done!
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Hi Laura! So when harvesting and drying herbs there's no need to rinse them first? Occasionally, I'll find tiny bugs or dirt and when I rinsed my herbs before drying, they didn't make it. Thanks for all the videos, I love how you dive into projects and get things done! Everything doesn't have to be done perfect and the outcome can still be beautiful. A reminder to myself because I'm a perfectionist but it also prevents me from tackling things around the house when in reality I just have to get it done!
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Michele
Tip for hanging-style drying racks: Good idea to add a label/sticky note so you can identify when dry. Some are tougher to discern when fully dry. And when some herbs crumble, light debris will fall from one layer to lower ones. still trying to work that out. I placed some on paper towels & wrote the variety with Sharpie. I know this cuts down on some air flow, but it seemed helpful (at least until I have a better option)
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Tip for hanging-style drying racks: Good idea to add a label/sticky note so you can identify when dry. Some are tougher to discern when fully dry. And when some herbs crumble, light debris will fall from one layer to lower ones. still trying to work that out. I placed some on paper towels & wrote the variety with Sharpie. I know this cuts down on some air flow, but it seemed helpful (at least until I have a better option)
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Ruth
I can't tell you how helpful this video was! We just had a random, early, heavy, wet snow (for a day) and it did a number on our grasses! Of course the snow is gone and we are back in the 80's, so I tried tying twine around the whole thing and it just slid up! I'm going to try the stake in the middle! Thank you! Now I just need Aaron to put the stakes in! Lol (come on out to Colorado )
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I can't tell you how helpful this video was! We just had a random, early, heavy, wet snow (for a day) and it did a number on our grasses! Of course the snow is gone and we are back in the 80's, so I tried tying twine around the whole thing and it just slid up! I'm going to try the stake in the middle! Thank you! Now I just need Aaron to put the stakes in! Lol (come on out to Colorado )
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laurie
I always harvest, rinse, tap dry on paper gels, remove all stems & spread out on paper towels in the microwave set at 30 sec intervals. Once dry I grind them up in a coffee grinder I use exclusively for herbs & spices & clean with a soft bristle brush between different herbs. I store them in glass jars with a firm seal to keep out moisture.
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I always harvest, rinse, tap dry on paper gels, remove all stems & spread out on paper towels in the microwave set at 30 sec intervals. Once dry I grind them up in a coffee grinder I use exclusively for herbs & spices & clean with a soft bristle brush between different herbs. I store them in glass jars with a firm seal to keep out moisture.
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Edona
Thank you for being an inspiration. Not just as a gardener, but how to exude positivity in all you do. The sheer joy you get from the smallest task--the way you placed your herbs and flowers in your basket and the smile you get from it. Bring joy and happiness in all you do. what a way to live life!
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Thank you for being an inspiration. Not just as a gardener, but how to exude positivity in all you do. The sheer joy you get from the smallest task--the way you placed your herbs and flowers in your basket and the smile you get from it. Bring joy and happiness in all you do. what a way to live life!
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Michele
Two questions for you. are your sunflowers the ones you can eat the seeds? My sons love sunflower seeds, and omg they would love this. are they the type to eat? Second, is Aaron going to start his compost area with all your yield from your cut flower garden? Wow, what a start he would have!
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Two questions for you. are your sunflowers the ones you can eat the seeds? My sons love sunflower seeds, and omg they would love this. are they the type to eat? Second, is Aaron going to start his compost area with all your yield from your cut flower garden? Wow, what a start he would have!
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FunAtDisney
Wow - I really liked what you did with the fountain grass. We have purple fountain grass out front that Ive trimmed a few times since July but I never thought of putting a support and string around it - although I did do that with some zinnias along the side yard fence.
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Wow - I really liked what you did with the fountain grass. We have purple fountain grass out front that Ive trimmed a few times since July but I never thought of putting a support and string around it - although I did do that with some zinnias along the side yard fence.
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