The harvesting of herbs is still a work in progress. So many herbs, so little time before they go to flower. Today we have sage, freshly snipped from the herb garden. When I go out to collect herbs I have been bringing an old baking dish to throw the sprigs in. I have read that one of the great things about growing your own herbs organically is that you don't have to worry about washing them (except for the occasional dirt splashes which can occur). Make sure of course that you have shaken off any insects and other non herb particles like... dandelion seeds.
You want to harvest your herbs for drying before they go to flower. I'm cutting it close with the sage as you can see a flower bud forming above. Sage flowers are actually very beautiful in their own right, which makes sense as it is part of the genus salvia. The name salvia, however, is more commonly seen associated with flowers. After your done harvesting them you'll be able to enjoy sage as a nice flower.
No comments:
Post a Comment