Drying herbs

dandy-candy

I want to dry herbs from my garden so I can use them later to make teas. Lots of books say hang up bunches to dry but I don't want them getting cobwebs! Does anyone here dry their garden herbs, if so how do you do it?

meg72

I bunch mine up and put them in a paper bag to hang up, I usually use the brown paper bags that I get when I buy veg on the market. but if I havent got any I make a bag from white printer paper and staple it together.

meritaten

yes, its better to put them in paper bags - not just because of cobwebs- but some herbs will lose their leaves and if you can gather them in the bag, it makes it much easier to bag and store.
also, tie the bunches tightly - as they dry they shrink and there is nowt more frustrating than finding your herbs scattered all over the floor!

Emm-in-a-pickle

Another vote for brown paper bags, with herbs upside down in them. This is also very useful for drying/collecting seeds.