Harvesting & Preserving Herbs

Close up of hands holding pruning shears trimming a plant.

Have a bumper crop of rosemary, basil or oregano? Find out the proper way to harvest herbs from your garden and preserve them. We’ll go over tips for storing via refrigeration and freezing and several ways to dry your herbs.

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Hands placing a plant into a pot.

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A cartoon image of soil with plants growing out of it.

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An image of herbs planted in a raised garden bed.

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Images of ingredient bags to make potting mix, including perlite, vermiculite and peat moss.

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A chart showing items that are good for composting, including coffee grounds, tea bags and vegetable waste.

Composting Made Easy

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Lisa Schneider from Penn State extension standing before a green and blue background with a hovering photograph of seed catalogs for gardening.

Plan Your Garden with Seed Catalogs

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Herbs in planting trays under grow lights.

Growing Herbs Indoors

11/14/24 | 4m 45s

 

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