Dill Plant Pruning And Drying
Dill Plant - Pruning and Drying
Posted by KMOM14
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As I use dill in a lot of my cooking, I decided to buy a dill plant to save money. As I had never dealt with herbs before, I searched the web, but didn't find a lot of information so I ended up asking an expert at Allexperts. com, Leroy J. Wilton, who has grown herbs for over 25 years and below is a link to his response.
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You Will Need (5 things)
- Dill plant
- Garden Shears or heavy duty scissors or kitchen shears
- Small Paper Bag (I used a brown paper lunch bag)
- Clothes Peg(s) or chip clip
- Glass Container(s)
Steps (4 steps, 10 minutes)
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He advised that regular dill sometimes can go to seed quickly, so cut 1/3 at a time off of the top.
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What you don't use right away, you can dry out for storing by placing in paper bag with holes on sides, then hang in an airy area & shake for a couple of minutes twice weekly.
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I used a clothespin to hold the dill to the top of the bag, but you could also use a chip clip.
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When it is completely dried out shake out the dill out of the bag onto a plate and take out the larger stems, then put the dill in a glass container and store out of direct sunlight.