For discerning cooks, packaged herbs from the grocery store don’t always cut it. Judging from their flavor and aroma, it seems they were picked by greasy, diesel-powered machine harvesters in some ...

For thousands of years, herbs have been used in food preparation and for medicinal purposes. How did those ancient herb enthusiasts preserve their herbs? They dried them. Drying is the best method for ...

One of the best things about the late summer and fall garden is the bounty of herbs. Many herbs have been going strong all season, and they’re lush and beautiful as cold temperatures approach. Sadly, ...

Once the leaves of thyme are dry, strip them from the branches. Herb leaves maintain flavor best when they are whole, not crushed or ground. (Lawrence E. Jenkins - Special Contributor) Ann McCormick ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. You can keep enjoying your garden herbs long ...

For me, there’s a similarity between cooking with herbs and looking at art or listening to loud, fun music. Without those things, life is dull. Imagine your world with white walls, quiet rooms and ...

: I have never tried planting herbs in my garden and I don't know what to do or how to get the seasonings from them. Is this too complicated for an ordinary gardener like me? A: You may have heard of ...

If you don't know how to dry herbs for tea, you're left with over-priced herbal teas from the store that don't taste of much and don't have many beneficial properties (plus, did you know that many ...

Learn how to dry or freeze you basil harvest. Herbs are a beautiful and tasty addition to any garden. They do well in poor soil, and they can also attract pollinators. Frequent herb harvesting is ...

Mint consists of a very broad family of 3,500 plants, and all of them have square stems and opposite leaves. Aside from that, each type of mint is incredibly different; you may not have known as ...

This article originally appeared on ModernFarmer.com. For discerning cooks, packaged herbs from the grocery store don’t always cut it. Judging from their flavor and aroma, it seems they were picked by ...