It’s the time of year to put our herbs to rest for the winter. A few are still hanging in there and that’s great. We are cutting them and bringing them in to dry and make herbal vinegars,etc.
Some, like basil, rosemary, sage, parsley, we leave some in the garden and pot some to bring in for fresh herbs during the winter.
To do that we dig the herbs up and pot them and then leave them outside for a few days so that they don’t get too shocked coming inside. Once the herbs have had time to adjust then we will bring them in and enjoy them all winter.
Those that are being left behind we are covering with a mulch of hay. This will protect them for the winter and also allow those amazing creatures – earthworms to a good environment to do their work.
The winter crops are growing nicely and we sure will look forward to enjoying them during the winter months.
Herbs really take good care of us if we take good care of them. Enjoy!
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