How to Dry Cut Flowers for Tea

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Tip 1 - Drying Flowers in Sand

Published: 9 years, 5 month(s) ago | Submitted by Bean Burrito | permalink

For further reading: http://www.finegardening.com/drying-flowers-sand ^[1]

Tip 2 - Harvesting and Drying Calendula

Published: 9 years, 5 month(s) ago | Submitted by Carlo Branca | permalink

Mrs. Homegrown here:Okay, so in a previous post I talked about growing Calendula. This post I'm going to talk about harvesting and drying it. The next post I'll do on the topic will be about making a skin-healing salve from the dried petals, olive oil and beeswax.
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For further reading: http://www.rootsimple.com/2011/03/harvesting-and-drying-calendula/ ^[2]

Tip 3 - How do I harvest chamomile for tea?

Published: 9 years, 5 month(s) ago | Submitted by AVA 3945881 | permalink

First time growing chamomile. Right now they are about 5 inches tall and starting to flower. How do I harvest chamomile for tea? Do I just cut the entire flower and let it dry? Do I use only the petals? Or do I also use the green leaves? I have no clue. Can I make it with fresh flowers or does it ne...
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For further reading: http://forums.gardenweb.com/discussions/1942297/how-do-i-harvest-chamomile-for-tea ^[3]

Tip 4 - How to Harvest Lavender

Published: 9 years, 5 month(s) ago | Submitted by Trevor Phipps | permalink

Lavender is a beautiful flowering herb that grows in bushy shrubs that get larger each year. A full grown lavender bush yields 7 - 8 bunches of lavender, which can then be dried and used in cooking or to make sweet-scented sachets and...
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For further reading: http://www.wikihow.com/Harvest-Lavender ^[4]