Tuesday, November 17, 2009

I have a very nice rosemary plant and it needs cutting back a bit to make the plant fill out a bit.?

Does anybody know if you can freeze the cuttings or do you dry them out and place into bottles. What is the best system if you can save some.

I have a very nice rosemary plant and it needs cutting back a bit to make the plant fill out a bit.?
I have always dried them.


You can tie them in bunches and hang them upset down some where dark and dry or you can lay them on a baking tray and place them in a very low temp oven for about 2 hours until they dry, then put them in air tight jars.
Reply:You could just air dry them. I see no reason why you couldn't freeze them for cooking later. Just the little needles are the parts that i use. I like them on fish and chicken.
Reply:If you are wanting to use them for cooking or in teas, you would need to dry them out. After they are all dried out, then you can place them in your containers.
Reply:Dry them. Also you can keep a couple sprigs in a glass with some water. Rosemary grows back quick. Try red potatoes with some olive oil and shallots. Add some rosemary two or three springs Bake in the oven at 400 F and you have a fine side dish!


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