Harvesting & Preserving Herbs

Close up of hands holding pruning shears trimming a plant.

Have a bumper crop of rosemary, basil or oregano? Find out the proper way to harvest herbs from your garden and preserve them. We’ll go over tips for storing via refrigeration and freezing and several ways to dry your herbs.

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Rick Kralj from Penn State Extension standing in a blue shirt before a blue and green background.

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Herbs in planting trays under grow lights.

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Images of ingredient bags to make potting mix, including perlite, vermiculite and peat moss.

Make Your Own Potting Mix

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A gardener taking a cutting from a plant with a pair of pruning shears.

Grow Herbs from Cuttings

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A photo of a rain barrel with a large flower painted on the side.

Build Your Own Rain Barrel

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A cartoon image of soil with plants growing out of it.

Soil Testing

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