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To clean chive blossoms, harvest pesticide-free flowers you can identify as common chives, shake and inspect each head outdoors, separate th...

To harvest thyme without weakening the plant, snip flexible green sprigs just above leafy growth and leave the older bare, woody framework i...

To freeze chives without one solid clump, wash only if needed, dry them completely, snip them into the size you cook with, and freeze the pi...

Dill seeds can go from firmly attached to scattered across the garden in a short stretch of dry weather. Harvest when most of the umbrella-s...

Oregano dries well, but a large wet bundle can trap moisture while harsh heat drives away aroma. Harvest healthy sprigs after surface moistu...

A pile of basil leaves rarely freezes into something convenient. For separate, usable portions, wash the basil, dry it well, chop it, pack i...

When a pot of chives becomes a tight plug of bulbs, roots, and thin leaves, a larger container is not the only answer. Lift the whole root b...

You cannot stop cilantro from flowering forever; bolting is part of its annual life cycle. You can slow it by growing cilantro in cool weath...