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I filled an entire container with this batch. Label your container (dried herbs tend to look alike, although you'd probably be able to tell from the smell that this is yarrow), and store in a cool, dry, dark place.
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Wow, I love this idea! Just another something to keep in mind when I have some rambling land. Your plants are beautiful, by the way. Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteI'm really going to have to search my property to see if we have any yarrow. I'd love to do this! Lately I've been drying oregano and thyme.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Rachel! I'm glad you visited and hope you'll come back.
ReplyDeleteTammy, yarrow is easy to find when in bloom, and also in the fall when the flowerheads have dried. I hope you have some on your property. Oregano and thyme - I bet your house smells good. :-)
ReplyDeleteWhat a great idea! I love the smell of yarrow but never thought of what I could do with it. I have some in a big planter blooming right now and it grows wild around the fields like crazy. Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteApril, yarrow does have a distinctive scent, doesn't it? It's a plant with "many talents" and is also pretty, even in the fall when it's dead.
ReplyDeleteThis was great! We shared with our Facebook fans at homesteadlady.com.
ReplyDeleteGreat idea! We have a hybrid yellow yarrow growing in our garden. Do you think we could use this in addition to the "wild" white yarrow?
ReplyDeleteThank you so much for sharing, Tessa!
ReplyDeletelittlelagarden: I believe I read that all colors can be used. The white might be more effective, but "use what you've got" is my motto.
ReplyDeleteGreat Post! New follower here. I use yarrow with my chickens and we have tons growing in the field next door. I am glad to know I can dry it and use it all winter as well. We also have Queen Annes Lace growing in amongst the yarrow, so its been interesting to note the side-by-side differences.
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Lisa, that field must be gorgeous! Yes, it would be interesting to see the differences of these similar flowers side-by-side. Thanks for visiting and for following!
ReplyDeleteI have yarrow in my pasture. This year there was some yellow flowers that looked like the yarrow. Does yarrow come in yellow also? I will have to try to do this with my yarrow. I noticed that someone else has a yellow one. I just wanted to be sure that it is a yarrow plant.
ReplyDeleteThank you for visiting, Jenny. Wild yarrow is white, but there are cultivated varieties that have yellow flowers. Check the leaves and see if they are similar. I'd also ask a local expert, perhaps your county extension agent. Could it be yellow because it's beginning to dry out? Mine is now turning yellow-brown.
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful blog! Thank you for all the wonderful herbal information that you shared on the Art of Home-Making Mondays. I enjoyed this post very much.
ReplyDeleteThank you, JES. I'm so glad you stopped by!
ReplyDeleteGreat post! I've yet to use yarrow, but I am familiar with it. Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteThank you for sharing at Tuesdays with a Twist! You've been featured this morning @ Back to the Basics!!!
ReplyDeleteThank you very much, Mary!
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