Learn how to harvest rosemary from herb gardens for fresh eating, drying, or freezing.
Learn how to avoidcommon gardening pitfallsand grow healthier rosemary plants with these simple harvesting tips!
Regularly harvesting rosemary from herb gardens encourages plants to produce more leaves and stems and a bushier growth habit.
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Limit your harvest to tender, new growth and avoid harvesting woody rosemary stems.
Cutting rosemary plants back into their woody sections can make them stop growing!
No, its best to avoid washing rosemary beforestoring it in the fridge.
Extra moisture can cause rosemary to develop mold and it also makes dehydrating rosemary leaves more difficult.
Youll have better luck if you wash rosemary just before you use it.
For even more options, rosemary makes an interestingaddition to cocktailsand its a staple ingredient in Mediterranean cuisine.
