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Was just wondering if there is a way to possibly dry dandelions for when the are out of season? Or store them somehow?
 
Last year I tried, once successfully & once not. The first lot dried great & I fed them to my piggies in January but something went wrong with the 2nd lot. Both times I used a square of kitchen roll then a layer of dandelions & continued till I had about 20 layers. I think the second lot must have been too wet & went mouldy. I'm going to try a different method this year by putting a thread through them & hang a bunch from the conservatory roof.
 
There must be because shops sell packets of them.

Sometimes I bake herbs in an oven on a low temp which dries them out. I bet you could dry them in the sun too. Check what's recommended for herb drying.
 
Well I didn't know you could do all that with dandelions. You could have a dandelion fritter washed down by dandelion tea or dandelion coffee and it would be healthy.
 
I think the stems would be fine to dry out as well but they may take longer than the heads and leaves
 
Blimey. I dry my garden herbs but had never even thought of this. My garden is bare already. Bring on some more sunshine. I certainly wouldn't eat the leaves knowing how much my girls love them
 
That's strange. Mine are the other way round. But then I've always stuck to leaves as I thought the flowers and stems were to be avoided. Must have read it somewhere in the past but no idea where
 
That's why I love this forum. There is such a wealth of stupidity on the internet. I always read that broccoli and things of the like are no nos
 
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