Help With Herbs !

[artcasper]

Ok.. so Gladys and Pip live for dill & coriander.... I am struggling to keep it nice for them ! The dill seems to last 2 days max then it goes all black & slimey! Coriander just goes limp....

How does everyone store theirs?

 

[Guineapigfeet]

I'd grow it. That way you can cut bits off as and when and it's far cheeper than buying the packs of cut fresh herbs

 

[DM030819]

I can never get the pot ones to last so I just get packets.

I always take it out of the plastic, spread it out and bin any sad looking pieces and then wrap it in a bit of kitchen roll.

If it originally looked okay then it can last a week.

I've noticed that the quality of dill is really off sometimes. It's either not available or it's already a soggy mess.

 

[Reenie]

I put it in water, like you do with flowers.

 

[Talulah]

I wrap it in a damp piece of kitchen roll

 

[artcasper]

I'd grow it. That way you can cut bits off as and when and it's far cheeper than buying the packs of cut fresh herbs

tried that ! it ended in disaster - it got infested with little flies - yuk yuk yuk ! i am not a gardener !

 

[artcasper]

I can never get the pot ones to last so I just get packets.

I always take it out of the plastic, spread it out and bin any sad looking pieces and then wrap it in a bit of kitchen roll.

If it originally looked okay then it can last a week.

I've noticed that the quality of dill is really off sometimes. It's either not available or it's already a soggy mess.

i buy the packets ... i can only ever find dill in Morrisons or sainsburys - might try the kitchen roll trick - i do that with the green beans and they do seem to last a bit longer...

 

[gizzy]

Gardman Seed Mix 20kg Bag

Dawn Chorus Premium Sunflower Seed Mix at Morrisons

You could always do 2 jobs in 1
If you buy wild bird seeds you can give wild birds a much needed meal and you can also plant the seeds to feed the new sports to your pigs!
Wheat sprouts in around 5 days but seeds like maze ect takes a little longer

 

[Cavy Kung-Fu]

I open the packet, loosely wrap kitchen towel around it and pop it back in, I also have various bits of kitchen towel in the fridge for the veg to keep it fresh! There is a scientific reason behind this but I don't remember it, sorry!