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Old 26-01-2016, 08:21 PM   #12
CherryBrandy
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thanks, clearly going wrong waiting on mother nature. I will try oven or maybe separate heat emitter. I've been pretty useless for such a simple exercise so far. CB


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Perhaps put them in a very low oven? I put them in the bottom of my Rayburn but did find different weeds dried out at different times, so made sure I put in groups. Dandelion flowers seemed to take ages.
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I agree with Jan - it is important to really dry them out and i have found the oven the best way but make sure they are crispy dry or they go mouldy. I keep mine in jam jars and Douwe Egberts coffee jars and they seem to keep well, My one lot i dried end of september and still ok. Herbie and Daisy wolf it down straight away so i don't waste any
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