Growing your own herbs in and of itself is rewarding but preserving them to extend their usefulness is even more rewarding!
I grow and preserve my main staple herbs like basil, parsley, chives, lavender, lemon balm, oregano, sage and thyme. I also like to grow and preserve things like my own sweet pepper powder, rose and celery leaf powder.
Honestly it has been a long time since I have had to buy any of these herbs and powders.
I have found that my preferred method of preserving most of these herbs is NOT the dehydrator. Other than the sweet pepper powder, everything I have tried dehydrating seems to lose it’s distinctive flavor.
So how do I dry these herbs then? I hang them to dry. Yes it may take a week or two to dry them but the flavor in my opinion is much better.
Here is my process;
First I start with really fresh herbs 
Then I twist tie them in bunches onto a wire coat hanger 
I hang the hanger from a curtain rod on the ceiling until dry 
Once the herb is completely dry I remove leaf from stem 
In a coffee grinder I zip it a few times until I get the desired grind 
Lavender I hang in bunches from the ceiling rods as well 
These I pick off and place directly into jars and seal 
Sage takes the longest to dry 
And in the end I kid and say it looks like dryer lint when it is done. 
This purple basil really kept its beautiful color when dried 
A quick zip in the coffee grinder 
Ready to store and use all winter!
I hope this helps inspire you to grow and preserve your own culinary herbs. As an added note I also grow and preserve my own herbal tea and medicinal herbs like rose, lemon balm, lavender, nettle, and echinacea and more! The possibilities are endless really.
Do you grown and preserve your own herbs? I would love to hear from you -MM
The Professional Domestic 
We do, and have some hanging up right now!
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You and I think too much alike haha!
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