Mom has been growing and using her own herbs for many years. I don’t remember a year where she neglected to grow these little goodies.
Barrel of Herbs
We also have bay leaf and chamomile.
Bay Leaf and Chamomile
After the herbs have been chosen, rinsed, sometimes with salt in the water, to kill the bugs, and then cut into springs or leaves. They are dried on paper towels.
Herbs after being Rinsed
Now these herbs can be dried in the dehydrator.
Dehydrator
Dehydrated Parsley
Herb Filled Canisters
Mom drown all hers AND our nip when we had the big rains here…..*sigh*…..good help is sooo hard to find!
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Well Marty I certainly would agree with you most times but I think your mom was probably real upset about losing her herbs….she really should have been crying over the nip though!
(((Shoko)))
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She is not happy at all, and all of the places selling plants are done for the season 😦
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She’s gotta get hold of the nip seeds now before they are taken off the shelf for winter.
(((Shoko)))
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We have fresh herbs too – Mom loves using them and I love snoopervising!
Hugs, Sammy
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They are so good….sometimes we get a bit of parsley in our wet food….we only get wet food once a week or so. What I am really excited about is when mom dries our nip for the winter…the whole house smells of nip! I usually help mom so she gets it just right.
(((Shoko)))
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Nip drying needs snoopervision and I think that would definitely be a FUN job!
Hugs, Sammy
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Definitely a fun job and I always feel so good when I’m snoopervising the nip. heheeh
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Our mommy loves using fresh herbs too! 😀 xx Roxy & Tigerlino ❤
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Mom says they are so much better than the store bought ones….ME? I think its a pack of work and I would only go through the procedure with the Nip.
(((Shoko)))
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MOL 😆 Yep, nip is the only herb worth the effort… 😉 MOL 😆 xx Roxy & Tigerlino ❤
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Hi Canadian Cats! We’re Canadian too! Nice to meet you. 🙂
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Wow…some more Canadians….nice to meet you friends. What part of Canada are you from? It’s stinking hot out here in British Columbia….how about where you are? I get the feeling you are in Ontario. Am I right? Thanks for visiting TvKapherr, CatsattheBar & BackHomeinBromont.
(((Shoko)))
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Hi! I’m over in Quebec. Hot here too. (Used to live in Toronto). 🙂
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Dat’s so cool. Yous suwe awe lucky. 🙂
Luv ya’
Dezi
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Thank you Dezi…it is fun specially when the nip is being dried.
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Meez bets it is. 🙂
Luv ya’
Dezi
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Your mom must be doing a little better if you’re up visiting Dezi. Thanks for stopping by.
Big hugs to you and your mom, Shoko
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A fabulous selection of herbs mew have! Any nip???? MOL
Happy Thursday
Bestest purrs
Basil xox
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Hi Basil, We have lots of nip in the garden…mom doesn’t start drying it till fall. It was so good of you to stop by for a visit. I keep trying to get into your blog but I’m not doing so well. One of these days, I’ll just pop up when you least expect me. Hope you’re coming on the trip to the Louisiana Bayou. It should be a hoot.
(((Shoko)))
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