At what time do I pick the blooms from the plant to be dried to make the potpourri? Can anyone suggest a website on how to do this step by step?
How do you make potpourri from growing lavender?
Pick your lavender when most of the blooms are open. Tie the stalks in bundles and hang up somewhere to dry. If it is dusty tie a paper bag (not plastic ) round the flowers and hang them up. Lavender is rich in oil so it is not always necessary to dry it. It is one of the few herbs one can use in potpourri without drying.
When you prune your lavender bush at the end of your growing season dont forget to dry or use the leaves as well. They are just as aromatic, if not more so. Enjoy!
Reply:lovely idea!
Reply:just at time of late fall so that lavendar blooms dry out naturally or hang them upside down with yarn string attached to the ends...( tie the stems)
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