HOW TO DEHYDRATE FOODS, DEHYDRATED RECIPES PLUS HERBS

CHIVES,  AND HOW TO GROW AND HARVEST HERBS.

Foods that I use chives in cooking are: soups, stews, potato salad, coleslaw, and tomato sauce dishes.

Chives plants are a perennial.

It grows in  zone  3-9. It needs full sun.

We have grown chives from seeds but the best way is to grow the seedlings. Grow them 5-8 inches apart. Chives grows like a weed, If you want to divide older clumps do it in the early spring.

Chives grows 6-12 inches high .We have pink flowers and they are wonderful in the spring.

Harvest after the leaves are at least 6 inch tall. Cut the leaves with a sharp knife at least 2 inches above the soil.

The companion plants are : carrots, grapes, roses, and tomatoes.

DRYING: Dry in paper sacks in a cool room that is dark. Dry and store in glass jars in a cool and dark place.

I use chives all year. We grow it outside and it comes back the   next year. In the fall I bring it in the house and it is very easy to grow indoors> It has to be near a sunny window. If you do not have onions, you can use chives in your dishes.

PARSLEY

IT GROWS IN ZONES 5-9. IT NEEDS FULL SUN TO PARTIAL SHADE.

WE HAVE GROWN SEEDLINGS. WE ALSO GROW IT IN THE HOUSE IN THE WINTER. IT IS EASY TO GROW. WE ALSO GROW PARSLEY IN CONTAINERS.

THE HEIGHT GROWS 1- 2 FEET.

IT IS A GREENISH YELLOW COLOR AND IT IS A ORNAMENTAL PLANT.

FOODS THAT I USE PARSLEY IN COOKING ARE:

SOUPS, STEWS, CASSEROLES, VEGETABLES DISHES, FISH AND POULTRY.