The herbs in our gardens still look like they are growing. Don’t let their look fool you. It’s time to take action now and here’s why.

I think we Michigan gardeners always try to get the top-end yield out of our gardens. That’s smart, and justified after all of our hard work in our gardens since April.

But with herbs, we should use a little smarts and not wait until the damp, cold weather of October kicks in.

Our weather pattern right now is great for drying herbs the best way- with naturally warm and dry air.

Today through early next week, at least, will have temperatures in the 70s and 80s, full sunshine and most importantly, low humidity.

Herb leaves are high in moisture, and we want to get the leaves down to very little moisture before storing in a glass jar.

Very warm air can ho

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