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Re: herb pruning after flowering

Nancy1234 wrote:
Sheryl wrote
> << Several of my herbs: sage, lavender, thyme, stachys byz. are blooming in my
>  greenhouse.  They live there to overwinter.  How should I handle the spent
>  blooms?  I grow them for ornamental reasons rather than to dry the herbs.
 
> The herb blooms are beautiful and fragrant and may be dried for permanent > flower arrangements, for use in potpourri, in teas or in cooking.
Sheryl

Whether or not you make use of the flowers, it is essential to prune the
finished ones off, otherwise the plants will get leggy and woody and
flower less in the future. So a good "haircut "after every flush of
bloom is the way to keep your herbs happily growing and flowering.

Moira
Tony & Moira Ryan <theryans@xtra.co.nz>
Wainuiomata, Lower Hutt, New Zealand
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