Dried Flowers: Dry lavenders
Lavender is one of the most important plants in the medicinal world. Especially the bulk dried ones, as you can use them in various medicinal ways. The use of dried lavender ranges from aromatherapy to making lotions and perfumes. So in order to make full use of the lavender, you will have to dry them first. To dry a lavender is not so hard. To dry them the easy and the best way you will need:
· A container that is airtight
· A pair of gardening shears
· Sheets of newspaper
· Sachet bags and
· Rubber bands.
When you have the needed items ready just follow these steps:
- For drying you will have to pick the lavenders with the strongest aroma. So when you go to harvest your lavenders look for the ones, whose buds are just starting to open and beginning to show their colors. When you find lavenders like these, cut their stems a little above the leaves using the air of garden shears.
- After cutting the lavender stems you will have to make bunches of them. To secure these bunches you may use rubber bands. The rubber bands will stay secure till the end of the drying process.
- Then find an area that is warm dry and airy, where the direct rays of the sunlight does not creep in. hang the lavender bunches in such an area for drying. The proper drying process will take twelve to fourteen days.
- After two weeks of the drying period your flowers will be completely dry. Then unbunch your dried lavender bouquet, as you will have to remove the buds from each of the stem. You can do this by spreading a newspaper on the floor and placing the stems on the newspaper. Gently wrap the stems with the newspaper and then roll it to and fro on the flower like roll out a dough. This way you will be easily able to remove the buds from the stem.
- Lastly collect the buds of the dried lavender stems and store them in sachets or airtight containers. Don’t throw away the stems you can use them to make fire.
So now you have got the most important dried buds of the lavender. You can use them later as the time requires to make balms, antiseptics or for just its fragrance.
