Like good permaculturalists, we are trying to start small and close to the house. We have roughly 1,000 ft² of annual beds (10 times bigger than our previous two years' community garden plot) and that feels very big with all the bindweed we're facing.
As I documented earlier, the remainder of the 11,000 ft² lot is some turfgrass, some xeriscaping, and the rest a mix of mallow, glechoma hederacea, dandelion, and some native grasses and wildflowers.
There is a lot of mallow. So, I harvested a bunch for mallow tea. What is the best method for harvesting?
I tried two methods: 1) picking individual leaves and then drying; and 2) cutting large bunches of mallow, drying, and then separating the leaves.
I think method #1 is slightly easier. Pick method #1 if you want to be outside. Pick method #2 if you want to be inside.
Either way, multitasking by listening to podcasts/audiobooks or conversing is good!
Either way, drying in a paper bag is the way to go in our climate.
Also, just learned that we have one globe mallow plant, which would be even better for tea.
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