Harvest, Store and Preserve Herbs From the Garden

When herbs grow to full height, leaves can be removed and stored to encourage growth.

You can remove as much as 50 percent of the leaves from established annual herb plants. This is about when the plants near their final height. Onepony/Dreamstime/TNS

By Melinda Myers From Star Tribune (Minneapolis)

Keep enjoying your homegrown herbs all year round. Harvest throughout the growing season and include them in garden-fresh meals. Then preserve a few for the winter ahead.