84-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, September 5, 1998
All Gardens
Great & Smai
by
York Co,
Horticultural Agei
Tom Becker
Drying Plants From
The, Garden
It’s not too late to start drying
annuals and perennials. The
best time to gather flowers,
herbs, and plants for drying is
when the plants are at full
bloom. Strip off the leaves, tie
the stems tightly together and
keep the different types of
plants separate. Some annuals
good for drying are cockscomb,
annual statice, strawflowers,
and globe amaranth. Perennials
include yarrow, blue salvia and
perennial babies’ breath. Wild
plants worth collecting are
Queen Anne’s lace, goldenrod
and thistle.
The easiest method is to air
dry plants. Hang bunches of 10-
12 stems upside down in a dark,
dry, well-ventilated area like a
closet or attic. Remember to
keep drying plants out of direct
sunlight. For herbs being dried
for their fragrance or flavor use
a portable laundry rack or wires
strung across a wall in a dry
room. Cut annuals at the soil
line and perennials about one
third down the stem. Include as
many side branches as possible.
Since herbs are a food item,
they require special care prior to
drying. Herbs are at their peak
flavor just before flowering.
Wash the herbs lightly in cold,
running water to remove any
soil, dust, insects or other for
eign matter. Drain foliage on an
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absorbent towel and let it dry
before moving to the final drying
step. Collect them for drying.at
this time.
To prevent flowers in the
composite, family like Queen
Ann lace flowers from closing,
air dry them right-side-up. A
cane-seated chair works well.
Chicken wire or cake cooling
racks also work.
Dry vines on window screens
or racks. This preserves their
vining shape and prevents all
the flowers from being perfectly
straight.
Fragile stems and flowers to
be used for decoration should be
reinforced with thin wire before
drying. This allows you to han
dle the dried material more eas
'ily.
Many herbs and thin-petaled
flowers and plants dry within
three weeks. The thickness of
the stems and plant parts deter
mine the actual length of time
needed. Do not rush the process
or handle the plants during the
drying period.
Blossoms and stems with
high moisture content do not air
dry well. One method uses a dry
ing agent such as silica gel, sand
or borax. Another drying method
places plants upright in water.
Wait till the water evaporates.
Lavendar and chives dry better
using this method.
To maintain the shape and
texture of delicate flowers and
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Wayne Steer Show
The 1998 Junior Market
Steer Show was Thursday, Aug.
13 at the Wayne County
Fairgrounds in Homesdale.
There were 26 animals at the
event and the judge for the
evening was Larry Weaver of
New Holland.
The grand champion steer
was shown by Julie Olver of the
Bethany Ag and the reserve
grand champion steer was
shown by Nick Nebzydoski of
the Pleasant Mount Go-Getters
Club.
The division winners were:
champion lighweight, Darryl
Marshall and reserve champion
lightweight, Daryl Burleigh.
leaves, layer them with silica gel
in an airtight container. Silica
gel, a granular drying material
that looks like sand has blue
indicator crystals that turn
pink, when they have become
saturated with water. Recharge
the gel by heating it in a 225
degree oven for several hours to
restore the blue color. Silica gel
is usually available from florists
or their suppliers.
The total silica gel drying
process may take from two to
four weeks. After the plant or
parts have dried, remove them
from the container and shake off
the silica gel. Use them directly
in a sealed container.
Silica gel has also been sug
gested as a drying method for
fleshy or thick stemmed herbs.
Thoroughly rinse herbs in clear,
cold water, before using in sal
ads, soups and other dishes.
Any questions regarding the
above article can be addressed to
Tom Becker, Penn State
Cooperative Extension at (717)
840-7408.
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Champion middleweight was
Ben Nogan and reserve champi
on middleweight was Eric
Cavage. Champion heavyweight
was Julie Olver and reserve
champion heavyweight was
Nick Nebzydoski.
Class placings are as follows:
WAYNE STEER SHOW
RESULTS
Lightweight 1 Daryl Burleigh, 2 Jarred
Burtelgh, 3 Heather Yedmak
Reserve champion lightweight, Darryl
Burleigh
Medium lighwelght 1 Darryl Marshall, 2
Nicholas Brown, 3 Josh Swingle
Champion lightweight Darryl Marshall
Heavy lightweight 1 Matthew Shaffer, 2
Scottle Swingle
Light middleweight 1 Charles L Megivem
11, 2 Tom Nebzydoski, 3 Roy Swingle
Medium middleweight 1 Enc Cavage, 2
Luke Rogers, 3 Scott Malicky
Reserve champion middleweight Enc
Cavage
Heavy middleweight 1 Ben Nogan, 2
Jessica Scull, 3 Shelly Woodmansee
Champion middleweight Ben Nogan
Light heavyweight 1 Julie Olver, 2 Andrew
Krompasky, 3 Karen Munger
Champion heavyweight Julie Olver
Medium heavyweight 1 Nick Nebzydoski,
2 William Keyes
Reserve champion heavyweight Nick
Nebzydoski
Heavy heavyweight 1 Enn Munger, 2 Matt
Rutledge, 3 Sarah Graves
4-H Sheep Breeding Show
The 4-H Sheep Breeding
Show was Aug. 11, at the Wayne
County Fairgrounds. Judge for
the ev’ent was Tim Hall,
Dalmatia. There were seven
breeds shown at the event.
The supreme champion ram
was a Cheviot and was exhibited
by Steven Propst of the Cherry
Ridge 4-H Club. The supreme
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of the Cherry Ridge 4-H Club.
Class winnners included:
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Class 309 Junior Ewe Lamb 1 Theron
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Champion Ewe, Theron LaTourette
Reserve Champion Ewe, Theron LaTourette
Class 406 Ewe, 2 years & under 4 years 1
Matthew Weist, 2 Matthew Weist
Class 407 Ewe, 1 year & under 2 years 1
Matthew Gilbert, 2 Kate Krempasky, 3 Matthew
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2 Matthew Weist, 3 Matthew Gilbert
Champion Ewe Ryan Diehl
Reserve Champion Ewe Matthew Weist
Class 412 Ewe & Offspring t Matthew
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Jennifer Rickert
Class 509 Junior Ewe Lamb, 1 Ryan Diehl
2 Nicole Diehl, 3 Emily Wood
Champion Ewe Ryan Diehl
Reserve Champion Ewe, Nichole Diehl
Suffolk
Class 903 Junior Ram Lamb 1 Matthew
Gilbert
Champion Ram Matthew Gilbert
Class 906 Ewe, 2 years & under 4 years 1
Adam Diehl, 2 Mlchale Korb
Champion Ewe Adam Diehl
Reserve Champion Ewe Michael Korb
Shetland
Class 1006 Ewe, 2 years and under 4 years
1 Laura Talaga
Class 1009 Junior Ewe Lamb 1 Laura
Talaga
Champion Ewe Laura Talega
Reserve Champion Ewe Laura Talega
Class 1012 Ewe & Offspring t Laura
Talaga
Class 1106 Ewe, 2 years & under 4 years, 1
Michael Koib, 2 Michael Korb, 3 Annie O’Brien
Class 1109 Junior Ewe Lamb 1 Annie
O’Bnen, 2 Annie O'Bnen
Champion Ewe Michael Korb
Reserve Champion Ewe Michael Korb
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