How to pick lavender for drying?

Growing lavender is easy and takes little maintenance. It grows best in full sun and well-drained soil. When lavender flowers are fully dried, the plant’s essential oils are at their highest. This means the plant has the most potential to scent your home with lavender. Choose varieties that have strong, fragrant flowers.

How to dry lavender with rice?

If you want to try drying lavender flowers with rice, you will need to first clean the flowers. Pick out any small pieces of debris and dry on a clean towel, then spread the clean flowers on a cotton bedsheet. Using about a cup of white rice, add a few pinches of lavender flowers to the rice. Roll up the bedsheet and let it dry in a dry, cool area.

How to dry lavender with sun?

One of the most common ways to dry lavender is to hang the flowers in the sun. This natural method can dry the flowers quickly, but the lack of humidity may affect the herbs’ ability to retain their scent. Plus, drying in the sun can fade the color of the flowers.

How to dry lavender with alcohol?

To dry lavender using alcohol, simply place the lavender flowers in a jar and add alcohol (80-proof is fine for dried lavender flowers). Make sure the jar is sealed tightly, and let the flowers sit in the alcohol for about two weeks. Then, strain out the flowers and allow them to dry further.

How to dry lavender without alcohol?

If you are using lavender for herbal tea, dried lavender flowers are great for adding a fragrant, herbal flavor. But if you want to use dried lavender for aromatherapy and other herbal crafts and projects, you may want to avoid using lavender flowers that have been dried using alcohol. This method gives the dried lavender a distinct herbal flavor that is not as pleasant when used in herbal tea. Instead, try drying lavender flowers on the stove using only the heat from the stove