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[foreverfitlola]

Processing Fresh Garden Herbs ⠀ 🌱Dry Herbs in the Oven🌱 1. Place herb leaves in a thin layer on a cookie sheet or oven safe pan. 2. Place the pan in the oven and turn it on to 180 – 200 degrees 3. It takes 2-4 hours to dry. ⠀ 🌱Dry Herbs in the Dehydrator🌱 1. Place herb leaves in a thin layer on a ventilated trays. 2. Set the temperature between 130-160 degrees 3. It takes 4-6 hours for the herbs to dry. ⠀ 🌱Hang Herbs to Dry🌱 1. Take several branches of herbs and wrap a rubber band, string or tie around the stems. 2. Hang upside down by the stem in a cool dry area. 3. It takes about 1-2 weeks for the herbs to dry. ⠀ 🌱How to Store Dried Herbs🌱 1. Pick the leaves from the stem and grind them into a powder or keep them whole before placing them in an air tight container. ⠀ #TheLolitaPerry #LolasWorld #GardeningWithLola #CanningWithLola #FutureHomesteader #Therapy #Herbs #HealingGarden #GrowYourOwn #Gardening #DMVGardens #DCGarden #CityGarden #ContainerGarden #UrbanGarden #UrbanHomestead #BlackGirsRock #IGGarden #Blackgirlsgarden #backyardgarden #blackgirlswhogarden #GardenersOfInstagram (at Washington D.C.) https://www.instagram.com/p/CDEyswYBfBb/?igshid=1exbxprvanbsq

[foreverfitlola]

LED Grow Lights Sale❗❗ ⠀ I start my seeds indoors in Feb for my spring garden and again in July for my fall garden.🥕🥦🥬🍆🍅🥑 ⠀ Why? Temperature & environmental - controls ⠀ It's either too cold or too hot when the time comes to plant seed. When growing seeds indoors, there are no surprise downpours or wind gust. ⠀ I don't have a greenhouse and this is the next best thing. All you need is seed starting mix, seed starting trays, seeds, light, and water. ⠀ Costco has the lights you need. 🏃🏾‍♀️💨 ⠀ #TheLolitaPerry #LolasWorld #GardeningWithLola #FutureHomesteader #GrowYourOwn #NewGardner #blackgirlswhogarden https://www.instagram.com/p/CC_Xy1JBY0C/?igshid=14x88hn93tcvb

[foreverfitlola]

How'd I become this kind of woman?? ⠀ I'm a gardener🍓🥬🌱🌽🍎🍉🌻🐝! ⠀ Yes, that's a bowl of kitchen scraps to use in my garden: eggshells, coffee grinds and used tea leaves = compost. ⠀ Years ago, self sufficiency appealed to me because it meant having access to what I want, when I want and I'd know exactly what's in it. ⠀ Gardening and canning my foods have proven to be a place of solace and security. I love touching dirt 🤣, watching my babies (seedlings grow) and knowing "hey.....I made that"! ⠀ #TheLolitaPerry #GardeningWithLola #CanningWithLola #FutureHomesteader #GrowYourOwn #Compost #Gardening #DMVGardens #DCGarden #CityGarden #ContainerGarden #UrbanGarden #UrbanHomestead #BlackGirsRock #IGGarden #Blackgirlsgarden #backyardgarden #blackgirlswhogarden #GardenersOfInstagram https://www.instagram.com/p/B-uXfAaHy_4/?igshid=1gaazdysych3z

[foreverfitlola]

When your a crafting and gardening worlds collide! Painted those dollar tree stacking trays, old planter boxes and a folgers coffee container. Front porch is about to be 🔥🔥🔥 ⠀ #TheLolitaPerry #GardeningWithLola #CraftingWithLola #FutureHomesteader #GrowYourOwn #Gardening #DMVGardens #DCGarden #CityGarden #ContainerGarden #UrbanGarden #UrbanHomestead #BlackGirsRock #IGGarden #Blackgirlsgarden #backyardgarden #blackgirlswhogarden #GardenersOfInstagram https://www.instagram.com/p/B-nzMGmjcrm/?igshid=c2slah6ehfp

[foreverfitlola]

Send help. Tell him he can't mount the bee house on the house. Definitely not at the front door 😳. ⠀ #TheLolitaPerry #GardeningWithLola #SaveTheBee #Pollinators #FutureHomesteader #GrowYourOwn #Gardening #DMVGardens #DCGarden #CityGarden #ContainerGarden #UrbanGarden #UrbanHomestead #BlackGirsRock #IGGarden #Blackgirlsgarden #backyardgarden #blackgirlswhogarden #GardenersOfInstagram https://www.instagram.com/p/B-XpLWKB6Sa/?igshid=ay8s9d8f0tp9

[foreverfitlola]

When's the best time to plant🌱🌱? ⠀ 🌱I live in Washington, DC. This means I'm in growing zone 7a. Here's a nifty tool I found on Urban Farmer's website that let's me know the best time to start seeds indoors right up to harvest time. ⠀ 🌱I'm starting with collards, kale, lettuce, spinach and cabbage. ⠀ ✅Check out your zone to be sure. ⠀ ⠀ #TheLolitaPerry #GardeningWithLola #FutureHomesteader #GrowYourOwn #Gardening #DMVGardens #DCGarden #CityGarden #ContainerGarden #UrbanGarden #UrbanHomestead #BlackGirsRock #IGGarden #Blackgirlsgarden #backyardgarden #blackgirlswhogarden #GardenersOfInstagram #GardenLife https://www.instagram.com/p/B-KXsorIeL-/?igshid=1svo9kzrjcdg