Content
- Lime blossom drying - once in June for the whole year
- When are linden flowers dried?
- Blossom with bract suitable for drying
- Immediately start drying
- Tips
- Keep dry linden flowers
Linden flower tea is delicious and healthy
Lime blossom drying - once in June for the whole year
Linden flower tea tastes good and heals at the same time. When we have a cold again, its ingredients calm the swelling of the throat. The blooms for the tea hang fresh on the tree in June. Now it is time to pick, dry and fill the tea caddy.
When are linden flowers dried?
Dried is when fresh linden flowers are available. However, the time window for harvesting the precious flowers is small. Immediately after they have flowered, the composition of the ingredients is ideal.
The flowering of the linden is closely related to the prevailing weather. This may well start a few days earlier or later compared to last year. That's why you should watch the lime tree carefully from the beginning of June.
Blossom with bract suitable for drying
For drying, the flower and the bright bract are used. Both are firmly connected and are picked as a unit.
A bright summer's day, when it is dry, is ideal for harvesting the precious flowers.
A linden tree, which is located in a garden, is a good source.A linden tree standing on a busy street is exposed to many exhaust fumes.
Immediately start drying
Do not leave the linden leaves in the collection container for long, drying should begin immediately.
- For the linden flowers choose a sheltered and sun-protected place. Spread the flowers on a clean linen cloth. Periodically use the flowers to accelerate drying.
Tips
If the weather is wet, linden flowers can also be dried in the oven at about 50 degrees Celsius.
Keep dry linden flowers
For the storage of dry linden flowers: