How to Harvest, Dry and Store Yarrow

DebDavies | Aug 30, 2009 |

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Yarrow is a perennial herb that has a number of uses in the home. Yarrow leaves and stems can be used in cooking and baking and the dried flowers can be used in potpourri.

Things You Will Need

Yarrow
Garden gloves
Garden sheers
Herb drying screen
Rubber bands
Small paper bags
Air tight containers

Young Yarrow leaves can be harvested as needed and cooked like spinach is cooked or used in soups. The cooked leaves will be sweet with a slightly bitter taste. To harvest for drying, gather leaves, stems and flowers in late morning after the dew has dried off of them but before the heat of the day. Once dried, the leaves and stems have a strong sage like taste.

To dry yarrow, lay out on an herb drying screen or hang to dry. Bundle Yarrow stems together with a rubber band and slip into a paper bag. Attach the paper bag with another rubber band and cut slits in the bag for ventilation. Hang in a warm dark place and monitor for dryness.

Once dried, the Yarrow flowers can be used in potpourri. Store the leaves and stems in airtight containers in a cool, dark place.