How are Green and Yellow Pine Needles dried?
Green & Yellow Pine needles need to be dried in a box with a lid or in a shaded area of the house away from windows and natural light. It takes an approximate 12 weeks for Green & Yellow Pine Needles to dry out and to retain their natural green and/or yellow color. Yellow needles are in the 1st stage of turning brown and you can stop at this color by treating them the same as Greens. Mixed bundles (browns, greens & yellows) are wrapped, dated and stored in a box, laying flat. I use the bundles from the bottom or earliest dates, piling the newer bundles on top, this system works for me. There are usually 3-6 months for the latest green & yellow Pine Needles to completely dry out before I use that bundle. A bundle is how many needles I can grab with one hand before wrapping them, anything larger is harder to keep evenly damp and the needles will ROT if kept wet for extended periods of time. I have hand picked EACH of these Pine Needles, I don’t want to waste them! ** Some books suggest k
