How Does a Herbalist Spend a Workday?
Tending and Collecting Live Herbs jQuery(document).ready(function(){ jQuery(‘#jsArticleStep1 span.image a:first’).attr(‘href’,’http://i.ehow.com/images/a04/bu/o8/herbalist-spend-workday-1.1-800X800.jpg’); }); A portion of an herbalist’s day is spent in tending to his own herb garden: weeding, dealing with pests or plant diseases, transplanting or thinning, fertilizing, and harvesting. In the winter, an herbalist may spend time working in a greenhouse with plants or growing potted herbs indoors. Additionally, many herbs are found in the wild, and some herbalists find and collect these specimens for study, propagation and use. Preserving Herbs and Making Herbal Products jQuery(document).ready(function(){ jQuery(‘#jsArticleStep1 span.image a:first’).attr(‘href’,’http://i.ehow.com/images/a04/bu/o8/herbalist-spend-workday-2.1-800X800.jpg’); }); Some herbs simply need to be dried and then placed in airtight containers for storage. Others, such as those for culinary use, might be pureed in ol
