娇嫩芳香的薰衣草容易晾干及保存,用来制作香囊或作为干花插花艺术的一部分。想要晾干薰衣草,重要的是在适当的时机收割鲜花,也即是颜色最灿烂及香味最强烈的时候。取决于它们的用途,你可以选择在暗室或在阳光下晾干花朵。请继续往下阅读,学习如何以两种不同的方式晾干薰衣草。
步骤
方法 1 的 2:
在暗室晾干薰衣草
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在薰衣草完全盛开前收割。在花蕾刚盛开时切下底部的茎。此举将确保干薰衣草仍保有浓烈花香和鲜艳的紫色。[1]
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切下叶子上面的成熟花朵。此步骤目的是尽量获取最长的花茎。在收割薰衣草时,你也可以修剪植物,以帮助它在整个冬天茁壮成长。[2]
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凑成一束薰衣草。收割许多薰衣草后,把它们凑成一束。把茎底放在手掌上轻轻一拍,将它们排列整齐。
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用橡皮筋捆绑茎部。把橡皮筋绕在茎底。继续绕到茎部牢牢地被固定着,但小心不要压坏。[3]
用橡皮筋代替绳子或丝带将确保茎部不会从捆绑中滑落,因为它们在晾干过程中会收缩。
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寻找暗处晾干薰衣草。在黑暗中慢慢地晾干薰衣草是保持其颜色的最佳方法,因为太阳会使紫色的花褪色。寻找一个没有太多阳光的干燥黑暗处,比如棚屋、车库或被屋檐遮蔽的地方。
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倒挂薰衣草花束。将一根橡皮筋绕在挂钩或钉子上。你也可以用一条细绳系着橡皮筋和挂钩或钉子,以悬挂薰衣草。
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让薰衣草晾2至4周。经常检查薰衣草,看看它何时变干燥。当你轻触花朵时,它们应很容易从茎部掉落。你可以把花留在茎部,或轻轻拂过它们使之脱落,用来制作香囊或烘烤。
方法 2 的 2:
在阳光下晾干薰衣草
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收割薰衣草。在花蕾即将绽放前收割薰衣草。从底部切除茎秆,以保留尽可能多的茎部。
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将薰衣草放在一块木头上。你也能把薰衣草放在砧板或另一块大木头上,然后置于阳光下晒干。如果使用金属托盘,薰衣草会变得太热;如果使用塑料,它可能会溶化,弄脏你的手。
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把薰衣草放在阳光充足的地方。将砧板或木头移到阳光充足的地方(室内或室外皆可)。此方法比在暗室更快晾干薰衣草,但要做好准备,因为太阳会使薰衣草褪色成淡紫色。
- 如果你生活在多雨地区,要么在靠近阳光的窗口晾干薰衣草,要么在云层预示即将下雨时把它搬进室内。
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让阳光将薰衣草彻底晒干。若晒薰衣草的阳光足够炽热,应在一周内就能完成。每隔数天检查薰衣草是否已变干燥。完成时薰衣草的花应很容易从茎部脱落及粉碎。
小提示
- 薰衣草能驱赶飞蛾,所以把它挂在衣柜里不但香气四溢,还可避免昆虫侵扰衣服。
- 晾干的时间取决于天气。如果你生活在潮湿的地区,可能需要更长的时间才能晾干薰衣草。
- 如果你使用活结捆绑薰衣草,就可多次循环使用绳子。