Nesco American Harvest FD-1020 Gardenmaster 1000-Watt Digital Food Dehydrator

Top mounted fan eliminates the worry of liquids dripping into the heater chamber. Expands to a giant 20 trays so you can dry large quantities all at once! 1000 watts of drying power means you can dry more, faster.

These Gardenmaster Accessories Included FREE!

No-Spill Fruit Roll Sheet. Perfect for drying semi-liquids: soups, sauces, fruit rolls. Has exclusive "no spill" lips.

Clean-A-Screen. Flexible screen, allows easy drying of small items such as herbs, spices, and potpourri.

Jerky Spice Packet and Cure - Make your own jerky at home!

Features and Benefits

Digital Timer is Programable for up to 48 Hours of Drying Time

1000 watts of drying power!

Patented Converga-Flow®.

Adjustable Temperature Control.

Includes 52-page recipe and instruction book, 1 solid sheet, 1 mesh sheet, and 1 packet jerky spice to make great tasting beef jerky or venison jerky.

4.5" Fan, 2400-RPM Motor, Adjustable Thermostat, 1,000 Watts.

Dries in Hours, not days. Fruit rolls 3-6 hours, Beef Jerky 4 hours, Apples 4-6 hours, Bananas 5-8 hours, Pineapple 4-6 hours.

Opaque Vita-Save® Exterior (blocks harmful light).

Expandable to 20 trays. No Tray Rotation, 1 Sq. ft. Per Tray

Drying and preserving your fresh garden herbs is a simple and inexpensive way of having herbs readily available for your needs through out the year. Drying herbs can be preformed by two methods. Air drying or with the assistance of a dehydrator. Both methods work well under two different circumstances.

Air drying works best with herbs that don't have a high moisture content like, dill, oregano, rosemary and thyme. letting these types of herbs dry naturally with the air method helps to preserve the oils in the plant. Herbs like, basil, chives and mint have a higher moisture content and can be dried with the assistance of a dehydrator.

When air drying herbs you want to do it in an area that is dry, warm, dark with low humidity and well ventilated. The ideal temperature for air drying is sixty eight degrees Fahrenheit. If you don't have a dark area available you can simply cover the herbs with brown paper bags and punch holes through the bags to allow for ventilation. Under the proper conditions it can take anywhere between one and three weeks for your herbs to dry.

Harvesting of herbs needs to be done before the plants starts to flower. If you have been harvesting throughout the growing season there is no need to worry about the plant turning to seed. This happens at the end of there growing season. Late summer is a good time to start harvesting. You want to start before the cool weather starts.

The best time of the day to harvest is in the mid-morning. This leaves time for the morning dew to dry from the plants.

A environment friendly and healthy way of gardening. Organic Gardening is away of gardening in harmony with nature. Growing a healthy and productive crop in a way that is healthier for both you and the environment.

John Yazo

http://www.organicheirloomgardening.com

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