Flower Drying Basics Using Silica Gel With And Without A Dehydrator

Learn the basics of drying dahlias with silica gel and a dehydrator. 🌸 In this video, I’m starting with ball dahlias and showing you how I dry them in silica gel using two different methods — with a dehydrator and without a dehydrator. If you’ve ever wanted to preserve your dahlias for dried flower arrangements, wreaths, crafts, resin projects, or simply to enjoy them long after the growing season is over, this is a great place to start. I’ll walk you through the process and share what I’ve learned from drying my own flowers.You don’t need fancy equipment to get started, but I will show you how using a dehydrator can speed up the process. 🌸 In this video: Choosing ball dahlias for drying Preparing fresh dahlias How to use silica gel Properly covering the flowers in silica Drying dahlias without a dehydrator Drying dahlias with a dehydrator This is the beginning of my Flower Drying Basics series, so I’ll be demonstrating other types of dahlias and flowers in upcoming videos. 🌿 The Dancing Dahlias Castle Rock, Washington Visit The Dancing Dahlias for more about growing, drying, preserving, and creating with dahlias. If you enjoy working with flowers, subscribe and follow along for more flower-drying tutorials, dahlia projects, tips, experiments, and creative ideas. You can find dry flowers for sale in our Dancing Dahlias Etsy Store- thedancingdahlias.etsy.com