(please note volleyball for scale)
This basil is at least 2 feet tall and attempting to overtake my entire garden. Does anyone have any super awesome ideas for using all this glorious herb? Keep in mind my man's not a big fan of pesto...
In related garden news please compare these two measly little peppers:
to this one:
What the crap?!?!? They were all planted the same day, watered the same amount. Yikes!
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I have also had great success with container gardening this year. I had to chop down my basil and root a bunch of the stems in water- I have baby basil plants all over my kitchen! I like to chop up some basil with halved cherry tomatoes, onion, mozzarella, and a little balsamic vinegar. I also tasted a great salad the other day with basil, watermelon, and goat cheese. Yum!
Peppers like to be root bound -- and often do better in pots. Black pots are the best as they like their roots to be nice and warm.
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"Keep in mind my man's not a big fan of pesto..."
Sad. Very sad. But you could make the pesto anyway and give it away. It freezes well.
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