So, the small basil field that Joel and I planted earlier this summer was quite ready for a harvest today. So, we gleaned the stalks of their top sets of leaves...and ended up with about three wal-mart sacks full of fresh basil...(only one walmart bag if tightly packed...and I mean tightly). So, we just finished the third batch of pesto, each batch making about 16 oz... and we're almost out of garlic and are less than half-way through the basil. Whew! Conveniently, I've heard that pesto stores well in the freezer. And this is only the first harvest....the plants should provide at least a couple more just about as big.... All from two seed packets having cost about...$2.50 total. And, it's not even all of the seeds from the packets. This is one example of why I like gardening so much!
Maybe some pictures later....
Labels: basil, pesto
