What's good for the basil...
Posted by Elizabeth on 05-23-2010 at 11:28 am
Time for a garden update!
I planted a bunch of carrots a while ago. Last week, I got around to thinning them out, and I still have around three dozen (maybe a few more) left. If they all make it to adult-hood, we should have some tasty carrots this fall.
The chives have finally gotten large enough to be put to use, so I think I will be getting some baking potatoes at the store today for lunches. Parsley, similarly, has enough foliage to be added to my next batch of chicken stock and to contribute to Husband's omelets. The rosemary is putting on another growth spurt. Next year I will probably try to get a new plant started in the spring; this one is going to out-grow the container here in a bit.
Today and yesterday are some of the first sunny days that we have gotten since I set the basil outside, and it has responded by putting out two new sets of leaves in the last two days. This weather is going to continue for most of the next week, which means we will, eventually, have some pesto from the patio garden. My love for pesto is deep and abiding.
Yesterday, however, was the last day for the spinach. We didn't get more than a double-handful of leaves from all the plants put together before they all bolted from the heat. Part of the trouble is that I planted them about three or four weeks too late, and part of it was that we had some really unseasonably warm weather back in April. So, I pulled up what was left and will be planting some morning glories in the basket for the rest of the summer. Yes, they are strictly ornamental, but seeing the big purple and red flowers in the morning makes me smile, and it will give our windows some shade in the mornings as well. This fall I might put some more spinach out after the basil is all gone.
This is the status report. This afternoon I am going to check on the pepper plant, which is being fostered on a friend's patio. They get more sun than we do, so it should be happier there.
I planted a bunch of carrots a while ago. Last week, I got around to thinning them out, and I still have around three dozen (maybe a few more) left. If they all make it to adult-hood, we should have some tasty carrots this fall.
The chives have finally gotten large enough to be put to use, so I think I will be getting some baking potatoes at the store today for lunches. Parsley, similarly, has enough foliage to be added to my next batch of chicken stock and to contribute to Husband's omelets. The rosemary is putting on another growth spurt. Next year I will probably try to get a new plant started in the spring; this one is going to out-grow the container here in a bit.
Today and yesterday are some of the first sunny days that we have gotten since I set the basil outside, and it has responded by putting out two new sets of leaves in the last two days. This weather is going to continue for most of the next week, which means we will, eventually, have some pesto from the patio garden. My love for pesto is deep and abiding.
Yesterday, however, was the last day for the spinach. We didn't get more than a double-handful of leaves from all the plants put together before they all bolted from the heat. Part of the trouble is that I planted them about three or four weeks too late, and part of it was that we had some really unseasonably warm weather back in April. So, I pulled up what was left and will be planting some morning glories in the basket for the rest of the summer. Yes, they are strictly ornamental, but seeing the big purple and red flowers in the morning makes me smile, and it will give our windows some shade in the mornings as well. This fall I might put some more spinach out after the basil is all gone.
This is the status report. This afternoon I am going to check on the pepper plant, which is being fostered on a friend's patio. They get more sun than we do, so it should be happier there.
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