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Grow, little plants, grow!

On August 21, 2014 By AlissaIn Basil, Carrot, Flowers, Tomatoes, WormsLeave a comment

We finally have some little plants growing in the garden, tucked into the soil. It actually rained this week and that seemed like a good time to plant out seedlings that I was given. At the same time, some seeds we planted weeks ago (to keep a little toddler busy one afternoon) decided to sprout …

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Summer storms and green grass

On November 26, 2013November 26, 2013 By AlissaIn Basil, Herbs2 Comments

Lately we have had Rain and Weather with capital letters. Our grass which was a crispy brown that crunched under our feet is now a soft green; the basil, apple cucumber and Tropic tomato plants are zooming ahead; and the ground is so soft that weed pulling is easy. I am about to give up …

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Finally some pesto

On November 11, 2013November 13, 2013 By AlissaIn Basil, RecipeLeave a comment

I've been trying to grow lots of basil. I had a good basil crop a few years ago and made pesto from it, discovering that homemade pesto is far yummier than jarred stuff, to the point where the jarred stuff is hardly worth buying (except that it is still better than no pesto at all... …

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Basil!

On September 12, 2013November 8, 2013 By AlissaIn BasilLeave a comment

I was very excited today when I was watering one of the garden beds and looked down to see what looks like basil seedlings emerging. They are still tiny, and hidden between the sunflowers and pak choy that sprouted on its own, but I am pretty sure that's basil. I planted a lot - my …

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Next gen, vegetable style

On September 6, 2013November 8, 2013 By AlissaIn Basil, Chatting, Flowers, TomatoesLeave a comment

In my third garden bed where I planted lettuce, basil and tomatoes, the tiny plants that have sprouted look suspiciously like marigolds, pak choy and sunflowers. I first planted pak choy years ago, my first year gardening, and it did really well. We had a lot of stir fries that year. The pak choy blossomed …

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