We have had our first ripe tomato! And then another 10. <3
I also harvested about 4 packed cups of basil leaves from just one giant plant, only from trimming off all the flowers and then picking random leaves off of the trimmed parts. There's still a LOT of basil on that lone plant.
The ratio of basil to tomatoes is a little off for a salad... so I put some on a pizza, in omelets, in taco meat, everywhere. There are still 3 cups left, so I think I'm going to have to make my first basil-based pesto.
Even though I've been picking off tons of volunteer flat-leaf parsley all spring/summer, I'm going to count this as the first real harvest. Yay! It is awesome that the few surviving tomato plants are starting to be successful.
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| The First Harvest, July 30th |
I also harvested about 4 packed cups of basil leaves from just one giant plant, only from trimming off all the flowers and then picking random leaves off of the trimmed parts. There's still a LOT of basil on that lone plant.
The ratio of basil to tomatoes is a little off for a salad... so I put some on a pizza, in omelets, in taco meat, everywhere. There are still 3 cups left, so I think I'm going to have to make my first basil-based pesto.
Even though I've been picking off tons of volunteer flat-leaf parsley all spring/summer, I'm going to count this as the first real harvest. Yay! It is awesome that the few surviving tomato plants are starting to be successful.
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