Friday, April 11, 2008

Growing Basil

I was at Wal-Mart the other day and they had herb plants set up in the entryway. I noted that they had basil plants ($3), and went along my merry way.

I love fresh basil. Once you cook with it, it's hard to go back to the dried kind. So when I got finished shopping, I looked in the produce section at the basil there. They were out (they always are), but a little smidge of basil in a plastic container (with a very short shelf life) is about the same price as an entire basil plant!

So I picked up a plant. I'm going to put it in a container on my patio and hope it doesn't become infested with black widows. That would be less than appetizing.

I'm making chicken parmesan tonight. I'm going to use some of the fresh basil for that before I send the plant outside...just to be safe.

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

:O let me know how it goes with the plant! I've been wanting to have an herb garden, but I don't have a green thumb...more like the touch of death T_T

Mercy's Maid said...

Well, it sounds pretty easy to grow. The stuff I've read says it likes hot/dry conditions. And considering I always forget to water plants, it should get its wish.

Pamela said...

didn't you know that you can wear basil around your neck and it wards off spiders?

*I didn't either, I just made it up because it sounds good.