Tasty HERBS!!!
For a few weeks now I have been meaning to share my "green thumb" story. Turns out I have one!!! For the past few weeks we have been using home grown basil, dill, and parsley when we cook.... salads, ministrone, herb-crusted salmon -- It's so rewarding to include something we grew with our dinner. It makes dinner feel fresher - even if its only in my head.
Adam thinks I'm nuts because I nibble on basil leaves when I'm in the office.... looking forward to having enough basil for a tomato, basil, mozerella salad, or even a home-grown pesto sauce.... it's pretty funny that we are growing herbs on the windowsill of the 26th floor, but it is working better than I could have imagined.
Next time around it should be more successful, because now I know that the seeds really do need to be placed further apart. About a month ago, I dug up the oregano that wasn't really working and seperated the basil into two containers. Since then they have grown considerably faster. Take a look! Basil on the left, pretty much taking over the container, and parsley, which I just chopped, on the right - it grows so fast!)
I just replanted more dill - we used all of the first batch already, and decided to give oregano another try (again, seeds too close), so that's what's going on on the left.
{PATTING MYSELF ON THE BACK}
