My favourite plant

Thai Basil is my special favourite in the garden. 

This wonderful plant flowers all summer and all winter, bringing the bees for its pollen. that is why it is my special fav!  I just grow it in a pot, and keep cutting back 1/2 a plant at a time, that way it does not get too woody, but there is always basil and flowers to be had.  If you are looking for herbs to grow, then this is my first recommendation.  Easy to grow (it has to be in my garden) and very forgiving.  Plant some now.

Thai basil

Lessons from summer 2014

Some lessons I learned this summer:

• Snap and sugar peas do not like mulch or too much water
• Zucchinis don't like humidity
• Everything likes worm tea
• Best tomatoes were black russian, sweet bite and sugar sweet
• Herbs grow well in pots
• Keep cutting rocket for sweet leaves.  Old ones are horrible!
• Mini Cos lettuce is great
• Mint is fickle

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