Friday, August 8

Strawberries and basil, oh my




My strawberry and basil plants are thriving, I'm pleased to say. I have to clip off the flowers from the basil every few weeks or so, but other than that, they have been just water-and-go plants. Sadly, I've only tasted one strawberry, which was sweet and a little mushy. The birds get to them before I can. I meant to put up netting, like several of you suggested, because we have a ton of different birds in this area. But then Bean was born a week later, and I just haven't gotten to it. Looks like that plant went to the birds! Our neighbors keep wondering why the birds aren't at their feeders anymore--maybe because next door they can enjoy the luxurious accommodations of bird feed and ripe strawberries!

2 comments:

Stacy said...

What kinds of things have you been putting you basil in? I have some too, but I really don't know what to do with it. :)

Electronic Goose said...

Oh, it's so yummy in homemade pizza, spaghetti, lasagna, soups ... a lot of Italian food.