If I understand correctly, they are not perennial. I used to work at a restaurant, and the boss (owner) had an herb garden at home from which she brought fresh herbs for soups and casseroles and such. Sometime in the fall, she would bring the entire basil plants to the restaurant and we (the underling cooks) would strip the leaves off the plants for making large quantities of pesto.
So, I've been prunig it periodically, all summer long. I enjoy the fragrance of the plant and feed the prunings to the rabbit (who LOVES it). But, I'd like to make pesto with the leaves as a grand finale...
I live in south Texas (San Antonio). And it's still pretty warm outside.
So, anybody know when (if) I should pull up my sweet basil to chop up the leaves for pesto?
2006-09-16 09:56:07 · 4 answers · asked by scruffycat 7 in Home & Garden ➔ Garden & Landscape
Oh yeah, there is still plenty of time to grow. I was just wondering for future reference... like, should I start thinking about pulling up the plants in October, when there is less light... or November... or December, when it might get cold for one or two days... When I worked at that restaurant, the boss used to bring her plants in sometime around October.
2006-09-16 12:44:34 · update #1
My recipe calls for only two cups of leaves. Of course you can make more...and more...but there is no need to pull up the plants. Just cut the stems back about 6" or so, enough for your needs. Where they have been cut they will branch and you'll get even moe basil! You still have quite a bit of growing season left down there!
2006-09-17 03:21:52 · answer #1 · answered by keepsondancing 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
A plant is a plant or part of a grow used as food
2017-03-10 09:40:31 · answer #2 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Both are good for you, each fruit/vegetable has different vitamins. Thus as more variety, as better. Vegetables have generally less sugar than fruits.
2017-02-16 22:49:11 · answer #3 · answered by reginald 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Why don't you just pick or cut off what you want and leave the plant to regrow leaves? If you are in TX don't you still have a fair amount of growing season left?
2006-09-16 12:29:00 · answer #4 · answered by Koko 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋