July 5th, 2011
I
just came in from checking my garden. Here’s my report, five weeks post-transplant. Overall, things are thriving! I’m amazed at how quickly everything is growing and starting to produce. I picked a ‘Salt and Pepper’ cuke that was delicious—crisp and sweet. There was one that was overripe so I probably could have picked it four or five days ago had I noticed it hiding among the foliage. That would be a month from transplant to harvest!
Tomatoes are growing like gangbusters and all are flowering. Some have tiny fruits. The peppers are just starting to open their buds; eggplants are just forming buds. The eggplant plants are humongous!
I have a couple of lime basil plants. I tasted one today, and I have to say that I don’t “get it.” Why would anyone grow lime basil when they can grow the amazingly pungent and mouth-watering Italian-type basils? I’m not sure what I’m missing, but the lime basil is just boring to me. Can anyone enlighten me? —Nan Sterman, Encinitas, California
Tags: cucumber, eggplant, lime basil, pepper, tomato
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Comments
Lime basil is a good replacement for keffir lime leaves (that can be really hard to find) in thai food. We’ve put lime basil in coconut curry and it’s delicious.
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