11-11-2007, 01:50 PM
Basil drys well for storage also. Just hang bunches of it up in a dry spot and when it's dry it can be crumbled up and put into jars. If you have a gas oven with a pilot light, then they can be put in the oven to finish drying.
Right now there isn't as much light as usual so the garden is growing slower. I've been direct seeding, but bugs and slugs have been nibbling on the little plants and since they are growing slowly the bugs and slugs are winning. So, during the winter months, I'm going to start plants in trays and transplant to the garden. If the plants start out as transplants instead of seeds, there will be enough for light nibbling and the plant will survive. I think most of the damage is by hoppers (green grasshoppers) and the plants are still too small to let the chickens into the garden to eat the hoppers so hopefully transplants will solve the nibbling problem. Unless someone else has another idea to try?
Right now there isn't as much light as usual so the garden is growing slower. I've been direct seeding, but bugs and slugs have been nibbling on the little plants and since they are growing slowly the bugs and slugs are winning. So, during the winter months, I'm going to start plants in trays and transplant to the garden. If the plants start out as transplants instead of seeds, there will be enough for light nibbling and the plant will survive. I think most of the damage is by hoppers (green grasshoppers) and the plants are still too small to let the chickens into the garden to eat the hoppers so hopefully transplants will solve the nibbling problem. Unless someone else has another idea to try?
Kurt Wilson