big garden, plenty of room, so I planted a few plants that developed into a
few more, like 20 around my tomato plants. they are supposed to grow good in
combo together. something about companion planting
I would have a market for it, in a big city, San Antonio is too mono
cultured. Not enough diversity to support a sidewalk stand for this item.


"Melba's Jammin'" > wrote in message
...
> In article >,
> "mobile" > wrote:
>
>> hello
>>
>> I have picked about 15 lbs of basilleaves, have about ten or more to go.
>> then repeat process as it grows like mad.
>>
>> is there a recipe for canning pesto or a way to can basil leaves to use
>> in
>> the winter,
>>
>> if you are in the san antonio area, I would be up for a trade of basil
>> for ?
>> what have you
>>
>> thanks
>
> In a word, no.
>
> You can chop the basil and freeze it in water in ice cube trays.
>
> You can go most of the way to making pesto and freeze it in ice cube
> trays or in baggies.
>
> You can dehydrate it.
>
> A Google groups search of r.f.p. should turn up lots of past discussion
> about this.
>
> Uh, how much of the stuff did you plant? Two plants growing well are
> more than enough for my needs for a year. The stuff doesn't weigh much.
> By volume, you've got a boatload. Maybe you should open a sidewalk
> stand. . . .
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