Friday, May 17, 2013

indoor gardening

Ok, I'm officially gave in to indoor gardening ;) These are purple basil and spinach - bought them in a supermarket yesterday. In a tiny pot - a handful of seed sprouted and then grew up, poor and weak. I planted them in small pots without dividing the spires. Some of them will die eventually, leaving space for the strongest.

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  1. the strongest shall survive!
    can you make pesto from purple basil?

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    1. ah, I'm afraid it will be a problem - purple basil make food blue ;) But the scent is amazing! I totally love it with Maazdam cheese, ripe tomatoes and some mayonnaise (I know it bad, but I love this topping!)

      Also I make some kind of a summer drink - hot water, purple basil leaves, lemon juice and sugar. As the water is cold already, I remove the basil leaves, they loose their color, but the drink goes purplish blue. I put it into refrigerator for a while and then drink with some ice cubes. Very refreshing when it is 40'C above zero!

      I never saw green basil here in Ukraine. Only in supermarkets, very rarely and very expensive usually.

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    2. thank you for the refreshment tip!
      if i will find some green basil seeds here
      i will send you!

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    3. Oh, you are very sweet! I would love to receive such a nature gift from you, seriously.

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