I didn't know my basil plants were still good after they flower!! I thought they were done for! Now I know just to cut them down & let 'em re-grow! Thanks Sara!
Your dedication to keeping your plants thriving despite the heat is truly admirable. Your ability to nurture and support your plants through challenging conditions reflects your exceptional care and commitment. And I am Floating Village Life.
I'm surprised to see you on a monday. I checked my calendar to make sure I didn't have the wrong day. I love your videos no matter what day you share them
Sarah I just have to say how much I love and look forward to your t-shirts. I’m sure you’ve been told before but I just had to say something. They are always so encouraging and uplifting. Positive and bright in messaging. I do love them so much!! Thank you for all that you do, even down to the clothes you wear. Blessings ❤😊
Thank you! I had no idea what to do with my suddenly exploding Basil plants! This is so very useful, I really appreciate you taking the time to explain all this. God bless you!
I have never had good luck growing basil UNTIL I grew it in a greenhouse this year. I'm growing lemon basil, and it has been amazing. I will plant more next year. I'm just cutting it to dry and make into a powder for future casseroles, soups, etc.
I was very pleasantly surprised to see a new video today!! The heat and humidity in Southern Ohio has been terrible with very little rain and not enough cooler days but not quite as hot as your weather has been!! I'm thinking about trying a small herb garden next year with the possibility of including basil!! Your raised bed garden looks fantastic and so much easier to maintain!!
. I have been burning through many of your videos, and really appreciate the depth that you go into in each topic. I live in cold and wet western Washington state. Is there a video in which you show how to start basil from seed and how to coax through until potting up? I have never been successful keeping basil or rosemary alive. Thanks so much!
Mint, Spearmint, Peppermint, ... Basil, Thyime ... Oregano ... Rosemary ... Marjoram ... Thyme ... Lemon Balm ... are all in the mint family. All mint herbs -- LUV -- the sun and heat !!!!
Our basil started flowering way back in early June so we cut off every flower and they are still going strong and making amazing pesto! They are small trees now lol.
Thank you Sarah for the great tips and information about the Basil! Especially the reminder that it makes wonderful tea. Blessings on your family and your homestead Kiddo! 🌻🐛🌿💚🙏💕
Last week you asked for suggestions about plants for the herb garden I suggested rhubarb. Rhubarb originated in China as a medicinal herb. The root was used for digestive health. It is a perennial plant and is considered a vegetable. Most use it as a fruit and sells extremely well at farmers' markets. 💖
@LivingTraditionsHomestead It's not about how hot it is. It's about how much chill time you get. There are some varieties that will grow in zone 8, so maybe you could find a good variety that will work in your area.💖
We dehydrate (or air dry) all of the cut plant (stems too) and then powder it all. The taste is amazing. We use the powder to make sauces for many main courses in our cooking. The stems taste just as wonderful as the leaves and help to produce gallons of pure basil powder over the course of the growing season.
Hello, well i have never seen basil that big before, nor did i know you could leave it to grow that big. I have several pots on my window sill and always cut them after they reach about 6 inches but not anymore. I am going to let them grow and see what happens. Fantastic, i love your channel, always up for learning something new and being entertained. Thank you have a pleasant evening.
Sarah, so happy to see your garden thriving. It is all that thoughtfulness and love you mix into the soil!!! Great info on using herbs to attract the pollinators. 🌸V
Everyone talks about basil getting bitter when it starts to flower. In my experience, a few flower stocks don't seem to make a difference. Now when it has a lot, yes they don't taste as good. I think the genomes basil would still have been good to use as it was on the 2nd pot.
Great info, thanks for sharing! I always grown basil to help disguise my tomato plants from the hornworm moth. I’ve always wondered though, if the disguising scent happens due to the leaves, or if it’s stronger when the basil flowers. Any thoughts? I always let some bolt, just in case. Either way, it seems to work. I’ve never made pesto. Every year, I use some of the leaves to dry and crush and keep in my spice rack. This way, I can enjoy basil from my garden year round!
Omigosh! 😲 i’m shocked at how large your basil plants are. Just harvested my genovese basil plants about a week ago. They were about half your basil size! But they were already starting to go to flower. I’m also in southern Missouri, and I have mostly clay soil and I think because my soil is crappy I’m not getting the size I should. Anyway, I thought I would pinch off the flowers and save them to make a little tea… waste not want not, right? Yeah, don’t do that. It tastes awful! Lol 😆
Hi Sarah, I am curious about the flowers you purchased from Walmart. Did they do well? Thank you for all your videos. I enjoy watching them. Linda from Vidalia, GA
The tops you trim, we use for hot tea. The flowers are so beautiful and full of sweetness as it steeps in the hot water for tea. Especially if you use a glass tea kettle and cups. Enjoy!
I thought that you might doing a tea party for your church: HERBAL TEA PARTY -- with hot herb teas and Iced Herb teas With so many excellent herbal teas available and it is easy to make your own --why not have your own an HERBAL TEA PARTY? Give your table a Herb Garden look with multiple of pots in different size of Fresh Herbs! You could even add a few white candles and some gardening or herb books. Make your first course rosemary scones, then serve tea sandwiches such as cream cheese and watercress on sourdough bread or chicken salad with tarragon on fresh-baked herb bread. You could also serve an her salad with tomatoes, parsley, and mint or opt for pasta with pesto sauce. Mint chocolate brownies or cinnamon ice cream would make a lovely dessert. And if you would like to give favors to your guest, consider (what else) seed packets or small pots of different herbs. CUCUMBER-MINT TEA SANDWICHES: Ingredients: 1 large cucumber, peeled and thinly sliced, salt and pepper to taste, 16 thin slices white bread, 1 stick unsalted butter, 16 fresh mint leaves, washed and torn or chopped. Directions: Sprinkle the cucumber with salt and pepper and set aside in a colander for 10 minutes so any excess liquid can drain. Pat dry with paper towel. Using cookie cutters rounds or spring cookie shapes, cut two 2-inch rounds from each slice of bread. Coat one side of each slice of bread with a very thin layer of butter. Place another round of bread on top buttered side down, and press sandwich together gently. Serve immediately or refrigerate wrapped in plastics wrap, until ready to serve or up to 3 hours. SMOKED SALMON AND CHIVE CREAM CHEESE TEA SANDWICHES: Ingredients: 8 OZ. SMOKED SALMON THINLY SLICED, 1/2 CUP CREAM CHEESE, 2 TBSP. FINELY CHOPPED CHIVES, 12 thin slices PUMPERNICKEL bread. Directions: Mix the cream cheese and chives in a small bowl until soft and creamy. Set aside. Using cookie cutters , cut two about 2-inch size of from each slice of bread. Using the same cookie cutter cut the slices of smoked salmon. Spread the cream cheese mixture onto 1'2 half of the bread shapes, then top with a piece of salmon. Place another shape of bread on top, and press sandwich together gently. Serve immediately or refrigerate wrapped in plastic wrap, until ready to serve or up to 3 hours. CUCUMBER, GOAT CHEESE AND SPROUT TEA SANDWICHES (makes 12) Ingredients: 1 medium cucumber, peeled and thinly sliced, salt and white pepper, 12 thin slices of seven-grain bread, ONE (6oz.) log of fresh goat cheese or goat spread, 1/2 cup alfalfa sprouts, fresh dill sprigs. Directions: Sprinkle the cucumber with the salt & pepper and set aside in a colander for 10 minutes so excess liquid can drain out. Pat dry with paper towel. Using a spring cookie cutter or round cookie cutter about 2 inches cut two matching shapes from each slice of bread. Lay cucumber on 12 rounds of bread, season with salt & pepper . Sprinkle sprouts on top of cucumber. Cut goat cheese into 12 thin slices and lay a top bread rounds sprinkle with sprouts and top with cucumber slices. Top with the 12 remaining rounds of bread. Press gently the sandwiches together. Garnish with a sprig of dill. If not serving immediately wrap in Handi-wrap and refrigerate up to 3 hours. SALMON WITH Thyme and Black Pepper Mustard Sauce: 3 tablespoons Dijon-style mustard1 teaspoon minced fresh thyme¼ teaspoon cracked black pepper. Combine mustard, fresh thyme, and cracked black pepper. Mix well; set aside. Can be made a day in advance. Before grilling or baking salmon use pastry rush to apply sauce cook to your desired doneness APPETIZERS: HERB DEVILED EGGS - Devil eggs served on a devil eggs tray if you have one. Ingredients: 12 hard boiled eggs, 1/2 cup mayonnaise, 1/4 cup sweet pickle relish, drained save brine to add a little back after mixing everything together (to flavor the eggs and make the right consistency) , 1 Tbsp. Mustard, 1 tsp. to 1 Tbsp. diced fine fresh herb of your choice ( I like chives or thyme or tarragon), 1 tsp. salt, 1/2 tsp. Worcestershire sauce, 1/4 tsp. pepper. Directions: Cut eggs in half, set egg whites aside. In bowl mash yolks and add all the other ingredients. Mix well. Stuff egg whites. Cover with Handi-wrap; Refrigerate until chilled and serve BLEND YOUR OWN TEA: Blending your own tea and then sampling it is one of life's little delights. So why not build an entire tea party around it? Buy half dozen tins of various teas; then give guests empty tea bags made of paper or muslin so they can take a spoonful of one tea, add a pinch of another, even a pinch of a third. While guest are enjoying their house-blended tea, serve chocolate chip scones along with turkey and Gouda cheese tea sandwiches. You might to brew a pot of your favorite blend of tea.
Great tips! Thanks so much! One question though. Around 4:50 of this video you talk about washing them before making pesto. In your "Basil to PESTO, From Plant to Plate" video (1 year old) you say NOT to wash them. Which is correct?
Down here in Ga ,I lost my tomatoe plants in the middle of july ,even they were all under a 40 percent sun screening,but i didnt get s harvest sonewhat early ,85 plants I had to pull but I always have spouts waiting inline under the grow lights ready to replant asap,,and i did .Now here in Ga we have a turn a round in our climate somewhat ,its still hot but lots of rain is exploding my plants to regrow for oct nov harvest again,,my pepper plants and cucumbers have exploded and continued to produce right on though the dry 2 month period we gone with over a 100 heat index everyday with no rain.. even wating the plants didnt help. They all dropped their flowers and that was it, in a week they were gone and they were big all near 5 to 6 ft tall,,now I have another bunch looking good with flowers again
My tomato plants aren't doing as well either but at least I'm finally getting some harvests and I have a little over two months left in the growing season!! Better late than never!!
Question since yall are low carb how you use your pesto? I'm also low carb so I'm curious how you eat it without pasta. Your plants all look beautiful.
I tried growing herbs this year in a large raised bed but im having a problem with birds. I had a bug net over the hoops on top and a bird keeps tearing a hole to get inside. I finally just tore everything out and covered the bed. Has anyone else have this problem? What can i do for my herb garden? I never had this problem before. Thank you
I was distracted in the first part of the video by what I assume to be a pepper plant. If so it had the largest darkest leaves I've ever seen on a pepper. Could you show a close up of it and tell us what it is?
