A Basket of Basil!

The basil in the greenhouse has been fantastic this year. However, all good things must come to an end and it is starting to get too cold for it. So, I harvested it all this morning and will chop and freeze, so I'll have basil all through winter. Not the same as fresh, but still good for sauces and pasta dishes.

[Dianne]

Lovely image and great crop.

[Kitty Hawke]

That looks lovely and healthy.....good eating !

[Poppo Livy]

Basil!? Basil!?
Coming dear. 😂

[Babs]

Wow what a healthy crop

[Kathy A]

Lovely healthy looking crop, nice shot

[leggzy]

Looks so lovely & healthy...a great crop!

[Casablanca]

Beautiful. Can smell it in my imagination :)

[Valerie Chesney]

You have done well....looks very fresh & healthy.

[Jennie B.]

Lovely shot Issi. I need to do the same as it’s getting too cold here also.

[Wylie]

a very healthy crop. perhaps I'd better plant basil!

[Pam Knowler]

Beautiful image! I didn’t realise you could freeze basil. Great idea!

[Taffy]

That is a great crop!! Ours ended a while ago...any thoughts on what to do with an abundance of parsley?

[bkb in the city]

Very nice

[Bep]

Healthy looking crop. Nice capture.

[Judith Johnson]

What a great crop. Maybe you could keep a small plant for the kitchen windowsill?

[Margaret Brown]

Lovely capture, mmm, fresh pesto

[KoalaGardens🐨]

oh yum pesto!

[Korcsog Károly]

I like it!

[Pat Knowles]

You can chop & freeze basil…I had no idea! I bought a lovely basil plant & it’s grown big but I can’t use it all so I think I will copy you…..love your trug filled with this green goodness!

[Shutterbug]

Beautiful in that cute basket. Makes a terrific still life.

[Kathy]

Lovely bountiful harvest.

[Christina]

What a haul - I too love pesto! Great photo too :)

[Ann H. LeFevre]

I've just done that with my parsley- but not as pretty.

[Issi Bannerman]

@terryliv Ha ha!!!

[Issi Bannerman]

@taffy Oh, I just chop and freeze parsley. It lasts well that way and is great for soup and sauces.

[Issi Bannerman]

@casablanca The smell was totally amazing!

[Issi Bannerman]

@busylady Not a bad idea! I've cut it all back, but could try reviving one and popping it into a pot for indoors.

[Issi Bannerman]

@happypat I think you lose a bit of the flavour by freezing, but it still works well for sauces, etc.

[Issi Bannerman]

@olivetreeann I've done that with parsley too ... :-)

[haskar]

Wow! Amazing.

[Denise Wood]

Beautifully presented - and now preserved :)

[Lin]

So pretty - fav

[Tunia McClure]

pretty basket too

[Taffy]

@jamibann Thanks -- that is now my plan! I have loads of it...