Basil
CC Most Versatile - Herbs
While on a Farm Tour in the State of Washington I noticed an amazing thing. Inside a greenhouse I saw cherry tomatoes trained to grow vertically on a string, which made excellent use of the space. With the plants mostly off the ground, space was freed up to grow other things beneath them. In this case, several rows had basil plants growing at their base.
If you have ever jumped the gun and planted basil plants too early and had them die off too soon like I have, you would know that they really like warmth. The greenhouse is heated which allows the farmers to offer produce at times when those only growing row crops outside cannot do. The tomatoes will be ripening in the fall and the basil looks ready to use now, though no doubt will still be good next month.
Basil
CC Most Versatile - Herbs
While on a Farm Tour in the State of Washington I noticed an amazing thing. Inside a greenhouse I saw cherry tomatoes trained to grow vertically on a string, which made excellent use of the space. With the plants mostly off the ground, space was freed up to grow other things beneath them. In this case, several rows had basil plants growing at their base.
If you have ever jumped the gun and planted basil plants too early and had them die off too soon like I have, you would know that they really like warmth. The greenhouse is heated which allows the farmers to offer produce at times when those only growing row crops outside cannot do. The tomatoes will be ripening in the fall and the basil looks ready to use now, though no doubt will still be good next month.