Every year I regret not planting enough basil, so this year I went to the extreme and literally planted basil everywhere (where ever I could fit them) in the vegetable planters. Most of them were planted near the tomato plants, apparently basils are great companion plants for tomato plants as it's supposed to enrich the flavours of the tomatoes.
I was quite pleased with the amount of basil I got to harvest throughout the season. Fresh herbs are just so wonderful and handy to have around - a little bit over here on the pasta, a little bit over there for sauce, and some just to garnish the plate. All together we had plenty of basil share with friends and family this time around, even enough to make a batch of pesto at the end of the season ;)
