Never enough basil. . . . . . . . .

Basil : Ocimum basilica "king of herbs"

Are you like me. . . . . . . . . never can have enough of the delicious fragrant herb

basil growing nearby? 

 Whether a small pot on the kitchen window sill at easy reach, larger pots outside

 the door (my favorite way), or even a raised bed tucked into a sunny garden spot,

 basil reigns as the "king of herbs" in summer.

After all, what is a warm sun-ripened tomato without fresh basil - in a quick basic

 sandwich, snipped over the mozzarella and best EVOO in a Caprese salad, and

 of course gathered by the bunch to make a beautiful pesto sauce for pasta,

 bruschetta, or spread on a crisp grilled cheese or roasted veggie panini?

I did start off my annual basil with this store bought pot in May - snipped and rooted

 pieces in a Mason jar on the kitchen window sill - just because I couldn't wait for all

 those seeds to germinate!  The other plants are from seed which I sow wherever

 there's a pot with an empty space. The basil doesn't mind sharing with a few annual 

flowers and they do look pretty together.

Do you have basil growing ready for summertime recipes?

What other annual herbs do you grow?  

I'm growing parsley, cilantro, chives, mint, dill. . . . . . . and sage is out there somewhere

 but I haven't seen it yet! I also have two huge old rosemary bushes, they are hardy

 and stay green year round and are often clipped for recipes, or just to make a

 vase of fragrant greenery in the winter kitchen. 

I can't imagine life, or cooking, without wonderful easy to grow herbs, can you?
Pesto coming next!