Contributed by:
Karen Groves/YourHub.com
Article Contributed on: 8/14/2006 8:06:56 PM
I like herbs, like basil, mint, lemon balm.
I think when I grow up I want to be an herb grower.
I guess an herb farmer doesn't sound finesse enough for herbs, or, you don't need the kind of land a farmer sounds like he/she needs to be successful.
I have tried to grow basil. And I got a few leaves.
I think it needs a more humid environment, unlike that of the 7,240-foot altitude of where I live.
I got started talking about basil farming, because I need to purchase enough to have two cups for the recipe. For the bridal shower.
Have you ever chopped up enough basil to make two cups?
This is for a recipe I am making for the bridal shower I volunteered to co-hostess.
My friend insisted that I "try" out the recipes first.
Oh , , , , OK
So I tried it and I bought a big box, not one of those little flat clear boxes they have in the produce department that looks likd it's meant to hold a teeny tiny purse-sized Kleenex.
No, this was a box, like the size of oh . . . maybe half a shoebox.
So I chop chop chop.
I got one cup.
It smelled great. It tasted good. Yes I made the recipe, it's a shrimp basil fusili pasta dish.
But you see now why I need to become a basil farmer, I mean herb grower.
Here's what I found out about growing basil, in case you want to try it:
www.ehow.com/how