Square Inch Gardening Part Ten

The excess rain we had in the last week or so caused some problems for the herb pallet. We had to construct a makeshift rain cover for it.

Evidently, it was too little too late for the spicy globe basil - it developed root rot. Thus, I picked up a replacement start and an additional Siam Queen Thai Basil. Note how wilted the original is in comparison to the replacement.

 

                Spicy Globe Basils

                                         
               Siam Queen Thai Basil

Other than that, I have begun harvesting a little ....

a few leaves of arugula for salad the other day. I cut three new ones today for my sandwich at lunchtime.

Here's a little tidbit just for fun ...

http://www.motherjones.com/tom-philpott/2013/05/how-i-got-hooked-weeds-and-why-you-should-too

More later!