Dragonfly, baby basil
Apr. 18th, 2012 10:10 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
neverspentSaw my first dragonfly of the year today! It was a lovely green one perched on a bridge railing.
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Last year, I let my basil flower and go to seed because it was pretty and the insects seemed to like it. I left the brown flower stalks up all winter to give the small birds a place to perch, and this spring I discovered another benefit. When I was clearing out a pot so I could plant a little tomato seedling, I discovered some tiny sprouts I suspected were basil. I transferred them to another pot and in time, I've determined that they are indeed little volunteer basils from last year's plant. Sweet!
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Last year, I let my basil flower and go to seed because it was pretty and the insects seemed to like it. I left the brown flower stalks up all winter to give the small birds a place to perch, and this spring I discovered another benefit. When I was clearing out a pot so I could plant a little tomato seedling, I discovered some tiny sprouts I suspected were basil. I transferred them to another pot and in time, I've determined that they are indeed little volunteer basils from last year's plant. Sweet!