Nothing truly stays dead in the plant kingdom. The late frost, which I suspected had killed my basil, had only slowed it. In keeping with the saying that it’s only a weed if you don’t want it, basil would very much be a weed indeed were it not so tasty. Behold, the two plants I had started in December:
And like my Evil Morning Glories, I have applied a new taxonomic designation. When I make pesto from these, they will grant me regenerative properties.
–Simon