Pesto Magic
Last year in Tromsø I dismally failed at growing basil. In fact, only the sprouting leaves came up. This year I’ve had a little more luck. Even though Alta is at nearly the same height on the globe as Tromsø (a little higher actually), Alta has a much better growing climate. This is because Alta is more inland and the weather is more stable and warmer during the Summer. (However, the Winters are also colder.)
Thank goodness my last failed growing attempted wasn’t because of me!
Now we have been able to enjoy beautiful fresh basil all Summer. The basil sits on my window sill. I usually make fresh pesto with it but quite often I just rustle the leaves to make its beautiful smell fill the air.
Who ever said you can’t grow basil in the arctic?
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I love the smell of basil. We have a store called Trader Joe’s here in Arizona. They sell basil plants for $4 and they produce lots of fresh basil. I’m glad you’re able to grow some now in Alta.
Wow it’s wonderful! I love pesto (I live near Genoa, the really home of pesto
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What is your recipe?
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from L-Jay:
Just a generic one – pine nuts, basil, parm cheese, oil, salt and pepper, garlic and a touch of lemon.
Well Done!!! And I remember your basil last year–which means I’ve been following your blog for over a YEAR!!! What a wonderful time it has been!
Now why to I see a little basil, cheese and tomato pizza in your future??????
Now, granted here in Georgia, USA the light is more available in the winter, but I found my basil kept growing indoors in the winter with the help of a growlight………wonder if I would work up there? Imagine the scent of basil when there’s SNOW everywhere!!!!!!
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from L-Jay:
Wow! It’s been a year?!
Come to think of it – we have been writing this blog two years this month. Gee, how time flies.
I want to get some grow-lights but there is none anywhere above the Arctic circle! (Looked in both Tromsø and Alta.) You’d think that it would be normal to have them here but people are just used to the idea that you don’t grow things in winter…lol.
It’s amazing to see that Pesto is appreciated so up North!