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Basil without tomatoes is great for pesto. Use enough garlic. And olive oil.

We're fixin' to put our garden in soon. My wife has been digging and getting it ready, and she'll put me to work as needed. We compost all kitchen waste, add cow manure and ashes from the wood stove. Last year the bell peppers were the best and most prolific thing. Tomatoes were not so good - tasted good but not many, the bugs got to them. More varieties of hot peppers this year. She grows this one variety of cucumbers that are round, like a ball, not long like a submarine. They're pretty good, you can eat one like an apple without preparing.