When we started our rain gutter garden system (RGGS) this year, we knew we wanted herbs, especially basil. It is great in soups, on pizzas, and of course is a key ingredient in pesto sauce. I’ve always liked pesto, and homemade pesto is delicious and also easy to keep in the freezer. Fortunately, we had a large crop of basil from our two basil plants in the RGGS. Yes, that’s right, all the basil in the photos is from only two basil plants, and we only harvested about half of it. The rain gutter garden is perfect for growing basil, because basil wants a lot of water, and the RGGS has water on demand. Grow some basil and give making pesto a try!
Pro Tip: Try making it with a mortar and pestle, for some reason it tastes much better to me than pesto made in a food processor. No mortar and pestle? Don’t sweat it, it’ll still be good however you make it.