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Re: Plant Disposal

Square Foot Gardening List - http://www.flinet.com/~gallus/sqft.html

Can you pluck the leaves off the basil?? If so, and they have not wilted too
much, dry them and use them throughout the winter - if the leaves are not
too big (unless you have the large leaf variety) and they are still scented
- dry them and put them in a canning jar.  I use the microwave (I know a lot
say NO to the microwave, but the weather here is too humid to air dry) - I
layer between two paper towels and  use 10% power for 10 seconds and then
flip the towels over.  They turn black, but they still scent the spaghetti
sauces and stews throughout the winter!!!


Jean - in central VA


At 08:08 AM 10/10/98 -0500, you wrote:
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>We're dismantling our non-square-foot garden from this summer and
>getting ready to prepare the soil and lay out the garden for a sqft.
>experiment in the spring.  I've pulled the pepper and basil plants, but
>am at a loss for what to do with them.  They've got woody and/or very
>tough stems plus lots of leaves.  Should I chop them up and add the
>pieces to the compost pile?
>
>Mary
>
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