i am not a gardener...

but i'd sure like to be!

i could manage to kill a fake plants.

we worship basil in this family.

when i told jack we were going to plant basil he asked me what it was for...

i responded "everything!"

tomato, basil & fresh mozzeralla

i use it to make our weekly broccoli, chicken & pasta meal {stay tuned for recipe}

soups

fresh tomato sauce

paninis...my personal favorite

make your own pizza

the list goes on.

so we started with these things i picked up at the supermarket!

a pot... soil... and 3 basil plants {two regular & one purple basil}

i had my little gardening helper fill the bottom with rocks.

this is supposed to help with drainage???

i have NO idea how i know this.

or if its true {given the whole lack of 'green thumb' issue an all}

then he filled the pot with soil...

he LOVED that he was encouraged to get dirty!

he took his job very seriously.

finished project looks pretty!

and then he watered it.

we talked about taking care of it.

feeding it.

giving it sun.

water.

and helping it grow!

and how we have to keep on doing this... to keep it alive!

keep your fingers crossed.

i now have a curious and non-forgetting four year old watching me {he loves to recall the time "the police man pulled mommy over for going 76"}

hopefully i can manage to keep this alive.

now i need to do some research on how much sun is enough or too much.

right now she is perched in her pot on the back deck in bright sun!

im looking forward to making some yummy stuff!

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