Nice answer to the prompt, and your herb garden looks full of energy. I can't grow basil here, it is not consistently warm enough, but I do have rosemary, thyme, mint, parsley, oregano and fennel, and in the winter I have them packed in bags in the freezer.
Have you ever tried growing basil inside? We can grow it outside in pots in summer, in theory - but we live in a very windy corner and have too little places with full sun all the day around the house, I started growing it inside. It needs a relatively large pot as it's getting very thirsty inside, but even in an Eastern window I usually have a considerable amount to harvest over most of the year.
I have considered it. I think it is the only way it could be done. Our front porch is very sunny, and has a window at the end of it, but I think even there I would need to to bring it in at night, as the nights are usually cold. We live in a very windy position too. It just hasn't been top of my list of things to do.
This looks good already, and is a great answer to the prompt. Leaving a well-growing garden is always painful, I'd think, but missing out beloved herbs even more so. What is it you're using for mulch there? Pine needles? It looks like a good measure against slugs, though I don't know if you have that problem. Good luck with a rich and delicious harvest!
Good luck with a rich and delicious harvest!
We have slugs here but they are TINY, about an inch long. Where I used to live they were MUCH MUCH bigger.
Hugs,
Rach