The hot dry summer produced a poor crop of tomatoes and cucumbers but the herb garden positively thrived. Fernando is nearly hidden by the lush growth - perhaps next year he will be moved to a more prominent spot, though I rather like the way he seems to be peeking out from a secret hiding spot.
Today I collected basil, parsley, thyme and sage to dry in the oven and chives to snip and place in the freezer. (An earlier harvest in September ended with an unfortunate mishap. Forgetting that the drying trays were inside, I turned on the oven to preheat it for a batch of cupcakes. In only a few minutes, the house smelled like the popular parties of the 1970's and the herbs were reduced to crinkly ruins.)
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