On the herb and vege department, I got seeds I ordered from Thailand (off of eBay) yesterday and began soaking them in water. I ordered three packages. The first was for Thai basil. I see Thai basil plants in the garden stores here but it did not have the exact flavor I recall in Thailand. I also ordered some Thai bird chili seeds. Super Target sold these chilis when I first came to Texas but they do not anymore. I don't see them at any of the Asian markets here in San Antonio. The third packet I ordered was Kaffir lime. Kaffir limes are inedible (I think) but their leaves are a key ingrediant of Thai cooking. Since I ordered three things, they sent me some red Thai basil seeds as well. I suspect this is similar or the same as the purple basil you see around sometimes.
The instructions said to soak the seeds for 24 hours before planting. They are soaking now and the basil seeds are very, very tiny. Almost the size of small grains of salt. Tomorrow they will be planted.
seeds from Thailand soaking
I took some pictures of the backyard to give folks an idea of what I am starting with...
My primary objective is to maximize on the view of the Texas Hill Country. Would you believe I'm just 15 minute's drive from Neiman Marcus?
the fire pit is behind the pool - I need to get a walkway in place and get plants around it
I would like to get more vines around the pool walls - currently there is some star jasmine planted that is nice. Whatever I put in there needs to not shed too much in the pool.
These are the succulents that I will transplant and replace with perennial herbs.
I've planted Texas flowering sage, which I propagated from cuttings, along the pool fence.
This is the area behind the pool where I planted some day lilies and need to decide what more to do with it. Part of it may host the outdoor wood oven I'd like to have.
1 comment:
holy cow.. you have a PROJECT - I can't wait to see how it comes together, tho!
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