The Basil Plant That Could

Kyle (challenge no. 24) may be the turtle of basil plants (he's growing at a slower rate than I read he should be), but he sure is good lookin':

And to think this is where we started:

A New Home

This weekend I went house hunting for Kyle (challenge no. 21), who was threatening to outgrow his current residence. I found this vase at West Elm (they assured me it was appropriate for growing herbs), and completed the move successfully, or at least I hope I did:

 New home.

Thirteen weeks.

I think I'm about a week away from calling this challenge. Pesto for everyone!

Ten Weeks

Kyle turned ten weeks old on Tuesday, despite the fact that I almost killed him for a second time (roof deck + heavy rain = pissed off Kyle). He is looking and smelling a lot like basil, which is good considering that's pretty much his only job. Here he is hanging out with my pointer finger:

Soaking up some morning rays:

My only regret is that I didn't attempt to do a time lapse video of Kyle's growth. But if I had, it might have looked something like this: