My First Basil Plant

I was given a basil plant in exchange for purple sweet potato slips. I planted it with a few purple sweet potato slips just to see what would happen. Here is how it looked in September:

I started using the basil in August and found a profound love for pesto! It's insanely good on sandwiches, pizza, and pasta. I've made 3-4 batches so far and looking forward to making more. Here is a photo of Evie helping me de-leaf the entire plant right before frost season hits:

I'll update soon on my recipes for using pesto.