I may have mentioned, I tried to grow basil last year and killed it in 5 minutes. This year BAM! mounds of basil. I hear everyone is having a crazy basil year. Maybe last year was too wet… you’ve got to have a good, miserable drought to keep basil happy. I’m watering it every day to make up for it, so I’m not sure that’s true, but I won’t think TOO hard about it. I have basil! In the bottom of that pot you’ll notice some other greenery. That would be some sad parsley on the left (that’s a two year old plant that has never done well), and some lemon thyme on the right (which is divine and grows very well, just about anywhere - that’s the third time I’ve transplanted it. I’m hoping it will fill in a little more over the summer).
(You should also check out Jeremy’s basil, because apparently it’s even bigger than mine.)

This is the topsy turvey I got for Christmas (my sister and Jef both got me one, I’m not sure which one this is exactly). :) I have cherry tomatoes in it at the moment, and it’s growing ok. I like the idea of them being up off the ground, so I’ll use this method again, but the tomatoes aren’t growing wild like I imagined. If you’ve used one, I’d love to hear your experience (and advice if you have any). I’ve had a few baby tomatoes, but the birds got to first ones while I was away, so I’m anxiously awaiting the next round.