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Post by Melissa on Jul 4, 2020 1:51:47 GMT
Sweet basil is a culinary herb used frequently in Italian cooking and is the base for our favorite pesto. It’s not the only type of basil, though. There are dozens of different cultivars to choose from. Some are purple, some are ruffled, and some, like Thai basil, are favored for specific cuisines. Pictured above is my African blue basil.
Basil is one of those wonderful garden plants that just keeps on giving. Unlike radishes and beets that are done once you harvest them, basil plants provide their pungent goodness for months if you treat them right. Harvesting basil so that it produces all summer long is easy....
We love fresh basil! Read more about it here: www.attainable-sustainable.net/harvesting-basil/?fbclid=IwAR1HIfVhOK7Erc6owlicCyZjZxut36ZXDMkv13V3T7nZfpLwMzYSPwuF6RU
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Post by susannah on Jul 5, 2020 17:25:27 GMT
Thanks for the link. I love basil. I love the taste, I love the smell, I love the deep green beauty of the plant. My basil has been going absolutely crazy this year. I'll cut a bunch of top leaves to make pesto (for freezing in cubes in the freezer) or for sprinkling fresh on curries and in sauces. And within a few days, it looks like I didn't cut anything. The hot sunny weather has it growing like weeds this year. And I've very happy with that. Did I mention I love basil?  |
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Post by Melissa on Jul 6, 2020 13:52:05 GMT
I have basil growing in the garden but that is sometimes not handy. My neighbor who works in a greenhouse gave me a few plants so I potted them in a big pot and put them on my patio. Will be a little easier to get to them there.
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Post by susannah on Jul 6, 2020 14:08:08 GMT
I grow basil in one of the containers on the deck. It sure IS handy to have it so close to the kitchen. This year I had too many seedlings to plant on the deck so I have a few of basil plants in the raised bed.
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Post by jenn on May 23, 2021 1:22:46 GMT
Tossed seed in the bed with pepper and tomato plants. Coming up well. Looking forward to capri salad.
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Post by grannyg on May 23, 2021 14:14:37 GMT
I love to shred some leaves very fine and drop into hot, buttered noodles...MMmmmmm...I used to dehydrate it and crush it, put on fresh slices of tomatoes,cracked black pepper, kosher salt, and dehydrate them...loved to crush them up in salads in winter time....<3
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Post by mzgarden on May 23, 2021 17:47:05 GMT
Every year I grow basil in a container. This year is the 17 year Cicada re-emergence. The ONLY thing the cicada's seem to care about in my garden, on my property is my poor little basil plant. I cleaned it up and put it in the greenhouse for a while.
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Post by susannah on May 23, 2021 19:47:28 GMT
Every year I grow basil in a container. This year is the 17 year Cicada re-emergence. The ONLY thing the cicada's seem to care about in my garden, on my property is my poor little basil plant. I cleaned it up and put it in the greenhouse for a while. Wow, I didn't know cicadas love basil. From everything I've seen, we're too far north for the cicada invasion (although we have plenty of large hungry insects to begin with, so I'm okay with missing out on cicadas). I didn't order a basil plant this year, and what I tried to grow from seed with the grow lights was a miserable failure. I might have to pick up a plant the next time I'm in town. |
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Post by mogal on May 23, 2021 20:36:53 GMT
I didn't know cicadas liked basil either so I'm grateful for this bit of info. We were on this farm during the last invasion--at least that's what it felt like. Anyway, I have quite a bit of somewhat ragged floating row cover that I wouldn't mind cutting up to protect my big pots of herbs. I finally got my cattle supplement tubs moved to their "home." I half filled each with semi-finished compost the put commercial moisture control potting mix to fill. DH was great to help me with that, bless his heart. Normally I don't buy potting mix but it was on clearance...Anyway, thanks for the heads up.
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