Basil herb

[Guest guest]

I grow basil in a pot on my patio. I buy on plant and then overseed the rest of

the pot with lettuce leaf basil seeds. I have a crowded pot, but this doesn't

seem to affect the plants, and I always have some fresh for making pesto or

adding to recipes. It sprouts in less than a week and you'll be enjoying pesto

before long from those sprouted basil plants. I add the one basil plant in the

center of the pot. I do this so I can start having fresh basil right away,

while the seedlings are growing.

 

I particarily like the lettuce leaf basil, because the leaves are huge.

You can find the seeds at any garden center including Wal-marts.

 

http://www.humeseeds.com/basilll.htm

 

Enjoy,

Judy

[Guest guest]

I used a 24 inch diameter pot, but you can use larger. My patio faces the south

and it grows great from last frost to first fall frost, then I bring it inside.

Pinch back any flower heads that form, about 3-4 joints below it, to encourage

more leaves to form.

It is super easy to grow in pots.

Judy

 

, Audrey Snyder <AudeeBird wrote:

>

> Lettuce leaf basil... ok, I'll look for that! How big of a pot do you use? A

> friend at work was telling me that basil doesn't like to be in a pot??

>

> Audrey S.

>

> On Sun, Mar 8, 2009 at 7:11 PM, cvtfluffy <jtwigg wrote:

>

> > I grow basil in a pot on my patio. I buy on plant and then overseed the

> > rest of the pot with lettuce leaf basil seeds. I have a crowded pot, but

> > this doesn't seem to affect the plants, and I always have some fresh for

> > making pesto or adding to recipes. It sprouts in less than a week and you'll

> > be enjoying pesto before long from those sprouted basil plants. I add the

> > one basil plant in the center of the pot. I do this so I can start having

> > fresh basil right away, while the seedlings are growing.

> >

> > I particarily like the lettuce leaf basil, because the leaves are huge.

> > You can find the seeds at any garden center including Wal-marts.

> >

> > http://www.humeseeds.com/basilll.htm

> >

> > Enjoy,

> > Judy

> >

> >

> >

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Eilene,

I grow Catmint in a pot outside and it survives the winter. Right now it's

filling the container with new green leaves . Your cat will love it .

Deanna in Colorado

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