BASIL Characteristics Flavor Height Uses Cinnamon Purple flowers, stems and veins Slight cinnamon smell and flavor 18”-30” tall Teas, containers Thai Purple Flowers Spicy anise/licorice /clover taste 15-24” tall Soups, stir fries, curries, and pho Holy Kaprao Basil Purplish-green leaves, purple stems, purple flowers Spicy, sweet, clove-like 12-24” tall Thai cuisine, potpourri Lemon White flowers…
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Growing Basil
Basil is a must have herb for the garden. At Penner Pumpkins Lorissa grows a large variety of basils. Lemon, purple leaves, spicy, sweet, lime, and more. Basil is commonly used in Italian dishes and for making pesto. It is a relatively easy herb to grow as long as it receives the proper care. Basic…
Growing Herbs
Growing most herbs is quite easy and my favorite blog on herbs is the Herb Gardener and a general gardening site Gardening Know How. It provides information on how to grow herbs and lots of interesting recipes. Basil : it likes full sun and the soil consistently needs to be wet. One way to know if a plant needs…
11 Types of Basil
BASIL Characteristics Flavor Height Uses Cinnamon Purple flowers, stems and veins Slight cinnamon smell and flavor 18”-28” tall Teas, containers Thai Purple Flowers Spicy anise/licorice taste 16-20” tall Soups, stir fries, and curries, pho Holy Purplish-green leaves, purple flowers Spicy, sweet, clove-like 16-22” tall Thai cuisine Lemon White flowers Citrusy lemon 20-24” tall Salads, vinegars,…
Preserving Herbs
I think the worse way of preserving herbs is to just hang them and hope they dry. It just seems so unsanitary to me. In my condo I have 5 cats so hanging them to dry would be not doable and drying them at the garden I just think of all the dust and dirt…
How to Grow Basil
There are around 50-100 types of basil. I grow 11 different varieties of basil. Basil is quite easy to grow and can be grown in the garden or in containers. There are many uses for basil such as using it to flavor salads, Italian dishes, and making pesto. Basil is an annual that should be…
10 Types of Basil
I grow 10 different varieties of basil. Basil can be used in pesto, to flavor salads, in tea, or to add color to plant containers. There are approximately 50 to 150 kinds of basil. Basil can be grown in containers, in the garden, or brought inside to enjoy in the winter. Cinnamon Basil: a beautiful…
What Herbs Should I Grow?
Most herbs are quite easy to grow and the easiest to grow is mint. Rosemary and Lavender tend to be a bit finicky, but when you know what they love they can grow into nice little bushes. Even if you don’t have a green thumb, with a little research and/or trial and error you can…
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