Terminated 2/20/22 - Basil Garden (12/12/21)

[Shawn]

Planted in the Farm Basic on the Right Side

All have two seeds per pod and no nutes to start

[gsaxon]

You are going to have a lot of basil. Can't wait to see how everything grows!

[Shawn]

All the basil have germinated.  I will try to get pics at some point.

[campingcorgis]

Woo hoo & congrats!  I want to start a new basil garden soon too.  

[Sher]

Yay for fresh basil! 

[Shawn]

[waterphoenix]

I haven't heard of the varieties you're planting. Curious to see how they taste and turn out. Looks like you're giving them lots of space. I just started an AG basil garden last week also.. much smaller varietal - Emily basil.

[Shawn]

Dec 26, 2021 8:35:31 GMT -5 waterphoenix said:

I haven't heard of the varieties you're planting. Curious to see how they taste and turn out. Looks like you're giving them lots of space. I just started an AG basil garden last week also.. much smaller varietal - Emily basil.

Hello waterphoenix ,

I love growing basil as I use it alot.  I have grown all except the new Renee's Sweet Green.  The Napoletano has an anise flavor to it that goes well with my Marinara sauce. 

We have a great thread for Basil called Flavors or Basil.  Not all basil is listed but there are for many that members have tried.

I look forward to seeing yours grow and hearing what you think of each.

[waterphoenix]

Dec 26, 2021 9:03:50 GMT -5 Shawn said:

Dec 26, 2021 8:35:31 GMT -5 waterphoenix said:

I haven't heard of the varieties you're planting. Curious to see how they taste and turn out. Looks like you're giving them lots of space. I just started an AG basil garden last week also.. much smaller varietal - Emily basil.

Hello waterphoenix ,

I love growing basil as I use it alot.  I have grown all except the new Renee's Sweet Green.  The Napoletano has an anise flavor to it that goes well with my Marinara sauce. 

We have a great thread for Basil called Flavors or Basil.  Not all basil is listed but there are for many that members have tried.

I look forward to seeing yours grow and hearing what you think of each.

Great thread. I’ll update once my Emily basil comes up. I have grown Genovese, Thai, and lettuce basil in the past. The lettuce basil was my favorite in a grilled chicken sandwich with some gouda, pickles, and mustard, yum. The sweet green sounds intriguing, I have been thinking of growing a sweet basil

[Sher]

waterphoenix, the lettuce basil sounds like a must grow. I had not heard of it before.

[waterphoenix]

Dec 26, 2021 15:10:21 GMT -5 Sher said:

waterphoenix, the lettuce basil sounds like a must grow. I had not heard of it before.

I grew it in a pot on the patio over the summer and it did well there. It might be a bit large for a harvest model. The leaves were big, crunchy, and tasted mildly of basil.

[Sher]

waterphoenix, where did you buy the seeds?

[Shawn]

I grew my lettuce basil in a harvest.  Yes they are large leaves.  The Napoleon Basil also have large leaves

[Shawn]

Added Nutes (10ml)

[waterphoenix]

Dec 26, 2021 21:22:58 GMT -5 Sher said:

waterphoenix , where did you buy the seeds?

I got them from park seed, here is the link 


Here's a pic of the plant on the patio, and of the leaves dressing up a humble chick-fil-a sandwich, with calypso cilantro. 

[Shawn]

All are coming along nicely

[Shawn]

Nutes given today.  I need to get an updated pic

[Shawn]

This is just one of the Napoletano leaves.  not even the largest

[campingcorgis]

Wow!  Those look big enough to be used as a "wrap"!  

[waterphoenix]

The different leaf textures on each basil plant are interesting. The Napoletano reminds me of lettuce basil. I bet it will be delicious.