MaryL
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Post by MaryL on Aug 17, 2018 17:08:12 GMT -5
I should’ve started this before, but my other generous herb gardens lulled me into a sense of complacency. I’ve got lemon and Genovese basils, Italian parsley, and 2 cilantros. One cilantro pod, though germinated, might not make it. The seed migrated it’s way to the top of the sponge and the base of the seedling, where the root starts, is very exposed. We”ll see!  |
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Post by Shawn on Aug 17, 2018 18:00:52 GMT -5
I love a good herb garden. Speaking of basil, I need to make room in mine to grow your Lettuce Basil.
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MaryL
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Post by MaryL on Aug 17, 2018 19:00:19 GMT -5
I hope you enjoy the lettuce basil as much as I do. One thing I really like about it is the texture. The leaf doesn’t get as thick when mature as Genovese. Why didn’t I plant a pod in this garden??! Lol.  I think I rushed myself and didn’t go throw all my packets. |
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Post by Shawn on Aug 17, 2018 19:49:48 GMT -5
I am sure I will like it. I may end the purple basil and parsley. Parsley not getting like it should. y maybe not enough light. Then I can plant the lettuce basil  |
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MaryL
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Post by MaryL on Aug 18, 2018 17:14:43 GMT -5
Within 2 days, my basil is noticeably bigger (doubled, really), and a true leaf developed on one cilantro  , and I haven’t even fed it yet. Due to be fed today. Maybe I’ll get another growth spurt. (Edited to add: Though posted yesterday, the previous photo was snapped Thursday. Sorry for the back to back posts.  )  |
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Shawn
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Post by Shawn on Aug 18, 2018 17:33:59 GMT -5
Looking Good!
And NEVER be sorry for any posts, back to back or not.
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MaryL
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Post by MaryL on Aug 23, 2018 16:11:37 GMT -5
Everything is up! Including the replacement basil.  But, my parsley is not parsley, lol. Not AG’s fault this time - I used an AG sage pod and put my own parsley seeds in it, figuring I’ll just remove the sage if it grows. But the parsley didn’t germinate anyway.  |
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MaryL
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Post by MaryL on Aug 28, 2018 13:07:47 GMT -5
It’s all growing, and soon harvestable. And, the parsley seeds in the sage pod have actually germinated too! Yay parsley.   But, my basil looks a little wan. Not sure why.  Just did the first topping of the two larger basils. |
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MaryL
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Post by MaryL on Aug 28, 2018 22:18:05 GMT -5
Ok, so, what I thought was sage from the AG sage pod (in which I planted parsley seeds) turns out to be thyme. Looks like thyme, smells like thyme. Funny. I cut it out today.  |
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Shawn
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Post by Shawn on Aug 29, 2018 2:59:27 GMT -5
Yup that looks like Thyme alright.
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MaryL
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Post by MaryL on Sept 3, 2018 14:05:45 GMT -5
I moved these to one of the white machines in the kitchen (it had been in the laundry room. I don’t like having herbs there because of laundry lint) and I snipped off all the ugly parts, which were plentiful. Not sure why. (See previous pics. They got uglier than that.)  |
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Shawn
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Post by Shawn on Sept 3, 2018 14:15:55 GMT -5
They look good now  |
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MaryL
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Post by MaryL on Sept 16, 2018 15:02:53 GMT -5
Time to prune these, and hopefully use them.  |
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Shawn
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Post by Shawn on Sept 16, 2018 15:14:02 GMT -5
They look so good 👍
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Happy
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Post by Happy on Sept 16, 2018 16:27:34 GMT -5
Yum.
How will you use the herbs?
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Post by ladyjane on Sept 16, 2018 21:02:08 GMT -5
Where do you get the lettuce basil pods?
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Shawn
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Post by Shawn on Sept 17, 2018 4:05:31 GMT -5
Where do you get the lettuce basil pods?
Lettuce Basil is a custom seed from Park's
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MaryL
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Post by MaryL on Sept 18, 2018 15:28:54 GMT -5
I used some of the parsley in my chimichurri the other day, though most of it came from another, more mature plant. I’m not thrilled with the flavor or look of the basils. I think this is another garden I under-dosed with Ionic nutes. I need to figure out how much to add to compensate. Edited to add: the Lettuce basil is not in this garden, their leaves are huge! Here a pic of lettuce basil from a past garden.  |
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Shawn
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Post by Shawn on Sept 18, 2018 16:17:09 GMT -5
Huge!
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MaryL
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Post by MaryL on Sept 20, 2018 20:50:32 GMT -5
Fed 2 tsp Ionic today
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I think I rushed myself and didn’t go throw all my packets.
, and I haven’t even fed it yet. Due to be fed today. Maybe I’ll get another growth spurt. (Edited to add: Though posted yesterday, the previous photo was snapped Thursday. Sorry for the back to back posts. 
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