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Post by jcosmo on Feb 19, 2018 20:18:09 GMT -5
All 3 pods were planted on 2/06. 13 days later, the basil isn't towering over anyone! I haven't started a thread for this garden over in The Garden Patches because I don't know how long I'll be keeping it, but wanted to show everyone the Emily basil from Baker's Creek Heirloom Seeds. This is how the catalog describes it: Without further ado, here's the little herb garden so far:  |
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Post by MaryL on Feb 20, 2018 14:26:49 GMT -5
Fantastic! I love hearing about new varieties of the beloved Genovese basil and trying them. Most recently was Corinne’s Dwarf Greek Basil which has been a really fun grow and I love the flavor. Now I will look forward to trying Emily as well. Thanks for finding this variety  |
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Post by drbanks on Feb 20, 2018 17:45:55 GMT -5
Amazing
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Post by jcosmo on Mar 6, 2018 19:27:47 GMT -5
It's Day 28 - first rinse/refill - and the basil STILL hasn't taken over the entire garden!   |
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Post by Shawn on Mar 7, 2018 4:29:35 GMT -5
If it were me I would remove some of the large leaves. That will help with its growth, at least it does mine.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 7, 2018 9:01:27 GMT -5
Lots to use...Cook Away!!!
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Post by jcosmo on Mar 7, 2018 17:38:32 GMT -5
Thanks, but this is actually exactly what I'd hoped for when I purchased the seeds for this variety. I have more uses for dill and chives than for basil, so its slow/compact growth is perfect. On the other hand, I am now pruning the dill daily! When I had an herb garden in a Bounty, the basil overshadowed the dill so much that I almost never pruned it.
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Post by MaryL on Mar 9, 2018 14:55:06 GMT -5
I love it!
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Post by MaryL on Mar 9, 2018 15:01:39 GMT -5
Just ordered some!  |
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Post by jcosmo on Mar 24, 2018 22:28:43 GMT -5
It's unbelievable how close the leaf nodes are... I clipped the tops of several branches to harvest some basil for a caprese salad and the clipped stems that were left on the plant and the cuttings were so small, they can hardly be seen in these pictures:   Look at the density of the new leaves coming in!  |
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Post by Shawn on Mar 25, 2018 5:12:18 GMT -5
How does this basil taste?
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Post by jcosmo on Mar 25, 2018 20:33:37 GMT -5
It tastes a lot like the Genovese basil that came with the AG herb kit, but a little stronger.
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Post by MaryL on Mar 30, 2018 4:12:24 GMT -5
That reminds me I ordered some of these and need to go through our snail mail. I love how compact it is.
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Post by Happy on Aug 4, 2018 13:36:20 GMT -5
The photos that some of you have posted with your dwarf basils show such healthy, happy and CUTE plants! I ordered and just received these two basils: Piccolino Basil Seed"Genuine spicy, sweet Greek basil flavor." Pluto Basil Seed"Aromatic Greek basil flavor." I think that I selected them because they were in the "Suitable for Hydroponics" section of JohnnySeed. |
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Post by Happy on Nov 17, 2018 17:42:04 GMT -5
Johnny's Pluto basil and Piccolino basil both have done beautifully. I think that the Piccolino, below, might have slightly larger leaves than Pluto, but they both are beautiful and tasty. (Planted when??? Started in my Harvest and moved to my Classic 7 LED)  |
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Post by Shawn on Nov 17, 2018 19:22:13 GMT -5
These look like mini shrubs, cute. I have one of each growing.
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Post by MaryL on Nov 18, 2018 11:28:34 GMT -5
Very tidy looking. A breath of fresh air as far as basil gardens go.
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Post by maritessbakas on Dec 4, 2018 16:05:17 GMT -5
How does this basil taste? How many days from seeds? |
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Post by maritessbakas on Dec 4, 2018 16:08:00 GMT -5
Johnny's Pluto basil and Piccolino basil both have done beautifully. I think that the Piccolino, below, might have slightly larger leaves than Pluto, but they both are beautiful and tasty. (Planted when??? Started in my Harvest and moved to my Classic 7 LED) Where did you order the seeds? What are they again? And how many days from seed to that photo? |
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Post by Shawn on Dec 4, 2018 16:12:28 GMT -5
maritessbakas, basil is a pretty fast grower. The Pluto and Piccolino Basil is a Greek Basil. These seeds were from Johnnys. I never really looked to see how long from seed to plant but it germinates in a couple of days. |
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