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I grow a lot of herbs for cooking--but I haven't really kept up with what is new (or new to me, anyway) in the field in the last few years. Just too many bulbs from seeds, and only so much time. I was at the garden center today to get those organic micro-nutrients that garden centers only seem to carry in the early spring (which I need for fall seed starting). I was strolling thru the herb section--which I was happy to see was well stocked (better than the early annuals even--to my pleasant surprise--hard to believe more herbs than petunias) and a basil caught my attention. 'Aussie Sweetie' is what the tag calls it--Ocimum basilicum. The hype on the back of the tag is what got my attention--here are the claims:
"A unique, rare, and sweet. Perfect for Italian dishes and pesto. Rarely flowers like other basils (yeah right, I'd like to see a basil in Houston Texas that did not go to seed in 60 days no matter what you do to try to prevent it--we have to "succesive"--I cannot spell the word-- sow basil down here). Tall slender growth habit (columnar) 24"-36". Easy to grow, can take drier conditions than most basils, loves summers in the south."
When I got to the checkout, the cashier (who knows me) had an astonished look on her face as she asked me for my tax ID sheet while I stacked 12 bags of soil stuff and one single basil plant on the counter. I seldom buy plants.
Anyone heard of this astonishing basil cultivar? I could not resist. =)
Debbie
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