| Positive | WendyCal | On Jun 21, 2008, WendyCal from Beeville, TX (Zone 9a) wrote: i started this variety last fall for my Mom, who is 78 years old. After many trips to 'The Big House,' bearing fresh sprigs, i decided to put part of it into one of her hanging clay pots. Up to this point, it has been growing beautifully in a 5 gal. container, so i separated and transplanted it. The original plant is about 36" tall, now, but i let it go to bloom, and now all i have is a GIANT stalk with a ga-jillion tiny little flower bunches... Anyway, the flavor IS fabulous, especially in dishes like parslied potatoes, but i haven't grown any other varieties, yet, so we'll see. The plant got plenty bushy, needing under-trimming occassionally, and didn't seem to resent large 'hanks' being torn out of one or another side of it. It does seem to need more water ~ i have it in full sun, and water it two or three times a week, otherwise it starts looking wilted. |
| Neutral | berrygirl | On Mar 7, 2007, berrygirl from Braselton, GA (Zone 7b) wrote: Huge, dark-green flat leaves full of sweet, fresh basil flavor. 75 days to harvest.
Pre-chill seeds @ 34 F for 24 hrs. Germ. @ 65 F for 3 wks. |
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