Where's my Thai basil?

[hoodat]

I can usually depend on volunteers for my basil but this is about when they should be popping up and I don't see any Thai basil; or Italian either now that I think of it.

 

[digitS']

Only in San Diego . .

I have some nice fresh Siam Queen seed in the soil mix just as of today, Hoodat!

That has been the very best variety that I can come up with . . . short of going to San Diego to see what volunteers .

Steve

 

[hoodat]

Thai basil is so close to Mexican basil that I use them interchangeably. They may even be the same thing. I like that cinnamon/licorice taste a few fresh sprigs give to salads.

 

[897tgigvib]

Are you sure they went completely to seed Hoodat?

 

[thistlebloom]

Maybe it's hiding under that ginormous volunteer tomato Hoody!

 

[Chickie'sMomaInNH]

Hoodat, i thought about you today when i was at UNH's open greenhouse! i saw all the wonderful herbs they had for sale and saw that they had some Thai and Italian basil for sale.

 

[bj taylor]

it's still early here for the thai basil. I think mine will still be coming.
I did pick some Genovese yesterday to have w/some fresh mozzarella and some tasteless tomatoes. drizzled w/some nice olive oil & cranked the black pepper onto it. it was good. it would have been even better if the tomatoes had been decent.

 

[hoodat]

Are you sure they went completely to seed Hoodat?

I know they dropped a lot of seeds. They were huge and starting to die back when I pulled them for my rabbits last Fall. I guess I'm just impatient. I catch Spring fever this time of year when the Winter crops come out and the Summer crops are just going in.

 

[digitS']

Rabbits,

Eat basil??!

Imagine that .

digitS'

 

[897tgigvib]

I know my thai basil was very slow to sprout last year, in fact i reseeded over, and then began getting growth. Seems they sprout best extra warm.