Saturday, April 24, 2010

HOLY RED AND GREEN, CHRISTMAS, BLUE SPICE.......

.....Amethyst, Lime, Cinnamon - have you figured it out yet?  Need more clues?  Opal, Genovese Italian, Thai.....got it?  Sweet, Italian Large Leaf, Dwarf Greek, Lemon, and Pistou -- I think that covers what we have this year.  Basil!  Oh I forgot Mrs. Burns Lemon - that seed is on backorder right now.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basil

We are interplanting our sweet basil as a companion with other garden veg - it repels aphids, mosquitoes, and mites.  It also acts as a fungicide and slows the growth of milkweed bugs.  In addition, planting basil with tomatoes helps control hornworms.

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