Favorite Basils

gdionelli · August 9, 2007

I find the most all-purpose basils to be lettuce-leaf and columnar (the trick with the columnar is to find it, since it doesn't grow from seed!) But I also like to have at least one asian basil around, as well as a lemon or lime. My feeling is that you can never have too much basil! And I never met a basil I didn't like.

I was out of town for two weeks and realized that my lettuce-leaf was going to go to seed so I planted some more right before leaving. Perfect timing - I had lovely little seedlings when I returned and my tomatoes are almost ripe.

August 9, 2007	#16
gdionelli Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: WV Posts: 38	I find the most all-purpose basils to be lettuce-leaf and columnar (the trick with the columnar is to find it, since it doesn't grow from seed!) But I also like to have at least one asian basil around, as well as a lemon or lime. My feeling is that you can never have too much basil! And I never met a basil I didn't like. I was out of town for two weeks and realized that my lettuce-leaf was going to go to seed so I planted some more right before leaving. Perfect timing - I had lovely little seedlings when I returned and my tomatoes are almost ripe.