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Re: Potatoes (now basil)

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I had no idea basil grew so big. Thanks for the info.
bill m.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Bob Klyne" <jg24@jps.net>
To: "Square Foot Gardening List" <sqft@listbot.com>
Sent: Wednesday, April 26, 2000 6:25 PM
Subject: Re: Potatoes (now basil)


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> Here's another excellent site for info on Basil, the King of herbs.
> http://www.io.com/~wilsone/beautifulbasil.htm
>
> There are numerous types of Basil, some growing only 12" high, so spacing
> would depend on the variety you grow, They are an excellent companion
plant
> to tomatoes, so planting them at the edge of the tomato bed makes a lot of
> sense. You can not pinch them back to much, it seems the more we pinch
them
> the more intense the flavor.
>
> Bob in Sacramento
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ian Stoba & Laurie Mandigo-Stoba <stoba@earthlink.net>
> To: Square Foot Gardening List <sqft@listbot.com>
> Date: Tuesday, April 25, 2000 11:40 AM
> Subject: Re: Potatoes (now basil)
>
>
> >Square Foot Gardening List - http://www.flinet.com/~gallus/sqft.html
> >
> >> Square Foot Gardening List - http://www.flinet.com/~gallus/sqft.html
> >>
> >>Hi Katherine.   In regards to growing  spuds in a small space
> >>(barrel)--please go to
> >>
> >>                www.taunton.com/kg/
> >>
> >>Then, click on GROWING in the upper left corner
> >>Next page, click on A BARREL OF SPUDS----this article gives you a great
> >>visual of what you are planning and information on their technique.
Hope
> >>this helps.  Good luck!
> >
> >At that same website there was also an interesting article on basil.
> >
> >http://www.taunton.com/kg/admin/growing.htm
> >
> >They talk about growing a 4'x8' bed of 7 kinds of basil, spaced one per
> >square foot.  That seems a little sparse to me.  Anyone have a different
> >basil spacing?  They also suggest snipping off the growing tip at
> >transplant.  That seems a bit early to do that doesn't it?  They show a
> >picture of snipping when there are only about three sets of leaves on
> >plant.  I guess it worked though, the late season picture was full of
> >beautiful basil.
> >
> >Regards, Laurie
> >Wappingers Falls, NY
> >
> >
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