Re: Acinos - Basil Thyme
- To: perennials@mallorn.com
- Subject: Re: Acinos - Basil Thyme
- From: n*@ucsd.edu (Nan Sterman)
- Date: Fri, 28 Nov 1997 11:23:04 -0700
>>From which catalog did you get the Acinos - Basil Thyme - Sounds like
>something I would like to try. I bought a plant of African Blue Basil -
>more of an ornamental than herb, but I did use it in fresh tomato sauce
>and was very good. It is in my lath house and is in full bloom. I
>understand that cuttings are the way to propogate this plant.
>
Yes, african blue basil is very easy to propagate by seedling. We do use
it to cook in winter when there is no annual basil. Mine lives outside
year-long and is about 18" tall by 2 1/2 ft wide. We used it as part of
our thanksgiving flower arrangement and everyone was delighted with the
gentle aroma it added to the Turkey dinner.
Nan in SD
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Nan Sterman, "gardening addict"
Olivenhain, California
Sunset Zone 24, USDA Zone 10b or 11
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So goes an old chinese proverb:
If you want to be happy for a few hours, get drunk;
If you want to be happy for a week-end get married;
If you want to be happy for a week, barbeque a pig;
If you want to be happy all your life long become a gardener
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