Basil

[Tormahto]

I've noticed a bit of a petrol whiff from my sweet basil at times. It doesn't carry over into the pesto, luckily.

Yeah, but does every Basil drive on the left side of the road?

[rossomendblot]

I've noticed a bit of a petrol whiff from my sweet basil at times. It doesn't carry over into the pesto, luckily.

Yeah, but does every Basil drive on the left side of the road?

I only know of one variety of Basil with the ability to drive, and I wouldn't recommend crossing the road if you see him coming.

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[agee]

I am adding basil to frozen drinks and the last 2 times it has had a floral taste. I don't know if that is the actual taste of the basil or if it is due to the basil flowering. I pinching the flower stalks but I may be too late and the flavor has not changed. It is not an unpleasant taste at all.

The basil varieties are Mammoth or Lettuce Leaf and Genovese.

[karstopography]

Only the Persian Basil remains tasty in my garden, even when in full bloom. The various Italian types are not at all tasty at this point. Chemical, hydrocarbon, hot, hydrocarbon burning (not at all pleasant like a chili peppers burn) flavors dominate and those I don’t consider desirable.

My Kentucky Colonel mint is even worse than the basil if possible. No hint of mint remains, burning rubber has taken the place of pleasant minty flavors.

Will be interesting to see as the weather cools off in the fall will the good flavor return on any new growth.

[worth1]

Only the Persian Basil remains tasty in my garden, even when in full bloom. The various Italian types are not at all tasty at this point. Chemical, hydrocarbon, hot, hydrocarbon burning (not at all pleasant like a chili peppers burn) flavors dominate and those I don’t consider desirable.

My Kentucky Colonel mint is even worse than the basil if possible. No hint of mint remains, burning rubber has taken the place of pleasant minty flavors.

Will be interesting to see as the weather cools off in the fall will the good flavor return on any new growth.

I've noticed this too late in the hot season.
I thought it was just me.

[Tormahto]

I'm not tasting any of my basil varieties at this point, other than maybe an experimental purple one.

All others are having seed heads/stalks starting to dry, and all leaves are pale green, or worse.

[rossomendblot]

The Kratky basil is still going strong! Not much sunlight left this year, so the plants are making the most of it.

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[karstopography]

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I direct seeded a variety of basil today. Nufar, Osmin, Thai Holy, Chinese sweet, Corsican.

I’m sure I’ll seed some more in the upcoming weeks.

[karstopography]

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Basil making an appearance. I scatter the seeds, each basil has a zone with overlapping, onto the surface of the soil from a height and then rake lightly over the area with my hori hori knife. Seems to the easiest way to sow basil that I have experienced. I can use the thinnings if the seeds end up too close to each other. I wait for a stretch of promising weather to sow.

I sowed a persian basil only patch in a different bed yesterday. Same method. This was Saved seed from summer/fall of 2024 crop.