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Behr said:
Both Italian and Greek do well, but the Greek just looks better. You can "train" the vines to climb the wire or string and it looks really cool. Last year I had a total of 8. 2 had vines touching the ground (about 6 feet),and climbing the wire and falling down. Friends said they should have been in a magazine. You should try it. They smell good too.

The Opal and Osmin basil are really good to keep mosquito's away. FYI.

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I had told you in that other thread (or maybe it was somewhere in this one) that I had ordered that Osmin. Well, I ordered it on May 14 (so says my invoice), and it was delivered today, so a month. It came out from the Solomon Islands. They must've known it was too long or something because they put in some extra tomato seeds in the package. I will have to see what kind of tomatoes those are!

I planted a little window oblong planter with that Osmin.

I think those seeds are smaller than the regular sweet basil.
 
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GordonC said:
I had told you in that other thread (or maybe it was somewhere in this one) that I had ordered that Osmin. Well, I ordered it on May 14 (so says my invoice), and it was delivered today, so a month. It came out from the Solomon Islands. They must've known it was too long or something because they put in some extra tomato seeds in the package. I will have to see what kind of tomatoes those are!

I planted a little window oblong planter with that Osmin.

I think those seeds are smaller than the regular sweet basil.
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Awesome! I think you're gonna really enjoy it. That's cool you have it in a planter. Inside?
 
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Behr said:
Awesome! I think you're gonna really enjoy it. That's cool you have it in a planter. Inside?
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It's at the side of the house that gets 3-4 hours of morning sun now. I'm hoping it germinates in a week or 10 days.
Most of my other basil is on the screened porch where it gets 5-6 hours of evening sun. I put a lot of the mature basil there on the screened porch.
When these germinate, I plan to let them grow a little bit and put them on the screened porch.
Edit: I planted it pretty thick, probably too thick, but can always thin it.

Man, I will tell you what has taken over is pineapple sage. I grew one last year in like a 7-gallon grow sack. This one is in a planter with regular sage and is choking it out. I'm going to have to move the regular sage.
 
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GordonC said:
It's at the side of the house that gets 3-4 hours of morning sun now. I'm hoping it germinates in a week or 10 days.
Most of my other basil is on the screened porch where it gets 5-6 hours of evening sun. I put a lot of the mature basil there on the screened porch.
When these germinate, I plan to let them grow a little bit and put them on the screened porch.
Edit: I planted it pretty thick, probably too thick, but can always thin it.
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Yea, getting that much morning sun is perfect. I keep saying I'm gonna plant a few things inside, but when I start planning it I end up needing a half acre planter and get frustrated and put it off. I had 3, one in each window in my kitchen at my house on the beach. Spent a lot of time in that kitchen.

Anyway, I'm bout to start reminiscing and that ain't good. TFG will be here with Tl;Dr.

I Look forward to the updates.
 
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Behr said:
Yea, getting that much morning sun is perfect. I keep saying I'm gonna plant a few things inside, but when I start planning it I end up needing a half acre planter and get frustrated and put it off. I had 3, one in each window in my kitchen at my house on the beach. Spent a lot of time in that kitchen.

Anyway, I'm bout to start reminiscing and that ain't good. TFG will be here with Tl;Dr.

I Look forward to the updates.
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Only thing I grow indoors is cuttings in the windowsill.
Wife's pretty much said no more planters. HAHAHAHA
 
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GordonC said:
Only thing I grow indoors is cuttings in the windowsill.
Wife's pretty much said no more planters. HAHAHAHA
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Do you ever make basil vinegar, or any other herb vinegar? The purple Osmin makes a really good one, especially aesthetically. Put it in a cool bottle or cruet with a sprig and its really cool. People do that with olive oil but it ruins the oil imo. The basil vinegar makes a nice vinaigrette dressing too.
 
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Behr said:
Do you ever make basil vinegar, or any other herb vinegar? The purple Osmin makes a really good one, especially aesthetically. Put it in a cool bottle or cruet with a sprig and its really cool. People do that with olive oil but it ruins the oil imo. The basil vinegar makes a nice vinaigrette dressing too.
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I haven't, but that sounds like something the wife would like to try. Thanks much.
I like to coat squash in olive oil and parm cheese and bake it and add some basil and Lawry's seasoned pepper and cook it in the oven.
 
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GordonC said:
I haven't, but that sounds like something the wife would like to try. Thanks much.
I like to coat squash in olive oil and parm cheese and bake it and add some basil and Lawry's seasoned pepper and cook it in the oven.
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Lawry's is underrated.
 
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Behr said:
Lawry's is underrated.
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Absolutely. We only had one store here besides WM that carries the seasoned pepper: Kroger. Then I complained so much that the Food City here started carrying it. It's pricey, but I cannot eat any other pepper now.
 
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Some of the best Bloody Mary's have been rimmed with Lawry's. I used to use it on my French fries, fried shrimp, fried chicken....a bunch of fried stuff. Lol. I have some in my spice rack, but I don't use it as often as I should.
 
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NorCalVol67 said:
I miss my charcoal grill, and my gas grill.

Best rack of lamb I have done was on the charcoal grill.

I think cast iron would work well. I like using it when camping, great for roasting veggies over the campfire.
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thinking if i use briquettes to get it real hot and let skillet sit on it a while
 
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