8 Basil Varieties You Might Not Know About.
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Date: 2022-07-18
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Karlandra
Currently growing sweet basil from supermarket purchased plants by trying to grow from seed for the first time ever. Got some dark opal seeds and some other items and was gifted Holy basil. I found this really informative ans useful, thank you so much. I'm hoping to mage gift pots with the three types of basil for Christmas if I can get the seeds to grow. Do you have any recommendations of a 4th Basil I could play with? I live in New Zealand so have less availability, I have seen seeds for Thai, Lemon and Cinnamon basil available.
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Currently growing sweet basil from supermarket purchased plants by trying to grow from seed for the first time ever. Got some dark opal seeds and some other items and was gifted Holy basil. I found this really informative ans useful, thank you so much. I'm hoping to mage gift pots with the three types of basil for Christmas if I can get the seeds to grow. Do you have any recommendations of a 4th Basil I could play with? I live in New Zealand so have less availability, I have seen seeds for Thai, Lemon and Cinnamon basil available.
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rojer
One summer, I had a Holy Basil that was quite sweet. Unfortunately, I did not know how to continue to propagate it at the time. Totally, my favorite. Tulsi doesn't seem to be the right plant - unless it just happened to be the nurture vs the nature of the plant. The next family of plants to investigate might be the radishes - from horseradish to wasabi to the French Breakfast and French Dressing, etc. I am at 6, 800', zone 6A (Cfa) and would really like soup and salad plants and radish leaves and bulbs meet that need.
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One summer, I had a Holy Basil that was quite sweet. Unfortunately, I did not know how to continue to propagate it at the time. Totally, my favorite. Tulsi doesn't seem to be the right plant - unless it just happened to be the nurture vs the nature of the plant. The next family of plants to investigate might be the radishes - from horseradish to wasabi to the French Breakfast and French Dressing, etc. I am at 6, 800', zone 6A (Cfa) and would really like soup and salad plants and radish leaves and bulbs meet that need.
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Tnczos
Returning to this once again since last spring, currently in the process of sprouting 5 of my varieties, from last year's experience I would say the thai at 6: 50 tastes like anason, and just like the african blue it produces flowers like crazy so make sure you cut it back often, it turns really sour if it goes into full bloom. I tried cutting back the flowers but then the entire plant sort of just went tasteless.
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Returning to this once again since last spring, currently in the process of sprouting 5 of my varieties, from last year's experience I would say the thai at 6: 50 tastes like anason, and just like the african blue it produces flowers like crazy so make sure you cut it back often, it turns really sour if it goes into full bloom. I tried cutting back the flowers but then the entire plant sort of just went tasteless.
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Annely
Hey, thanks for the great comparison info, Kevin. Really helpful! For future videos of this type, could you keep the variety name on screen somewhere till you pass onto the next one? I'm lazy, I guess; found myself having to back up when you got me excited about a new variety after the name was gone. Love your style and manner; you're one of the gurus now!
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Hey, thanks for the great comparison info, Kevin. Really helpful! For future videos of this type, could you keep the variety name on screen somewhere till you pass onto the next one? I'm lazy, I guess; found myself having to back up when you got me excited about a new variety after the name was gone. Love your style and manner; you're one of the gurus now!
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Kathleen
Good intro. I'm growing basil for the first time this year. Based on this video, I believe I will begin with Tulsa (holy basil, Genovese basil, and Thai basil. Then others as I have room. Which would you recommend for inside a garden with primarily perennial flowers? I live in Iowa. Most of the flowers are iris, Lily, and coneflower.
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Good intro. I'm growing basil for the first time this year. Based on this video, I believe I will begin with Tulsa (holy basil, Genovese basil, and Thai basil. Then others as I have room. Which would you recommend for inside a garden with primarily perennial flowers? I live in Iowa. Most of the flowers are iris, Lily, and coneflower.
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Riki
Tulsi is also known as kaprao in Thai cooking. Pad kaprao is a Thai dish that used a TON of it.
I went a little crazy with basil seed purchases this year. Very excited to grow Sweet Dani basil, which is a lemon basil variety. Lemon basil is used in a lot of Southeast Asian cuisines too. It goes into Lao stews and Indonesian curries.
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Tulsi is also known as kaprao in Thai cooking. Pad kaprao is a Thai dish that used a TON of it.
I went a little crazy with basil seed purchases this year. Very excited to grow Sweet Dani basil, which is a lemon basil variety. Lemon basil is used in a lot of Southeast Asian cuisines too. It goes into Lao stews and Indonesian curries.
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Trish
Like this vid very much. Will try lettuce leaf basil preferring milder flavour. Great pic contrasting the size of leaf! Wow! Am searching for Holy Basil for a friend. Also don't know much though it is medical and there are 5 basic varieties of the Holy. have to order online can not find in local stores. Thanks Kevin: -D
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Like this vid very much. Will try lettuce leaf basil preferring milder flavour. Great pic contrasting the size of leaf! Wow! Am searching for Holy Basil for a friend. Also don't know much though it is medical and there are 5 basic varieties of the Holy. have to order online can not find in local stores. Thanks Kevin: -D
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Anonymous
I started some basil seeds I bought at a local hardware store. After 3 weeks the leaves are huge. Its a very bushy plant but hasn't grown tall, which in my experience growing basil is sort of odd. It's called Mammoth Basil. I havent seen this variety before so hopefully it continues to flourish!
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I started some basil seeds I bought at a local hardware store. After 3 weeks the leaves are huge. Its a very bushy plant but hasn't grown tall, which in my experience growing basil is sort of odd. It's called Mammoth Basil. I havent seen this variety before so hopefully it continues to flourish!
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Marzy
I grow a lot of different kinds. Cinnamon, Lemon (Mrs. Burns and Sweet Dani, Lime, Sweet Basil, Genovese, Lettuce Leaf, Italian Large Leaf, Holy Basil, Spicy Globe, Licorice, Thai, Siam Queen, Dark Opal, Red Rubin, Purple Ruffle. I want to try the African Blue Basil and Greek Basil.
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I grow a lot of different kinds. Cinnamon, Lemon (Mrs. Burns and Sweet Dani, Lime, Sweet Basil, Genovese, Lettuce Leaf, Italian Large Leaf, Holy Basil, Spicy Globe, Licorice, Thai, Siam Queen, Dark Opal, Red Rubin, Purple Ruffle. I want to try the African Blue Basil and Greek Basil.
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Jason
I myself am a basil fanatic and have been hybridizing different basils together for 9 years to come up with new unique basil plants. If you are interested in seeing some of them I can send you a link to my blog which I will be documenting my grow of exotic basil hybrids this year.
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I myself am a basil fanatic and have been hybridizing different basils together for 9 years to come up with new unique basil plants. If you are interested in seeing some of them I can send you a link to my blog which I will be documenting my grow of exotic basil hybrids this year.
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Mustafa
I am from Malaysia. I have only 6 types of basil in my garden here in Kuala Lumpur Malaysia: Sweet Genovese Basil, Green Thai Basil (green stems and leaf veins, Red Thai Basil (red stems and leaf veins, Lemon Basil, Green Holy Basil & Purple Holy Basil. I am basilholic myself.
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I am from Malaysia. I have only 6 types of basil in my garden here in Kuala Lumpur Malaysia: Sweet Genovese Basil, Green Thai Basil (green stems and leaf veins, Red Thai Basil (red stems and leaf veins, Lemon Basil, Green Holy Basil & Purple Holy Basil. I am basilholic myself.
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Aditi
Tulsi in Hindu religion is very must. it's called the best herb in Hinduism. we usually grow tulsi to give in offerings to our gods. but it has soo many other medicinal properties that it's just wonderful! You could easy find few pots full of tulsi in any Hindu family in India.
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Tulsi in Hindu religion is very must. it's called the best herb in Hinduism. we usually grow tulsi to give in offerings to our gods. but it has soo many other medicinal properties that it's just wonderful! You could easy find few pots full of tulsi in any Hindu family in India.
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Patricia
Just got a package of 7 basils. I received Purple Dark Opal, Genovese, Spicy Globe, Cinnamon, Lime, Thai, Red Rubin. Please let me know which ones will do best September on in Florida 9b. I wonder which ones the Thai people use in Panang curry. Thank you. Originally from SF
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Just got a package of 7 basils. I received Purple Dark Opal, Genovese, Spicy Globe, Cinnamon, Lime, Thai, Red Rubin. Please let me know which ones will do best September on in Florida 9b. I wonder which ones the Thai people use in Panang curry. Thank you. Originally from SF
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Magorzata
Thank you for this video! I had African Blue Basil in my garden for a couple of years and i love it but couldn't figure it out, i got a bunch of clippings from friends, it was in their herb garden when they bought the house and nobody could figure out what it was
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Thank you for this video! I had African Blue Basil in my garden for a couple of years and i love it but couldn't figure it out, i got a bunch of clippings from friends, it was in their herb garden when they bought the house and nobody could figure out what it was
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Cris
We have dark opal basil been sold in local Metro chain, pretty cheap too compared to our usual greens prices. And off course I transferred it to my shelf-garden, but as soon as it got comforted and start to grow again, every new leaf it got is almost completely green.
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We have dark opal basil been sold in local Metro chain, pretty cheap too compared to our usual greens prices. And off course I transferred it to my shelf-garden, but as soon as it got comforted and start to grow again, every new leaf it got is almost completely green.
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