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Bookmark or Share- Ocimum Species, Common Basil, Sweet Basil - Dave's GardenThe Chinese name for basil is 'jiu ceng ta', or 'nine-storey pagoda'. It is easy to see how it got this name when the plant is in full fl ...Read More ower. It is widespread in Hong Kong gardens, a favourite of both local Chinese and foreign residents, used in many dishes.
- Basil, the King of Herbs - Dave's GardenBasil can be grown for culinary use or as ornamental. The most popular edible basil varieties such as Sweet Basil (Ocimum basilicum) contain pleasing blends of essential oils. Ornamental basils can be, but are not usually, harvested for eating. All basil, especially ornamental basil, is eye appealing and decorative as accents around the yard ...
- Ocimum Species, Holy Basil, Thai Basil - Dave's GardenGorgeous green plant, often with reddish stems and much sturdier in appearance than Sweet Basil. Loves the heat of a Calif ...Read More ornia summer, so long as it gets enough water. Very, very frost tender, and will fade consistently with night temperatures that dip too low in winter.
- My sweet basil leaves now have little holes - Dave's GardenYeah, my basil leaves had holes and parts of the leaves are sometimes left with shiny looking thing so it is quite possible it is snails who eat my precious basil. Anyway, in another thread, someone suggested applying cayenne pepper on the leaves and stems (I wanted to do organic stuff first and go onto others if the organic means fail..)
- Your first herbs: Basil, chives, parsley - Dave's GardenBasil. Basil is an annual herb plant. "Sweet basil" is the most common variety offered, though there are many other decorative and tasty basil cultivars. Common sweet basil grows large, tender, savory leaves and is a fine choice for a first herb garden. It will grow quickly in warm weather, to a bushy plant with several stems a foot or more tall.
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