Fan of Shared Truth & Empathy<p>Tiny baby Basil sprouts of six varieties in sandy well draining fabric pots on the rail of the back deck.</p><p><a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/Gardening" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Gardening</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/GrowYourOwn" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GrowYourOwn</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/Basil" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Basil</span></a></p>
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Sapphire<p>For those of you who have been following The saga of Basil Steve:</p><p>Steve Junior bit the dust a while back. Too many bugs, and several limbs just went limp. So we put him to rest. </p><p>Steve senior is still going strong (he's taller than me!) and has started to flower. I have thus been able to narrow down his species to either Thai Basil or Cinnamon Basil. I can't confirm exactly which one. His stems have turned purple but they were originally brown. </p><p>I appreciate any guidance anybody can provide. </p><p>We have decided to let him flower completely so the pollinators can have their turn with him. </p><p>We took a new cutting from him a couple of weeks ago (Basil Steve III) and are nursing it in the house for now. </p><p><a href="https://mstdn.games/tags/Basil" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Basil</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.games/tags/Herbs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Herbs</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.games/tags/Gardening" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Gardening</span></a></p>
Tom<p>The big long bed is done. 10 tomatoes and 18 pots of basil.</p><p>Tomatoes indeterminate:<br>3 Amish Paste<br>4 San Marzano<br>3 from Costco Campari saved seeds which are Mountain Magic hybrid.</p><p>Basil:<br>3 Italian<br>2 Dark Opal<br>2 Spicy Ball<br>2 Thai<br>3 Genovese<br>2 Lime<br>2 Lemon<br>2 Holy Green</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/gardening" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>gardening</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/GrowYourOwn" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GrowYourOwn</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/GrownFromSeed" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GrownFromSeed</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/tomatoes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tomatoes</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/basil" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>basil</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/RaisedBeds" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RaisedBeds</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/May21" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>May21</span></a></p>
Laura Perry<p>The baby basil plants are so tiny! Basil is a tender annual, so I have to grow new plants every year. At the end of the season, I cut down all the plants, blenderize the leaves with olive oil, and freeze them in ice cube trays for use throughout the winter.</p><p><a href="https://pagan.plus/tags/basil" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>basil</span></a> <a href="https://pagan.plus/tags/herbs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>herbs</span></a> <a href="https://pagan.plus/tags/gardening" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>gardening</span></a></p>
John :au: :60: :05: :12: :GP:<p>Blue-banded bees <a href="https://fairdinkum.one/tags/forage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>forage</span></a> on a variety of exotic and native flowers such as <a href="https://fairdinkum.one/tags/Hibbertia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Hibbertia</span></a> scandens, Melastoma malabathricum subsp malabathricum, <a href="https://fairdinkum.one/tags/tomato" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tomato</span></a>, <a href="https://fairdinkum.one/tags/chilli" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>chilli</span></a>, <a href="https://fairdinkum.one/tags/basil" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>basil</span></a>, buddleia, <a href="https://fairdinkum.one/tags/lavender" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>lavender</span></a>, abelias, Leucophyllum and cigar plants (Cuphea).</p><p><a href="https://www.lfwseq.org.au/blue-banded-bee/#:~:text=Blue%2Dbanded%20bees%20forage%20on,and%20cigar%20plants%20(Cuphea)" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">lfwseq.org.au/blue-banded-bee/</span><span class="invisible">#:~:text=Blue%2Dbanded%20bees%20forage%20on,and%20cigar%20plants%20(Cuphea)</span></a>.</p>
Brett Hodnett<p>Planted the first seeds for this year. Just basil, lettuce and broccoli. Tomatoes next week. Spring is on the way.</p><p><a href="https://c.im/tags/Garden" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Garden</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Seedlings" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Seedlings</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Basil" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Basil</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Seeds" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Seeds</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Lettuce" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Lettuce</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Broccoli" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Broccoli</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Gardening" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Gardening</span></a></p>
VM (Vicky) Brasseur<p>One year ago today this magnificent goofball left a local shelter and joined our family. 🥰</p><p><a href="https://social.vmbrasseur.com/tags/CatsOfMastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CatsOfMastodon</span></a> <a href="https://social.vmbrasseur.com/tags/Catstodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Catstodon</span></a> <a href="https://social.vmbrasseur.com/tags/Basil" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Basil</span></a> <a href="https://social.vmbrasseur.com/tags/Baz" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Baz</span></a> <a href="https://social.vmbrasseur.com/tags/Bazzah" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Bazzah</span></a></p>
Tom<p>Basil is looking good, I've kept a loose cover over it so it's not drying out fast. Peppers are starting to grow fast with roots seen in the smaller pots and the latest transplants in the big pots aren't dying so maybe not over fertilized but we'll see. </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/gardening" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>gardening</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/GrowYourOwn" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GrowYourOwn</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SeedStarting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SeedStarting</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/peppers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>peppers</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/basil" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>basil</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/seedlings" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>seedlings</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/GrowLights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GrowLights</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/March25" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>March25</span></a></p>
peter renshaw2025MAR24<br>
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Outdoor and indoor herbs.<br>
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<a href="https://pixelfed.au/discover/tags/Melbourne?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Melbourne</a> / <a href="https://pixelfed.au/discover/tags/Autumn?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Autumn</a> / <a href="https://pixelfed.au/discover/tags/basil?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#basil</a> / <a href="https://pixelfed.au/discover/tags/fennel?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#fennel</a> / <a href="https://pixelfed.au/discover/tags/rosemary?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#rosemary</a> / <a href="https://pixelfed.au/discover/tags/parsley?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#parsley</a>
JoshLet it grow<br>
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<a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/hydroponics?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#hydroponics</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/plants?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#plants</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/food?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#food</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/basil?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#basil</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/flowers?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#flowers</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/lettuce?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#lettuce</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/water?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#water</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/greenthumb?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#greenthumb</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/sustainable?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#sustainable</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/photo?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#photo</a><br>
<a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/pixelfed?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#pixelfed</a>
Henry<p>So the <a href="https://social.lol/tags/Basil" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Basil</span></a> was doing ok, and trimming the top so it splits and becomes bushier also shorter...but now the lower leaves are yellow and sad, plus there are grey patches on them. What have I done wrong here? Too much water, too little, too much sun. Some kind of mould or fungus? I haven't added any fertiliser, so it can't be too much of that. Any <a href="https://social.lol/tags/gardening" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>gardening</span></a> people got any tips please?</p><p><a href="https://social.lol/tags/askfedi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>askfedi</span></a></p>
Tom<p>Indoor growing and seed starting update. The lettuce is growing fast and one pot makes about two nice sized bowls of salad. Most of the basil has sprouted except the Thai and Holy Green. All the Jalapeno and Red Marconi pepper pots sprouted, none of the California Wonder bell pepper did so I replanted with some fatter seeds to see if maybe it was a seed maturity issue.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/gardening" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>gardening</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SeedStarting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SeedStarting</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/GrowYourOwn" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GrowYourOwn</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/peppers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>peppers</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/basil" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>basil</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/lettuce" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>lettuce</span></a></p>
Tom<p>Planted Shrubby St. John's Wort and 8 types of basil.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/gardening" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>gardening</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SeedStarting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SeedStarting</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/GrowYourOwn" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GrowYourOwn</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/basil" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>basil</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/shrubs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>shrubs</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/LedGrowLights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LedGrowLights</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CCBYNCND" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CCBYNCND</span></a></p>
Henry<p>Why do I think that <a href="https://social.lol/tags/BasilDon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BasilDon</span></a> is not the right hashtag for this?</p><p>We got a random packet of <a href="https://social.lol/tags/Basil" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Basil</span></a> seeds, which we planted, but didn't initially give them enough light, so they're a bit floppy and thin. But now they're sat in a south facing window and getting more leaves. See how many make it.</p><p><a href="https://social.lol/tags/gardening" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>gardening</span></a> <a href="https://social.lol/tags/herbs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>herbs</span></a> <a href="https://social.lol/tags/essex" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>essex</span></a></p>
smallsolar<p>Had a chance to document a bit about my hydroponics setup from last year. It's on the solarcene gitea server so will be offline in an hour (but back tomorrow obviously!)</p><p><a href="https://git.solarcene.community/smallsolar/solarcene_community_setup/src/branch/main/hydroponics" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">git.solarcene.community/smalls</span><span class="invisible">olar/solarcene_community_setup/src/branch/main/hydroponics</span></a></p><p><a href="https://techhub.social/tags/hydroponics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>hydroponics</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/basil" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>basil</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/solar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>solar</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/Kratky" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Kratky</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/pesto" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pesto</span></a></p>
☮ ♥ ♬ 🧑💻<p>How I’m potting up single <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/basil" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>basil</span></a> plants to grow inside to harvest and turn into <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/pesto" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pesto</span></a> 🌿</p>
Chris Mills<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.me.uk/@Giselle" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>Giselle</span></a></span> it’s soooo easy. For the herbs I am pretty happy with most <a href="https://cloudisland.nz/tags/Italian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Italian</span></a> herb mixes: <a href="https://cloudisland.nz/tags/oregano" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>oregano</span></a> <a href="https://cloudisland.nz/tags/basil" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>basil</span></a> <a href="https://cloudisland.nz/tags/thyme" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>thyme</span></a> and sometimes I like to add <a href="https://cloudisland.nz/tags/rosemary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>rosemary</span></a> - I just make it up, but usually 2 parts oregano and one part the others. This marinara also makes great <a href="https://cloudisland.nz/tags/pizza" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pizza</span></a> sauce if you reduce it down a bit more.</p><p>I start with a low heat. Just enough to gently sizzle the garlic for 15-30 seconds so it starts to get aromatic. Too much and the garlic goes bitter.<br>1/2</p>
DrFriendless 🇵🇸<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://aus.social/@SeaFury" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>SeaFury</span></a></span> Oh I see. Yeah the last time I grew <a href="https://aus.social/tags/basil" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>basil</span></a> seriously was in Brissie, so by the time I removed the flowers each morning I was sunburnt and needed a XXXX.</p>
Gernot Wagner<p>12 days, 3 batches of basil pesto and 2 margherita pizza Friday nights later, it looks like we will finally use up the last bit of basil from this bunch</p><p><a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/kids" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>kids</span></a> <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/family" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>family</span></a> <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/basil" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>basil</span></a> <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/NYC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NYC</span></a></p>
Christine Brösenhuber<p>This is where I string up my <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/herbs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>herbs</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/onions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>onions</span></a> etc. to dry. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/elderflower" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>elderflower</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/thyme" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>thyme</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/basil" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>basil</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/garden" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>garden</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/gardening" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>gardening</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/organicfood" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>organicfood</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/organicproduce" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>organicproduce</span></a></p>
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