I'm always working on something, either mental or otherwise. Looked at my seeds and the sheet I made where they are all listed, to actually get the seed packets out that I'm about to plant under the grow lamp.
I have a question:
A seed company sent me, free, one envelope of seed for two orders I sent them, and the envelopes are both “Garden Cress”. Takes 10-28 days to grow. It says on the envelope, “Similar to watercress, extra curled variety from Europe and Asia minor. Like some shade and moisture.
How would I use that and is it important enough for me to even grow it?
Another question:
I have an envelope of Sweet Basil and one of Lemon Basil. I am going to buy some herbs in spring when Lowes has them, so does it make sense to plant these two basils or not?
I have so many envelopes of seeds and I've been doing this not even a year. All of you must have tons of envelopes of seeds if I have this many in less than a year.
I've tried today to nail down what gets planted and how many containers I would need and what goes in each container. It gets mind boggling.
Basil is too easy to start to buy already started plants. The plants that are already started are too expensive, except for hard-to-start stuff like thyme or rosemary.
/johnny
Off topic but we bought one of those 10-year Kidde smoke alarms per your rec!
Those are great basils. It’s way cheaper to grow basil from seed than it is to buy it. Some herbs are better bought, lemongrass, tarragon, and mints for example. Some are devlishly easy to start from seed. Basil is one of those. You might want to start 3 or 4 divots and do that every week or two as it will eventually bolt. This way you’ll have a fresh supply continuously. If you don’t let it bolt at the same time you can save seeds from each kind.
The garden cress is nice in salads and on sandwiches, if you like (& can’t get) watercress.
Like arugula, it’s one of those things that is a nice extra that we have no trouble living without.
There are a lot of different kinds of basil, and they have somewhat different flavor. If you have the seeds, go ahead and plant some of each. See which you like best, or maybe you’ll want to continue to grow both.
Basil is so easy, I would not buy plants, I would just plant the seeds.