Purple Basil

[*crikey*mate*]

Has anyone ever used it to make Pesto?

Was it any good? Did you make any adjustments to your recipe?

[buzzlightyearsgirlfriend]

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@*crikey*mate* wrote:

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@buzzlightyearsgirlfriend wrote:

LOL at the rosemary in the weeny pot. 

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it's got it's own pot now....

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LOL!

Good luck with that.

[buzzlightyearsgirlfriend]

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@*crikey*mate* wrote:

This is the coloured chilli plant, how cool is that, eh? Pinks, purples, red, yellow and green, all on one plant! and they reckon if i prune it really hard, that it will stay small and bushy, rather than tall and spindly.

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Keep any of what you've got in pots and they'll all be dead within 6-8 weeks. 

[boris1gary]

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@buzzlightyearsgirlfriend wrote:

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@*crikey*mate* wrote:

This is the coloured chilli plant, how cool is that, eh? Pinks, purples, red, yellow and green, all on one plant! and they reckon if i prune it really hard, that it will stay small and bushy, rather than tall and spindly.

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Keep any of what you've got in pots and they'll all be dead within 6-8 weeks. 

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not big, big pots. I only grow my veg in pots, tubs and things Mr Boris makes, the garden is to full.

[cherry*135]

Raspberries will be hard to grow in QLD, they need very chilly winters ( they grow well in Tasmania) to break into flowers. They need a trellis or similar for support as well.

[poddster]

My least favorite is green dill

[nevillesdaughter]

Crikey, lemon grass will grow into a decent size clump rather than running off like bamboo - I keep mine in a huge terra cotta pot. You can't kill it with a brick - even when it looks dead, just hack it off at ground level, water it and in about 2 days little green shoots pop up.

Marina.

[nevillesdaughter]

I have a massive herb garden all growing in terra cotta pots - big ones 75cms or so high - in full sun against a brick wall arranged on a terraced wrought iron stand and it looks like the hanging gardens of Babylon! Even have a lime tree in a giant pot (important for my husband's Coronas).

Herbs seem to like to get hot, dry out, get hot , dry out etc - rather like the Mediterranean climate I think, so daily watering of the pots - particularly in Summer, is vital.

Another good thing about pots, particularly with things like mint - it keeps them where you put them, as opposed to taking over your lawn or whaetever when you're not looking!

Marina.

[amber-eyed-girl]

I have mint in a large pot. When it starts to die back I prune it and it flourishes. It is in the shade.

[*crikey*mate*]

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@am*3 wrote:
Raspberries will be hard to grow in QLD, they need very chilly winters ( they grow well in Tasmania) to break into flowers. They need a trellis or similar for support as well.

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I bought them from the Sunshine Coast in Qld, which is much the same weather as here, and the lady had pictures of her raspberry plants, so *fingers crossed*

I can do a trellis thing, Masters had these huge cone shaped trellis things from $50 on the clearance rack for $5 each, so I bought 6 - just in case and cos they looked cool LOL

We get some cold days in Qld..... I oiwn a blanket and a doona.

[*crikey*mate*]

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@nevillesdaughter wrote:

Crikey, lemon grass will grow into a decent size clump rather than running off like bamboo - I keep mine in a huge terra cotta pot. You can't kill it with a brick - even when it looks dead, just hack it off at ground level, water it and in about 2 days little green shoots pop up.

Marina.

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*puts a trip to Masters on the list for Saturday*

cool, sounds like my kind of plant

define "huge" though

I use a lot of lemon grass, so a plant would be useful