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Planted my herb seeds for my herb garden

Traceyjayne @Traceyjayne (11261) • United Kingdom 10 May

Well, I have been a busy little bee since returning home from Moms today. We bought some more compost yesturday , so I got myself busy planting my seeds for my herb garden. I planted Rosemary, Sage, Basil, and Chives. I have a...

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Are our grandparents’ recipes actually healthier than ours?

cuttyrish @cuttyrish (3264) • United States 6 Mar

"There’s a huge trend right now called 'Retro Rejuvenation'—people are ditching the fancy 'superfoods' and going back to the basics: sourdough from scratch, fermented pickles, and slow-cooked stews like our grandparents used to...

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the basil or tulsi plant is very useful

Dr Souvik Chatterji @sathviksouvik (23235) 21 Dec

I planted the tulsi or basil plant in pots in my balcony. They are very useful plants. In puja the leaves are given. The leaves can be crushed and mixed with honey and eaten. That is good to prevent common...

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A punnet of pumpkin plants

Judy Evans @JudyEv (381810) • Rockingham, Australia 10 Dec

We pulled out some parsley plants yesterday. They were well past their best and it was time to get new ones. I also bought a punnet of butternut pumpkin seedlings, two of which you can see in the photo. Vince also bought a...

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It's not about the sheep

Judy Evans @JudyEv (381810) • Rockingham, Australia 29 Apr 25

You might wonder why I’ve put up this photo but just before I took it I couldn’t help noticing all their white legs then the bodies above it. We drove to our niece’s house yesterday but I forgot my phone and the cord for my...

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Anita is gone and I´m ready for another work.

marguicha @marguicha (230334) • Chile 10 Apr 24

A few days ago I bought basil. Until a couple of years ago, I bought a big plant and had enough to make enough pesto for the whole years. Now everything is expensive. And they sell parts of a plant at very high prices. So I must...

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The refrigerator will have to advise me what to have for dinner.

marguicha @marguicha (230334) • Chile 30 Nov 23

I might make an omelette or boil some pasta to have with pesto. Maybe I´ll have that. I always love pesto and I´m almost sure that I have some around. In fact I prefer pesto on pasta that any other thing. It is part of my...

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My Basil has Dodder.

Kaz @KarenAnne (257) • United Kingdom 21 Sep 23

I bought a basil plant from the supermarket for culinary use. Before I could use it I noticed some yellow tendrils sprouting from the plant. At first I thought there was another plant growing from the soil in the pot and then I...

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I have pasta cooking for lunch.

marguicha @marguicha (230334) • Chile 16 Mar 22

I will make pasta with pesto. Easy and delicious. I have all the elements : pasta, pesto, olive oil and cheese. I like to add some oil to the pasta before adding the pesto. This can be done with any kind of pasta but I like long...

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Additions to our freezer

Judy Evans @JudyEv (381810) • Rockingham, Australia 22 Dec 21

A few weeks ago, maybe a month, we planted some troughs with roses, a couple of creepers, and other bits and pieces. One trough has mint and another parsley and basil. Something ate nearly all the leaves off the mint but it is...

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I will have pesto from my own basil.

marguicha @marguicha (230334) • Chile 19 Nov 21

I bought basil seedlings a couple of weeks ago and many of them survived. I have planted them in bigger containers but not in the ground as I want them away from Luna. And I have been collecting very small containers of Brie...

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Good Morning!!

Dini @Andini (3208) • Indonesia 17 Nov 21

Hiii everyone, How are you guys? Today my breakfast Nuggets chicken with tomato, rice , almonds and some leaves of basil. Today i try new things basil in my food. Have you ever tried it? What's your...

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Pasta with pesto for lunch.

marguicha @marguicha (230334) • Chile 4 Nov 21

I have to thank to my freezer cleaning yesterday. I found some pesto and immediatly my mouth watered. So I cooked some pasta, put some still frozen pesto there and some olive oil and covered it with Parmesan cheese. I´m afraid...

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I have some garden work to do.

marguicha @marguicha (230334) • Chile 28 Oct 21

Yesterday, in spite of my strong decision not to buy anything for me, I succumbed to some mums, a few marigolds and some basil seedlings. The most urgent work is to separate the seedlings and transfer them to big containers. I...

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Basil plant grew in house's porch.

Kit @ankurdini (1798) 19 Jul 21

Hii everyone, Today i share basil plant which grew in my house porch. Here i always kept basil plants in my house. Basil is an herb ,use for stomach spasms, loss of appetite, intestinal gas, kidney...

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The lastest news from my garden.

marguicha @marguicha (230334) • Chile 14 Nov 20

The biggest tomato plant already has its first flowers. I have discovered that ot os the biggest because it has the biggest container. I should buy a bigger one. The basil plant I transplanted 3 days ago survived. It is beautiful...

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I transplanted the first basil seedling.

marguicha @marguicha (230334) • Chile 10 Nov 20

I took out the basil´s biggest seedling and transplanted it to a big pot. I hope it will survive. It is difficult to plant in pots. The best way is to do it in the soil and to teach Luna to behave. I want to find someone to help...

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Making room for the basil plants.

marguicha @marguicha (230334) • Chile 4 Nov 20

The basil came out. From my own seed too. I´m so happy. Now they are very small seedlings. But later on I will plant them separate in small containers and much later I´ll place then in their definite soil. I am...

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The basil seeds came out.

marguicha @marguicha (230334) • Chile 1 Nov 20

A week before Marcia threw away all my dry basil plants, I was bright enough to take some seeds and place them in a container. I didn´t know what would happen with them, but I watered the plants and cared for them. After sone...

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The holy basil plant

rhuenz @rhuenz (10680) 29 Sep 20

This is my first time to hear about basil plant,my mil used to say it's healthy,you should drink too.She mixed on her tea,with cinnamon and ginger.Now i was standing near garage and saw basil plants keep growing due to rain,so i...

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