tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21318605.post115387026989944164..comments2024-03-19T00:54:49.043-05:00Comments on In My Kitchen Garden: What's Growin' On 7/25/06: Volunteer Basil BonanzaFarmgirl Susanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04851855517852917202noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21318605.post-56029415141938037942011-09-08T12:06:11.078-05:002011-09-08T12:06:11.078-05:00Hi Joy,
Hooray for volunteer basil! Purple basil i...<b>Hi Joy,<br />Hooray for volunteer basil! Purple basil is wonderful stuff. It makes amazing pesto and can be used just like green basil.<br /><br />You'll find my favorite purple basil pesto recipe, as well as lots of other ideas for using purple basil here:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.farmgirlfare.com/2011/08/recipe-ideas-wondering-what-to-do-with.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.farmgirlfare.com/2011/08/recipe-ideas-wondering-what-to-do-with.html</a></b>Farmgirl Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04851855517852917202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21318605.post-32542973782934378512011-09-07T21:10:45.234-05:002011-09-07T21:10:45.234-05:00I love to grow green basil but last year & aga...I love to grow green basil but last year & again this year I have had volunteer purple basil come up. I never planted it. It is much milder than green basil. Can I use it the same way?<br />JoyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21318605.post-1153941025036053152006-07-26T14:10:00.000-05:002006-07-26T14:10:00.000-05:00Lovley, I wish Japanese beetles didn't find my bas...Lovley, I wish Japanese beetles didn't find my basil this year but they did :-( apparently they love basil. They purple basil I bought is untouched, but it's not the same! I jsut discovered your web site, what a treat! have a lovely green day!QweySpiralhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04515383049711076918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21318605.post-1153873154305574822006-07-25T19:19:00.000-05:002006-07-25T19:19:00.000-05:00Yum! I just made a bunch of pesto this weekend wit...Yum! I just made a bunch of pesto this weekend with my Swiss (purple) basil. But when I have more space in the freezer than time in my schedule, then I just freeze the basil leaves, and save pesto-making for the slower days of winter.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com