Basil

Favorable days and conditions for planting basil
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Fragrant basil is widely used in cooking. The beneficial properties determine its use in folk medicine. The spice is easy to grow in your summer cottage. If you sow the seeds in early spring, already in May it...

Variety of varieties of basil: description and characteristics of varieties
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Basil varies in types, varieties, taste, smell and composition. Depending on the variety, the plant is used as a spice for meat, fish, desserts, and added to drinks or medicinal preparations. Basil, in ancient times...

Purple basil: planting and care
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Despite the variety of types and varieties of basil, gardeners often prefer purple. The plant is characterized by dark leaf color, a spicy but mild aroma and a sharper taste than the green one. Except ...

Lemon basil: description, cultivation, application
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Lemon basil is a hybrid of sweet and American basil, bred by breeders specifically for use in cooking. In this article we will tell you in detail about the most popular recipes using this spice, its beneficial properties...

Fine-flowered basil - uses and beneficial properties
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Tulsi (tulsi, thin-flowered, Indian or Thai basil) is rightfully considered an amazing plant. In many countries, mystical properties are attributed to it - it helps to find harmony, cleanse the soul and achieve peace. A ...

Is it necessary to soak basil seeds before planting and how to do it correctly
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Fragrant, or camphor, basil, also known as regan or rayhon, is a capricious tropical plant. In the middle zone it is grown in pots on the windowsill, in greenhouses and open ground. In the latter case...

What are the benefits of basil tea and what are the most delicious recipes for brewing it?
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The culture of drinking tea drinks came to us from the East, but you can brew delicious and healthy tea from various herbs that grow near us. One of them is basil. He ...

How many days after sowing does basil sprout and what should the sprouts look like?
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Basil is a tropical plant that loves warmth and moderate humidity. The spice is grown from seeds or seedlings. If you chose the first option, it is important to know when shoots appear, what they should look like...

What is good about the Dwarf basil variety: reviews from those who grew it, advantages and disadvantages
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Basil Dwarf is not only a spice, but an ornamental plant. Every housewife can grow it on her windowsill, following simple planting and care rules. The article will tell you what its features are and...

How to properly store fresh basil in the refrigerator
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The aromatic spice basil is appreciated and loved by chefs all over the world. Greens are rich in essential oils, vitamins, tannins and ascorbic acid. Due to their specific aroma, taste and content of nutrients, spices are not suitable...

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