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Guess What This Is...Lolly - bjcotton - 08-21-2007

Can you guess what this is Lorraine?

[Image: JapaneseBasil-1.jpg]

Come on, take a guess.....


Re: Guess What This Is...Lolly - Lorraine - 08-22-2007

It's shiso!!!! Looking good, Billy!! Did it self seed itself in the rocks??? I tried some in guacamole last week. Have you used any?


Re: Guess What This Is...Lolly - Roxanne 21 - 08-22-2007

Okay??? What is shiso---?? It looks like the weeds that come up periodically through our pavement--and I ANNIHILATE them---what have I done


Re: Guess What This Is...Lolly - cjs - 08-22-2007

"-what have I done" - missed the boat????

Shiso is a great little herb - part of the mint & basil family. It's also called Japanese basil. Good for salads, garnishes, used in sushi, sashimi and tempuras.

Quit annihilating them!! You might have a treasure, lady!


Re: Guess What This Is...Lolly - Lorraine - 08-23-2007

I grew mine in a planter last year. When it died in the fall, I shook the seeds into the earth still in the planter. It came back great this year.


Re: Guess What This Is...Lolly - bjcotton - 08-23-2007

I did the same thing Lorraine. I was hoping it'd come back thicker this year but the seeds must have been washed into the gravel driveway. I'm putting a little fence around them to keep the gardners [and other folks] from killing them. I've still got a few of the seeds you sent left. Next year I'll plant them in one of the planters I had for my citrus trees.