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by **Ally** » 31 Aug 2013, 07:41

Last week I bought an albahaca (basil) plant.

It's huge, smells divine and tastes even better but I want to know how to look after it.

At the moment it's in a terracotta plant pot on my kitchen table! :lol:

I picked some of the leaves off on Thursday and added them to a pasta sauce..the taste was incredible. :-P

by **Kaz** » 31 Aug 2013, 07:54

I've had one in a pot outside all summer Ally, its done perfectly well on its own so far

by **Ally** » 31 Aug 2013, 08:08

Oh thanks Kaz.

Shall I leave it in the shade and just water it lots do you think?
It's seemed to need lots of water so far but that could just be the heat maybe?

by **Kaz** » 31 Aug 2013, 08:22

Mine has taken a fair bit of watering too, but yours is bound to need more

Mine has been down the side of the house, it gets a fair bit of sun but nothing like yours will, so I'd say shade was right

by **Kaz** » 31 Aug 2013, 08:25

Oh and when it throws up flowers it needs pruning back. Mine will die over the winter if I don't move it indoors but yours should be ok, they like a warm climate 8-)

by **Ally** » 31 Aug 2013, 08:27

Thanks for that info Kaz..much appreciated. xx

by **Kaz** » 31 Aug 2013, 13:54

You're welcome

Just chucked a big handful of mine into the huge pot of pasta sauce on the go in the slow cooker! Have put a piccie on FB - can't put it on here as I'm having 'issues' wth Photobucket at the moment :evil: