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1、Basil,thecommonnameforOcimumbasilicum,isapopularsweetherboftheMintFamilyesteemedforflavoringandformerlyusedformedicinalpurposes.Anannualofthetropics,itistenderandshouldnotbeattemptedoutdoorsuntiltheweatheriswarm.Basilgrowseasilyfromseedwhichmaybesowninthegardenor
2、startedindoors.BasilalsogrowswellindoorsunderfluorescentandHIDplantgrowinglights.Thesmallflowersarewhiteorpurple,buttheplantisgrownforitssometimespurpletingedleaves,whicharecutduringthegrowingseasonandusedfreshordriedinbundles.GrowingBasilPlantsshouldbetransplant
3、edorthinnedtostand6to10inchesapart;theypreferaquickdraining,lightsoilinawarmlocation.Ifthesoilisrich,aplantcutbackwilldevelopsuccessivecropsoffoliageuntilfall.Atthattime,rootsofstrongplantscanbeliftedandpotteduptobemovedindoorsforawintersupply.Althoughbasilwillgr
4、owbestoutdoors,itcanbeeasilygrownindoorsinacontainerorhydroponicplanterand,likemostherbs,willdobestonasouth-facingwindowsill(intheNorthernHemisphere).Itshouldbekeptawayfromanydrafts,andmusthaveplentyofsunlight,thereforeagreenhouseorcoldframeisidealifavailable.Bas
5、ilplantswhoseleaveshavewiltedfromlackofwaterwillnormallyrecoveriftheyarewateredthoroughlyandimmediatelyplacedinasunnylocation.Basilcanalsobepropagatedveryreliablyfromcuttings.Leafproductionslowsorstopsonanystemwhichflowers,soyoushouldpinchoffanyflowerstemstokeept
6、heplantinproduction,orpinchoffsomestemswhileleavingotherstobloomfordecorationorseeds.Onceyoudolettheplantflower,itwillproduceseedpodscontainingsmallblackseedswhichyoucansaveandplantthefollowingyear.Pickingtheleavesofftheplanthelpspromotecontinuousegrowth,largelyb
7、ecausetheplantrespondsbyconvertingpairsofleafletsnexttothetopmostleavesintonewstems.OreganoAlsoknownasPotMarjoram,OriganumvulgareisaperennialherbandanativeoftheMediterraneanregion.Theplantgrowstoovertwofeettallandhasovalgrayish-greenleavesthatarefrequentlyusedinp
8、izza,spaghettiandmarinarasauces,plusmanyotherItaliandishes.Italsocomplementsbeeforlambstews,gravies,salads,soups,eventomatojuice.It'ssmallflowerscanbelilac,pin
