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  • From: "Hairston Creek Farm" <hcf AT moment.net>
  • To: "Market Farming" <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [Market-farming] Basil
  • Date: Tue, 8 Jul 2003 08:00:35 -0500

Hey Willie,
If your basil is going to seed you need to plow it in and start over.
Gary
----- Original Message -----
From: "Willie McKemie" <mf AT austinfarm.org>
To: "Market Farming" <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
Sent: Sunday, July 06, 2003 1:30 PM
Subject: Re: [Market-farming] Basil


> Thanks for all the basil tips! Synopsis:
> 1) cut seed/flower heads off
> 2) handle it gently
> 3) store it fairly dry
> 4) don't store it very cold
>
> My walkin cooler, I keep at 35-40 deg, but I have an air conditioned
> "tomato room" that is about 70 deg. I'll try the basil in the tomato
> room. It is not practical for me to wash the basil before it is
> picked, so I'll try to rinse it gently after picking and let it dry a
> bit before I put it in bags. Maybe I'll rig a drying rack in the
> tomato room.
>
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