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ButterflyGarden
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Look at This Basil!!

So here is a picture of my regular sweet basil.

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And this is the Mammoth Basil I decided to try this year.

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I have 2 buckets of it growing and had had amazing results.

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I'll be growing this again for sure! :)

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soil
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wow thats pretty big. how does it taste compared to regular basil.

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It is a bit stronger than sweet basil and makes a great pesto. It's also good to add to salads with the lettuce.

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I found the seeds on a boutique website that seems to be run by Burpee (although I didn't find the Mammoth Basil on Burpee's site).
[url]https://cooksgarden.com/[/url]

Here is the link to the mammoth:
[url]https://cooksgarden.com/herbs/basil/basil-mammoth-prod000027.html[/url]

It's been really prolific. The size seems to be normal. The description talks about using it to wrap chicken in. You could definitely do that with my plants.

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Thanks for sharing on this Mammoth basil. It is beautiful, but most of that your TLC I am sure!
Oh, don't forget to hug that wee one again.



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