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Tulsi & curry leaf plants

Does anybody have a tulsi (holy basil) and/or curry leaf plant? I'm looking for a sapling or seeds to start my own pots at home.

Aarti Narang ● 2761d5 Comments

I noticed on the Cultivate London twitter account that they have been working with residents in one of the new Acton developments to support them with creating gardens.Can't find the exact piece now but they have a lot of info on here:https://twitter.com/Cultiv8Londonhttps://www.telegraph.co.uk/gardening/grow-to-eat/grow-eat-space-saving-veg-balcony-gardeners/

Philippa Bond ● 2749d

If you plant your plants somewhere where they are happy then they are likely to thrive so long as they have water and light.  I have two basil plants on the go indoors at the moment.  I can keep them going for months.The trouble with making pesto is that you need quite a lot of basil - if you are using that.  I did see a recipe for kale pesto the other day and I've seen a rocket pesto recipe - but it's basil I love.  Fresh pesto is just so much better in taste to bottled!

Philippa Bond ● 2754d

Have you check out Amazon, they have seeds.

Janice Evans ● 2754d

Thank you, I will!I'm new to London, but I did get a tiny pot of basil from Acton Market recently and it flourished enough to give us pesto once already. I can't take credit for its good health, my plants live on water, sun, hope and a prayer.

Aarti Narang ● 2755d

A bit too exotic for me.  I struggle with keeping ordinary basil alive through the summer and the other herbs didn't make it through some building work.  So I'm planning to start again.  I don't know what Cultivate London are growing and where nowadays (are they still at Enfield Road W3) but they are definitely worth looking up.www.cultivatelondon.org.uk

Philippa Bond ● 2758d