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A Tamil Nadu release yielding both a heavy leaf cut and a good seed crop if left to run on.
Basil, coriander, methi, dill and celery for the kitchen bed and the pot on the sill.
A Tamil Nadu release yielding both a heavy leaf cut and a good seed crop if left to run on.
Purple-leaved holy basil with a sharper, more clove-like aroma than the green type. Grown for ritual use and for its oil.
Methi with dark-green aromatic leaves and quick regrowth, giving three cuts before it sets seed.
Grown here for its aromatic seed and leaf rather than the blanched European stalk. Slow to start, then trouble-free.
Dhania that holds its leaf far longer before bolting than ordinary seed, so it crops in warm weather too.
The green holy basil, milder and more prolific than Krishna, and the standard planting for home and temple.
Feathery aromatic leaves for fish and pickle, and seed for the spice rack. Sow direct — it hates being moved.
Pudina from seed — slower than runners, but it gives you clean, disease-free stock to start a bed from.
Large-leaved Italian type for pesto and salad, with a heavy, sweet aroma. Pinch the flower spikes to keep leaf coming.