Start Your Basil and Basils Indoors: There is More Than One!

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Basil like the warmth and the nights here are to cool but... you can start them indoors right now.

There are many kinds of basil beyond the standard large leaf. I plant many kinds.

1. Cinnamon Basil: Smell like it states and adds nice flavors to fish, salads and salsas.
2. Lemon Basil:  Has a clear lemon taste that I enjoy in salsa.
3. Large Leaf Basil: Your standard go to basil.
4. Purple Ruffle Basil: Not as strong as Large Leaf but has a basil taste and is really appealing in salads and other dishes.
5. Dwarf Bush Basil. A strong taste for small leaves. Great for cooking.

When in doubt for a recipe to use all the basil... Cooked white rice mixed with a roughly chopped mixed of all the above. Saute the basil for about 1 minute in olive oil, turn off heat and then add as much cooked rice as you'd like. Salt and pepper to taste. This is an easy outstanding side-dish.