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Comment by Rob Nash on August 30, 2011 at 11:03pm

Ben, your right basil just loves ap. a low nute plant in a high nute bed.

these are organic Genovese, from High Mowing seeds. i have been through every major seed co. i can find, and these are the biggest plants i know of. these are ideal for the restaurants and pesto company i service, because they get their poundage with less cutting.

this picture was taken just before harvesting these plants for the second time.

the taller plants in the back ground are "F1 Aroma" from HM. they were also harvested that morning, for the fourth time. they grow smaller leaves and more branches, but they are beautiful, and make great bunches at a local retailer.

Comment by Rob Nash on August 30, 2011 at 10:39pm

Thanks Jesse, love what your doing at SWO.

Comment by Jesse Hull on August 30, 2011 at 9:29am

Wonderful growth and a very nice image to boot, Rob.  

One could almost swim through that sea of green :)

Comment by BenHehle Beamz on August 30, 2011 at 8:02am

Its unbelievable! I wonder why particularly basil respons so well to AP. This pic is my wallpaper now . 

 

Comment by Carey Ma on August 29, 2011 at 2:55am

Oh my, what big leaves you've got! Wholly fish poop Batman! Impressive veg stage man! What was the genetics and what did it taste like? The leaf on the bottom center seems to be just past its peak. Impressive shots and again good job, however, ya might try harvesting at different stages so you can track when to harvest. Also like other herb crops, basil splits in two every time you harvest. I begin my first harvest at six true leaves, cutting above the last two. Next harvest I get double then quadruple and so on until the end of the season . This is where one hopes to match fish growth rate verses plants maturity and harvest.

Comment by Rob Nash on August 28, 2011 at 7:28am

very high, over 30

Comment by Werner Kraeutler on August 23, 2011 at 10:06pm

Great shot. Question: do you know the Nitrate content of your water? think should be high. Cheers.