Red Rubin Basil is such a fun variety to grow. However, if you cook with it - it doesn't always look as appetizing as the green Basil. I have learned the hard way. LOL. It does taste good, but it does look like a wet, limp, rotting leaf by the time you serve a salad if you serve it dressed. Also, looks wet and limp and sad when served in place of green Basil in pasta dishes if you do not inform people of what it is. Again, I have learned the hard way, always tell people it's purple Basil. Grows the same as the other green varieties, and will bolt unless you keep it trimmed and well watered.
This is pineapple mint. In the school garden we plant mint every year because for whatever reason it doesn't actually survive. I KNOW. Usually it takes over everything and I happily planted oregano in certain spots to take over where invasives were starting to creep in. That worked, but oregano also takes over. This pineapple mint is not my exact favorite for eating but it does taste good in infused water and also over pancakes if cut extremely small with a drizzle of chocolate syrup. It's sweet and minty with (obviously) and hint of pineapple flavor. Smells divine!
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