Comments on: Start Your Mornings With Holy Basil Tea To Slow Aging Process! http://yourorganicgardeningblog.com/start-your-mornings-with-holy-basil-tea-to-slow-aging-process/ Tips, strategies and conversations for organic gardening Sat, 12 May 2012 19:33:38 -0700 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Polly http://yourorganicgardeningblog.com/start-your-mornings-with-holy-basil-tea-to-slow-aging-process/#comment-3183 Polly Mon, 08 Nov 2010 03:45:39 +0000 http://yourorganicgardeningblog.com/?p=2404#comment-3183 You can do both: dry it out and shred for tea. You can do both: dry it out and shred for tea.

]]> By: Andrew http://yourorganicgardeningblog.com/start-your-mornings-with-holy-basil-tea-to-slow-aging-process/#comment-3180 Andrew Sun, 07 Nov 2010 21:59:21 +0000 http://yourorganicgardeningblog.com/?p=2404#comment-3180 I just harvested a sacred basil plant to get my garden ready for winter. What should I do with it? Dry out the leaves and flowers, shred them, and make tea? I just harvested a sacred basil plant to get my garden ready for winter. What should I do with it? Dry out the leaves and flowers, shred them, and make tea?

]]> By: Polly http://yourorganicgardeningblog.com/start-your-mornings-with-holy-basil-tea-to-slow-aging-process/#comment-2890 Polly Fri, 15 Oct 2010 13:41:35 +0000 http://yourorganicgardeningblog.com/?p=2404#comment-2890 Holy basil prefers to live in soil that is on the dry side of moist and needs lots of sunlight to grow. You might be keeping the soil too wet. I would water thoroughly, let it just start to dry out (not completely) and then water again. Make sure it is in a well drained pot. Also, put the plant into a preferably clay pot, just a size or two larger than the one you bought the plant with. Holy basil prefers to live in soil that is on the dry side of moist and needs lots of sunlight to grow.

You might be keeping the soil too wet. I would water thoroughly, let it just start to dry out (not completely) and then water again. Make sure it is in a well drained pot.

Also, put the plant into a preferably clay pot, just a size or two larger than the one you bought the plant with.

]]> By: Theresa http://yourorganicgardeningblog.com/start-your-mornings-with-holy-basil-tea-to-slow-aging-process/#comment-2882 Theresa Thu, 14 Oct 2010 22:59:33 +0000 http://yourorganicgardeningblog.com/?p=2404#comment-2882 How many leaves can I eat (raw) a day? I just bought one and it doesn't seem happy indoors. It seems to be getting dry and brittle. What could I be doing wrong since I give it water? How many leaves can I eat (raw) a day? I just bought one and it doesn’t seem happy indoors. It seems to be getting dry and brittle. What could I be doing wrong since I give it water?

]]> By: Polly http://yourorganicgardeningblog.com/start-your-mornings-with-holy-basil-tea-to-slow-aging-process/#comment-2078 Polly Fri, 06 Aug 2010 04:31:41 +0000 http://yourorganicgardeningblog.com/?p=2404#comment-2078 I use fresh leaves from the plant in summer. Just two handful of leaves. In winter I buy ready made ones. I use fresh leaves from the plant in summer. Just two handful of leaves. In winter I buy ready made ones.

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