On Fri, 16 Jul 2004 22:00:54 +0100, "Rachael of Nex, the Wiccan Rat"
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"Mike Lyle" wrote in message
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"Rachael of Nex, the Wiccan Rat" wrote in message
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Your pet funeral habits sound ideal for that difficult herb, basil; at
least according to Keats, if you fancy a grisly poem at bed-time (not
for the children, I hasten to add). But Keats was more a boxer than a
gardener, so he may have misled me!

I don't know the poem myself but I do know that I have basil (and Thai
basil) growing as if it were going out of fashion in my ratty pots, and have
had for the last few years. Ditto lemon balm, lavender, and parsley. More
parsley than I know what to do with as it goes. Parsely sauce anyone ? ;-)


Isabella, or The Pot of Basil. Not for the squeamish!


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