Oh you pathetic potential pilferers of plants.
While you have been goofing off we have been busy recruiting crack mercenaries from around the globe.
Introducing------drum roll please.
Our Commander 'n Chief
Chocolate Basil? Still seaching 2
General of the Army--Bigfoot Wallace--Ex-Texas Ranger. Dishonorably discharged after he beat up Chuck Norris.
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Desert warfare specialist--
Artillery Commander
Battalion medic
Col. Darth
Col. Darth's son
Capt. S
Capt. Swamp Fox--In a really foul mood because the swamps have all dried up
First Division
Second Division
Privates C&H
We demand unconditional surrender!!!
Probably not Vort. However Miss Bear has totally fallen for the whole first division.She demands names,addresses and phone numbers. I also saw her ironing her pink tutu. I gave her a half gallon of pink nail polish.She has b-i-i-g nails ya know.
I'm in love with Wiley coyote!
*shakes head and whispers to self, "omg...what have I gotten myself into??" *
But hey, I was in the army, so I ain't afraid to fight for what's right!
I think Vort is pulling our collective legs... NOBODY beats up Chuck Norris. Sheesh!
Give it up people, or not! Youz are having way too much fun with the everlasting search.
Love youz,
Sylvias
LOL
Maybe someone should spend the time actually trying to develop a choc. basil instead of searching???
Now that would be more productive! Hey all you Master Gardeners out there, get to work!
I think that is sort of the plan, Ky. The folks here have tried to create chocolate basil without success. Now, the plan is to force some DGer gifted in plant breeding to develop Choc. Basil in order to end this thread.
I don’t think it will end there, however. After the ladies have Chocolate Basil, they will want a truly blue rose. And, you can bet VORT will already have one of those. Then, there is well-behaved mint. Basil that can survive as a houseplant in winter. Dwarf angelica. Lavender that loves the humid south (My personal herb garden dream plant. Being of the male persuasion. I’m not driven to extremes by that female/Chocolate bond.) I think the ladies could do like the chefs and dip their basil leaves in chocolate, but they want their chocolate fresh picked. That brings me to my wife’s dream plant. A Theobroma cacao, the chocolate tree itself, that is hardy enough to grow on the Gulf Coast. She dreams big and goes straight to the heart of the matter. (Jim)
LOL Hey, I just got back from the Golden Corral Buffet, and they had a three (or 4, don't remember)-tiered chocolate fountain!! There were marshmallows, rice krispy treats, and other goodies to dip into it...now if I'd only brought some basil...
Shoot, I'd jump in it !
Yeah, that kinda crossed my mind, too...
Think chocolate fountain for your Halloween party, VORT. You might make it through the holiday with your CB stash undisturbed.
I have a better chance of getting VORT to share than I have of growing a cacao tree. I might have to face reality and settle for carob. The dogs would like that. That's what their 'chocolate' treats are made from.
Nadi says facing Alfred E. Neuman doesn't scare her. SHE knows "the mouse.". She came back from Orlando with pictures of herself hugged up with THE mouse. For myself, I've encounterd scarier characters at my family reunions. k*
ROFL
LOL-Kudzu
VORT, our Desert Warfare Specialist has only two words for your Desert Warfare Specialist. "BEEP BEEP" ~N~
Ky sure was right Sansai---You ain't right
Then, that means I'm left and, as Vickie will tell you, Lefties are the only ones in their right mind. ~N~
AMEN!!!
I CONCLUDE---I AM THE ONLY SANE ONE HERE!!
Did I forget to mention that Squatch is planning a special sale of his blue roses in Sept.?
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LOL Just googled "chocolate basil" and discovered that we aren't the only ones searching...and we're famous! We're mentioned in this article (you've probably all seen it already):
http://www.herbcompanion.com/gardening/is-chocolate-basil-an-urban-myth.aspx
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So there we are. If the plant existed commercially, it would turn up at plant sales and we could track down a start. Of course, if you have the elusive chocolate basil, write to editor@herbcompanion.com.
Squatch wrote him a couple of years ago but I don't think he believed him. Grin
Let me know when Squatch puts the 'Southern Sauna' lavender on sale. Before my Dearly Beloved places her order, she wants to know what blue roses smell like. (Jim)
Jim--tell her they smell very blue--:)
Darn, I bet the others they would smell like chocolate. ~N~
psst...who's in charge of starting new threads?? I'm still on backwoods dial-up. :(
VORT, tell Squatch to stop playing with the skunks and rattlesnakes and refresh the thread. Or, have y'all decided to give up?
Personally, I prefer the smell of bright yellow, but light blue isn't bad. k*