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critterologist said:

I do get a little obsessed about basil... so many fun kinds to try! I like growing different thymes, too... there are a lot of scent/flavor/color/texture variations there, especially among the various "creeping" thymes.

I experimented for a while with some of the fancy mint hybrids from Jim Westerfield, but I lost most of them (in pots) one year and have pretty much just stuck with Chocolate Peppermint and Kentucky Colonel Spearmint now... although I think there's still some variegated pineapple mint running around in another spot.

The only mint I ever grew was a native called Mountain Mint. Not sure that it was really a mint though but the bees sure loved those flowers.

As to Basil, I myself am only interested in the Sweet or Genovese type. I have tried variations of those. Just want the Basil that goes with Summer Tomatoes.

As to those Fancy kinds I am not a great cook and would never ever use them.