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Seed Savers Exchange Herb, Thai Basil

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Herb, Thai Basil

Ocimum basilicum

  • Annual plants
  • Plants grow to 12-18 inches tall
  • Green leaves, purple stalks and blossoms
  • Spicy, anise scent and flavor
  • Packet of 250 Seeds

(O. basilicum) Spicy anise-clove scent and flavor. Most commonly used in Thai or Vietnamese cooking. Attractive plants are 12-18" tall with medium green leaves and purple stems and blossoms. Good for container gardening. Annual.

Learn To Grow It

You can sow seeds indoors or directly into the soil in mild areas starting around mid-spring.

Space your plants or seeds 6-8 inches apart in well fertilized soil. Plant your seeds 1/4-3/4 in. deep.
 

This is a "cut-and-come-again" plant so you can harvest leaves as they mature. Keep the leaves well watered and cool.

Mulching the soil around this crop can help protect the plant and keep roots cool and moist. In frost-free zones, this crop can be grow throughout the fall and winter.