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Basil Plant - Description
- Potted Basil Plant
- Culinary Variety
- Ocimum basilicum
- Herbal Plant
- Italian Basil
- Current Size: Approx. 8cm Spread and 10cm height
- Pot Size: 1 Litre
Basil Plant - Characteristics
- Plant Type: Herbaceous perennial
- Habit: Clump forming
- Fully Grown Size: 50cm spread
- Moderate growth rate
- Foliage: Aromatic & evergreen foliage
- Sow: All year round
- Hardiness: Fully hardy
Basil Plant - Planting Instructions
- Ensure soil is moist before planting
- Prefers full sun
- Can be grown indoors in pots or directly outside
- Ideal for a kitchen garden or raised bed
- Suited to containers
- Grow in fertile soils
- Spacing: 15cm apart
- Dig hole roughly twice the size of the plant pot
- Handle pots with care
- Squeeze side of pots to remove plant
- Protect from aphids & whitefly
- Harvest: Usually after two months
- Prefers sunshine, about 8-9 hours per day
- Avoid frosty areas
- Firm in well
- Water again after planting
- Benefits from a hard prune every few years to prevent plants getting leggy
- Clumps can be divided to propagate new plants
Basil - Uses
- Traditionally used in Italian cooking
- Basil Genovese is known for making the best pesto
- Can be used as a garnish or as part of the main dish
Basil - Advantages
- Sweet, fragrant leaves
- Fast growing
- Easy to grow
- Low cost
- Superb quality
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