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Basil Sweet

A very popular basil with large sweet leaves. Used in a huge range of Mediterranean dishes. It makes a great pesto!

  • Herbs are so easy – you don’t even need a garden! Just a few in pots on the patio or windowsill will add that little extra to a dish.
  • Sow and grow – sow and grow indoors for all year-round crops. Sow 0.5cm (¼”) deep, in small pots of compost.
  • Water well and place in a warm position.
  • A temperature of 15-20°C (60-68°F) is ideal.
  • Seedlings usually appear in 7-14 days.
  • Grow on in cooler, but not cold conditions.
  • For earlier outdoor crops, sow indoors March-May.
  • Gradually accustom plants to outside conditions (avoid frosts), before planting out into warm, well-drained soil, 20cm (8″) apart, during May-July.
  • Alternatively, plants can be grown on a light windowsill. Or sow outdoors March-May for ease, where they are to crop, 0.5cm (¼”) deep, directly into into finely-prepared, warm, well-drained soil, which has already been watered.
  • Thin seedlings to 20cm (8″) apart. For a continuous supply, make sowings at two to three-week intervals.
  • Harvest: Leaves are best picked immediately before use (outdoor crops from June).

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