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Basil Classic Italian

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Classic Italian Basil (Basil Genovese) is a traditional variety, boasting a unique clove-like taste. Its arrowhead-shaped, smooth green leaves offer a tasty addition to tomato-based salads, soups and sauces.

A short-lived annual that is sensitive to frost, basil does well in pots. It can be sown any time from late spring to summer in a tunnel, greenhouse, conservatory or on a sunny windowsill.

Seed Quantity: 500 Seeds

Type: Edible Herb

Genus: Ocimum basillicum

Sow Seeds: Sow seeds 0.5cm deep into small trays of seed compost, and cover them with a sprinkling of seed compost/vermiculite.  Keep at a temperature of 15-25℃.  Alternatively, sow outside from late May to early July.  Prick out seedlings into individual pots when large enough.  Do not overwater. Basil hates sitting in wet compost

Plant Out: When all risk of frost has passed. Basil does not like wet soil. 

Flowers: All Year Round

Height & Spread: 20cm high x 20cm spread

    Classic Italian basil plant arranged on a table amidst kitchenware
    Fresh Italian basil leaves in close-up view
    Ingredients including basil, garlic, and onion prepped on a wooden board
    Sliced oranges garnished with Italian basil leaves on a chopping board
    Components laid out for preparing traditional basil pesto

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