basil 'Sweet'
basil 'Sweet' or Ocimum basilicum 'Pesto Genovese'
- approx 750 seeds
- £2.49
- In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
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- Position: Full sun, sheltered and warm or a sunny windowsill
- Soil: Fertile, moist but well drained
- Rate of growth: Average
- Hardiness: Tender (will need winter protection)
- Garden care: Pick plants over regularly and remove any developing flowerheads immediately to prevent bolting (running to seed) and to encourage lots of fresh young leaves.
- Sowing instructions: Sow seeds into pots of free-draining seed compost on a warm, sunny windowsill or in a greenhouse from late spring. Protect seedlings from slugs and cold and keep well-watered as they grow. Plant out into the herb garden or into roomy pots or troughs from early summer, after all threat of frost has passed, allowing 15-20cm between plants.
- Sow: April to June
- Harvest: July onwards
- Approximate quantity: 750 seeds
This sweet basil can be used to make Pesto Genovese. No Italian cooking is complete without the aromatic flavour of basil, a tender leafy herb with fat, glossy green leaves. Grow in a container in a sunny spot on the patio or indoors on a bright windowsill and keep well-watered for a plentiful supply. Chop finely over tomatoes or blend with olive oil for the best pesto ever.
Goes well with
Galvanised metal portable planting trough - Crocus green frame
49 × 21 × 17.5cm
£34.19
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