(OCIMUM BASILICUM)
A LETTUCE LEAF TYPE BASIL WITH VERY LARGE LEAVES.
EXCELLENT FLAVOUR.
IT GROWS TO A HEIGHT OF 25-40 CM.
 
Annual. Germination: 5-14 days. Harvest starts about 10 weeks after sowing. Basil is a pick-and-come-again herb which produces well when heavily picked. Grows best in well-drained rich soil. Sensitive to frost. Direct sow after all danger of frost, or start indoors 4 weeks before last frost. Lightly cover seed (no more than two times the depth of the seed).