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Sweet Broadleaf Basil
This tried-and-true Basil is the backbone of Italian cuisine. This traditional, 18" tall, wide-leaf type is imported straight from our favorite seedsmen in Italy. Grow lots for sauces, garnishes, salads and heavenly pesto! Freeze pesto for winter, when your meals could use some zip, adding sun-dried Tomatoes or Chiles for variety. (OP.)
Check out our Herb Garden 101 on our Collections page.
One packet of about 300 seeds
Check out our Herb Garden 101 on our Collections page.
One packet of about 300 seeds
- Buy 10 for $4.10 each and save 10%
- Buy 50 for $3.40 each and save 25%
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- Gardening Tips
Ocimum basilicum. Gardeners are eager to enjoy Basil's intensely aromatic leaves, so they generally seed too early, with poor results. This heavenly herb originated in Africa and can't handle life outdoors until evenings are warm. To prevent damping off, use good-quality starter mix, provide ventilation and water lightly until established. Direct-sow when soil and weather are reliably warm after all threat of frost has passed. Basil prefers rich soil; keep plants producing lushly by frequent trimming and fertilizing. Deer resistant. Annual. (OP.)
Average seed life: 3 years.
Average seed life: 3 years.
Ocimum basilicum. Gardeners are eager to enjoy Basil's intensely aromatic leaves, so they generally seed too early, with poor results. This heavenly herb originated in Africa and can't handle life outdoors until evenings are warm. To prevent damping off, use good-quality starter mix, provide ventilation and water lightly until established. Direct-sow when soil and weather are reliably warm after all threat of frost has passed. Basil prefers rich soil; keep plants producing lushly by frequent trimming and fertilizing. Deer resistant. Annual. (OP.)
Average seed life: 3 years.
Average seed life: 3 years.
