Basil Sweet Seeds
Half Hardy Annual (HHA)
Suitable for ContainersDetails
Details
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.
Ratings & Reviews
1 review
Really love growing …
by Richard Mier
Really love growing this variety of Basil, as it is so easy to grow and it produces wonderfully smelling and tasting leaves every time. Even just a few seeds in a small pot of compost on the windowsill, will produce a fairly hardy plant! Love it to bits.
Planting & Harvesting
Sow & 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).