Basil

Ocimum basilicum

perennial0.5×0.3 mzone 10–11full sun🍎 Edible

Profile

Family: Lamiaceae
Habit: perennial
Height: 0.5 m
Spread: 0.3 m
Growth: very fast
Lifespan: 2 years
First yield: after 1 year
Hardiness: zone 10–11
Shade tolerance: full sun
Soil: Sand, Silt
Soil moisture: semi-dry – moist
pH: 5.3 – 8.6

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Flowering & harvest

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Flowering
Leaf harvest

Times apply to the northern hemisphere in a temperate climate and shift with altitude and cultivar.

Uses

Edible7 of 10

Medicinal5 of 10

Other uses4 of 10

Growing

Basil prefers a sunny site with well-drained, nutrient-rich soil. The plant needs evenly moist soil but should not stand too wet. Sow in spring after the danger of frost, either directly outdoors or pre-grown indoors. Regularly pinching out the shoot tips promotes bushy growth and delays flowering. Basil is frost-sensitive and is usually grown as an annual.

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