Spicy Globe Dwarf Untreated Basil - Herb

Latin name: Ocimum basilicum minimum Item #: 1500142-OZ

Ocimum basilicum minimum. Annual. Popular mini leaf basil for 4 in/10 cm pots. Maintains its compact growth forming tiny 6 in/15 cm mounded plants. Heavy basil flavor.

Starting at:

$91.80

Variant 1 OZ 0.25 LB 1 LB

6 left

Product	OZ = 1 OZ	Price Per OZ
1 OZ	$91.80

Relative Days

70

Latin name:

Ocimum basilicum minimum

SWEET BASIL - a popular herb for flavoring

Approx. 16,000 seeds per oz/28 g

GREENHOUSE: Sow seeds in flats indoors Apr. 1st. Germinate @ 65°F/18°C soil temp. for 7 days. Transplant outside after frost 10-12 in/25-31 cm apart. Water regularly during the summer months.

DIRECT SEEDING: Sow seed outdoors May 20th 1/8 in/3 mm deep, thin seedlings when they are 1 in/25 mm high to 6 in/15 cm apart. Transplant every other one, spacing plants to 12 in/31 cm apart about two weeks after your first thinning.

HARVEST: Leaves should be picked just before flowering, prolong this period by pinching off flowers. Use fresh or dried leaves. It has the mild flavor of anise with a slight mint aftertaste. Popular as a spice for tomato dishes or blend with vinegar in French dressing or in poultry stuffing. Sweet basil is a tender annual.