Growing Basil

Ocimum basilicum : Lamiaceae / the mint family

Mar	Apr	May
S
	T
	P	P

(Best months for growing Basil in USA - Zone 5a regions)

S = Plant undercover in seed trays
T = Plant out (transplant) seedlings
P = Sow seed

Grow in seed trays, and plant out in 4-6 weeks. Sow seed at a depth approximately three times the diameter of the seed. Best planted at soil temperatures between 64°F and 95°F. (Show °C/cm)
Space plants: 8 - 10 inches apart
Harvest in 10-12 weeks. Pick before flowering.
Compatible with (can grow beside): Tomato

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13 Apr 14, Pam (Australia - temperate climate): I would like to grow basil in a sun room
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12 Apr 14, Lydia Strauss (South Africa - Humid sub-tropical climate): How to dry basil during winter : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s_LSzBv9m9Q
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28 Feb 14, Giten Shah (South Africa - Dry summer sub-tropical climate): Hi, We want to buy Basil Seeds .Its available in South africa
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25 Feb 14, Caryll (South Africa - Dry summer sub-tropical climate): I always struggled to grow basil! I plant the in pots and keep them I the sun outside but they never last and they look unhappy. Please help! Thank you, Caryll
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02 Oct 13, Willie (Australia - temperate climate): I have Basil in the Raised Gardenbed, I have brown spots what is the best way to get rid of them
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15 Oct 13, Emma (Australia - temperate climate): Sounds like aphids. Use a garlic oil, squash them with your thumb and encourage ladybirds as they eat aphids.
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16 Oct 13, Dylan (Australia - temperate climate): I find that growing Alyssum and flowering Coriander does a great job. The Alyssum attracts hoverflys and the Coriander ladybirds and hoverflys.
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30 Sep 13, Barbara (Australia - temperate climate): My basil gets tiny black bugs on it. Is there a way to get rid of the little bugs without chemical spray?
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12 Aug 13, Johan Moll (South Africa - Dry summer sub-tropical climate): Good day I am a small scale bee hobbyist, I have 40 full bee brood boxes and am looking for a plant to plant that have a lot of pollen and nectar. A fiend told me that wild basil is the best plant to plant to help the bees produce the best honey during nectar flow. Maybe you can assist me with info to help my hobby grow. Johan
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05 Sep 22, Vin (South Africa - Dry summer sub-tropical climate): Try get hold of Asian basil. It's easy to grow from seed and the bees love it!
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I planted basil last year and something ate it all leaving just the stems. It was there one day and gone the next! I don't want the same thing to happen again, but I couldn't work out what ate it. Nothing else in my garden bed was touched. Does anyone have any ideas of what may have eaten my basil?

- Leanne

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