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Basil
Ocimum basilicum
EdibleZones 3–10herb
At a glance
- Sunlight
- Full sun
- Water need
- Medium
- Mature height
- 0.5 m
- Maintenance
- Medium
- Hardiness
- USDA 3–10
- Layers
- herb
Functional roles
foodinsectary
Propagation
How to make more of this plant for free — the permaculture way.
seedcuttingeasy
When: Sow under cover April
In the kitchen garden
- Sow (months)
- 4
- Harvest (months)
- Not yet checked
- Spacing
- Take it from the seed packet
- Family
- —
- Frost
- Tender — needs cover
Sown mid-spring under cover and grown on there; it sulks outdoors in a British summer.
Where to get it
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Seed data pending expert review. Identification photo and description are sourced from Wikipedia/Wikimedia; always confirm a plant in person before eating any part of it.