Your tomatoes need basil! This basil is perfect for sprinkling on your homegrown tomatoes. And for your pizza, pesto, sauces and soups. This flavourful basil is the largest leaf variety of basil. Many people are surprised to learn that basil is easy to grow from seed. And that it grows quickly. This basil grows 18 to 24 inches tall and does well in a container. We suggest a larger container (3 to 5 gallons), because basil has deep roots, and will grow best when its roots have room to spread out.
How to Plant: Ease of Germination: Easy. Start indoors 4-6 weeks before the last frost. Or you can start your basil when you start your outdoor garden plants, at the end of May. Sow seeds just below the soil surface, keep soil moist until seedlings emerge. Seed will germinate in 5 to 10 days. Pinch off flowers when they appear to keep the plant producing new leaves.
