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Basil Plant (1L Pot)

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RRP: 5.99
Price: 4.99 
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Quantity 12+ 24+
Price 4.74 4.62

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Basil Plant - Description

  • Potted Basil Plant
  • Culinary Variety
  • Ocimum basilicum
  • Herbal Plant
  • Italian Basil
  • Evergreen Foliage
  • Current Size: Approx. 8cm Spread
  • Pot Size: 1 Litre

Basil Plant - Characteristics

  • Plant Type: Herbaceous perennial
  • Habit: Clump forming
  • Fully Grown Size: 15cm spread
  • Moderate growth rate
  • Foliage: Aromatic & evergreen foliage
  • Sow: All year round
  • Hardiness: Fully hardy

Basil Plant - Planting Instructions

  • Ensure soil is moist before planting
  • Prefers full sun
  • Can be grown indoors in pots or directly outside
  • Ideal for a kitchen garden or raised bed
  • Suited to containers
  • Grow in fertile soils
  • Spacing: 15cm apart
  • Dig hole roughly twice the size of the plant pot
  • Handle pots with care
    • Squeeze side of pots to remove plant
  • Protect from aphids & whitefly
  • Harvest: Usually after two months
  • Prefers sunshine, about 8-9 hours per day
  • Avoid frosty areas
  • Firm in well
  • Water again after planting
  • Benefits from a hard prune every few years to prevent plants getting leggy
  • Clumps can be divided to propagate new plants

Basil - Uses

  • Traditionally used in Italian cooking
  • Basil Genovese is known for making the best pesto
  • Can be used as a garnish or as part of the main dish

Basil - Advantages

  • Sweet, fragrant leaves
  • Fast growing
  • Easy to grow
  • Low cost
  • Superb quality
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