Description
Easy Herbs - Basil Sweet
Basil plants are tender, aromatic green herbs that thrive in warm weather.
Basil loves full sun, but will tolerate partial shade, especially in the warmer months of the year.
Sweet Basil loves a rich soil full of organic matter, but is doesn’t like chicken manure. Try enriching your soil with compost. The more fertile your soil is, the better flavour and performance your basil will have.
Basil likes food, and lots of it! Sweet basil is what we call a gross feeder and will eat anything it is given. Liquid seaweed, or worm farm liquid, and these should be applied fairly frequently through the growing season, for fragrant, healthy, tasty basil. And remember… the more you pick, the more you need to feed!
Basil likes it fairly damp ,but not soaking wet, check soil moisture before watering. Water in the morning, and avoid watering the foliage, especially as weather cools. Basil should never be watered with greywater.
Pick often to prevent the Basil going leggy and setting seed too early, leaving you loving your basil for longer. The pretty purple/white flowers should be removed too if you want luscious leaves and fragrant flowers for longer.
Height 45cm x 30cm Width
Additional Details
- SKU:
- 82234
