Basil Sweet Genovese

Ocimum basillicum | Common Basil, Sweet Basil

Half-hardy Annual

£13.99

Superb windowsill herb

An essential herb for the kitchen

Great for detering whitefly from tomato crops

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Delicious, sweet basil for making pasta sauces, pizza toppings, adding to salads and more. Larger leaved than ordinary basil Height: 45cm (18”). Spread: 40cm (16”).

Easy to grow, ideal for windowsill growing, and a favourite with cooks and gardeners worldwide. The pungent leaves with a spicy, clove-like aroma, have a wide range of uses not only in the kitchen but when planted near tomatoes basil improves their flavour and helps deter whitefly. Half Hardy Annual.

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Culinary note: Some parts of these flowers are edible. For more details about edible flowers click here.

Plant Size Height Up to 45cm (18in)
Spread Up to 40cm (16in)

Hardiness & Longevity Half-hardy Annual

Ideal For patiokitchen gardengreenhouse

Position In full sun

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3 x 9cm Potted Plants (KC3065)

Grow on in frost free conditions and acclimatise to outside conditions for 10-15 days before planting out after all risk of frost, 30cm (12in) apart. Plant into vegetable borders, containers or in the greenhouse/indoors in a sheltered sunny position in well drained, fertile sandy soil. Water moderately taking care to avoid splashing the leaves.
Harvest basil leaves regularly when required to promote fresh new growth and pinch out any flowers that appear to prolong the harvest period. Tear leaves rather than chop, to retain the aroma. Preserve leaves by freezing or steeping in oil. Culinary note: Basil can be dried or frozen for using later on, or added to oils and vinegars for extra flavour.

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Van Meuwen strives to ensure that all its plants are delivered to you in the perfect condition for planting. While the majority of our nursery plants cope well with slight delays in intransit, sadly, the time it takes to deliver to certain locations in the UK means that we can't guarantee this for some of our smaller plug products and tender bedding and vegetable lines, which do not respond well to the extra journey time. So regretfully while we offer the majority of our live plant offering nationwide, we are unable to ship plugs, begging plants and tender vegetable plants to the following areas: HS, IV41-IV49, IV51, IV55-56, KW15-KW17, PA34, PA41-48, PA60-PA78, PA80, PH40-PH44, TR21-TR24, ZE1-ZE3.