| Plant Habit: | Herb/Forb |
| Life cycle: | Annual |
| Sun Requirements: | Full Sun |
| Plant Height: | 18 inches |
| Leaves: | Fragrant |
| Suitable Locations: | Houseplant |
| Uses: | Culinary Herb |
| Edible Parts: | Stem Leaves |
| Eating Methods: | Culinary Herb/Spice Raw Cooked |
| Propagation: Seeds: | Needs specific temperature: 68-77F Days to germinate: 14-21 Depth to plant seed: Surface sow. Cover lightly with potting mix. Sow in situ Start indoors Can handle transplanting Other info: Sow February-June. Transplant when large enough to handle into 3" pots. Harden off 10-15 days before planting out 12" apart after frost. |
| Propagation: Other methods: | Cuttings: Stem |
| Containers: | Suitable in 3 gallon or larger |
| piksihk | On February 29, 2016 | Plant Ended (Removed, Died, Discarded, etc) |
| piksihk | On March 28, 2015 | Obtained plant |
| vbprog | On November 22, 2014 | Plant Ended (Removed, Died, Discarded, etc) Done and gone already. Too Cold for good supply. |
| vbprog | On November 1, 2014 | Seeds sown Getting an indoor bunch of Basil planted for winter. |
| ram641491 | On August 6, 2020 | Seeds germinated |
| ram641491 | On August 3, 2020 | Seeds sown Started indoors for fall. |
| antsinmypants | On June 21, 2023 | Seeds sown Flat #3 Row 9 |
| antsinmypants | On April 15, 2021 | Plant emerged |
| antsinmypants | On April 12, 2021 | Seeds sown Indoors under lights |
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