Genovese Sweet Basil, Heirloom, Organic

The Seed Savers Exchange - This classic large-leaved Italian sweet basil, prized for its flavor and heady aroma, is a top pick for many cooks when making pesto. Fragrant plants grow 18-24" and produce densely branched plants when pinched back regularly. Can be chopped and frozen in olive oil for winter use. Annual.

Characteristics: 

• Best Seller
• Organic
• Annual plants
• Plants will grow to 18-24 inches
• Sweet, fragrant leaves
• 250 Seeds

Instructions - Sow seeds outdoors when soil is warm and temperature does not drop below 65°F. Can also be started indoors 4-6 weeks before planting out. Make successive sowings for continuous summer supplies. Pinch back flower stalks as they appear to keep plants from bolting. Prefers rich well-drained soil.

Sow 1/8" deep

Germination 5-30 days

Thin to 4-6" apart

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