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Basil Herb Italian Seeds

Price: €2.19

Description

Basil Italian Herb - Irish Plants Direct

This popular aromatic herb has large sweet bright green leaves.

They are often used in Italian cuisine and Mediterranean dishes.

Grow as an annual in the vegetable garden, container displays or on the kitchen window sill.

Seeds 750

☀️Sow February - June or year round for indoor use

☀️Germination 7 - 10 days

☀️Loam or sandy soil that is acidic or neutral

☀️Harvest June - October

☀️Companion Plants Tomatoes, peppers, oregano

☀️Do not plant with sage

☀️Pick the leaves when required

☀️A good source of vitamin A,C,E and K

☀️Use in pasta dishes, sauces, soups and salads

Sow the seed thinly from February onto well drained compost and cover lightly leave on a warm sunny window sill.

Alternatively sow out doors in a sunny sheltered spot into fertile soil from April. Basil doesn't tolerate any cold so make sure all frosts have passed before planting out.

Basil has small white or pink tinged flowers from late summer pinch out the flower heads or trim the plant after flowering to encourage new leaf growth.

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